Ua hoʻolilo ka poʻe kipa i ka pae ʻāina ʻo Hawaiʻi he $8.88 biliona i ka hapa mua o 2019, he emi ʻana o 2.0 pākēneka i hoʻohālikelike ʻia i ka manawa like o 2018, e like me nā helu helu mua i hoʻokuʻu ʻia i kēia lā e ka Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA). I ka mahina o Iune, ua piʻi ka huina kālā o ka poʻe malihini i ka 2.8 pakeneka i hoʻohālikelike ʻia i hoʻokahi makahiki i hala.

Ua kōkua nā kālā mākaʻikaʻi mai ka Transient Accommodations Tax (TAT) i ke kākoʻo ʻana i nā hanana lehulehu a me nā hana hoʻolālā a puni ka mokuʻāina i ka hapa mua o 2019, me ka Hōʻikeʻike Honolulu, Pan Pacific Festival, nā ʻano like ʻole. Nā hanana Hoʻolauleʻa Mōʻī Kamehameha, a me ka Polokalamu LEI (Leadership, Exploration, and Inspiration), e paipai ana i nā haumāna kula kiʻekiʻe o Hawaiʻi e ʻimi i nā ʻoihana ma ka huakaʻi a me ka hoʻokipa.

Ua hoʻonui ka nui o nā malihini kipa i ka hapa mua o 2019 mai US West (+ 2.7% i $ 3.45 biliona) akā ua hōʻole ʻia mai US East (-1.2% a i $ 2.40 biliona), Iapana (-2.7% i $ 1.05 biliona), Kanada (-1.7% i $635.9 miliona) a me All Other International Markets (-13.6% a $1.33 billion) i hoʻohālikelike ʻia i hoʻokahi makahiki i hala.

Ma ka mokuʻāina holoʻokoʻa, ua emi iho ka awelika o ka hoʻolilo ʻana i kēlā me kēia lā i $196 no kēlā me kēia kanaka… E heluhelu i ka ʻatikala piha ma HAWAIINEWS.ONLINE.

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Tourism dollars from the Transient Accommodations Tax (TAT) helped to fund dozens of community events and initiatives statewide during the first half of 2019, including the Honolulu Festival, Pan Pacific Festival, various King Kamehameha Celebration events, and the LEI (Leadership, Exploration, and Inspiration) Program, which encourages Hawaii high school students to pursue careers in travel and hospitality.
On a statewide level, average daily spending decreased to $196 per person… READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT HAWAIINEWS.
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