Honolulu Civil Beat | Maui Tourism Is Down 20% Since 2023. Inside The Push To Bring Visitors Back @civilbeat | Uploaded August 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
A year ago, many on Maui urged tourists to stay away from the island as they mourned. Now, tourism executives are trying to get them to come back, as reporter Stewart Yerton told Hawaii News Now Sunrise.
Visitor arrivals were down 22% year-over-year as of the latest statistics in June. Visitor spending was down 27%. And as we barrel toward the sluggish fall season, there’s concern that the situation will worsen.
Government officials and tourism executives have their sights set on the Southern California market. Will their efforts pay off, or will tourists be confused by the mixed messaging they’ve heard over the past year?
Full story: civilbeat.org/2024/08/tourism-is-still-way-down-on-maui-and-thats-causing-a-lot-of-problems
#HInews #Hawaii #Maui #Lahaina #MauiFires #HIfires
A year ago, many on Maui urged tourists to stay away from the island as they mourned. Now, tourism executives are trying to get them to come back, as reporter Stewart Yerton told Hawaii News Now Sunrise.
Visitor arrivals were down 22% year-over-year as of the latest statistics in June. Visitor spending was down 27%. And as we barrel toward the sluggish fall season, there’s concern that the situation will worsen.
Government officials and tourism executives have their sights set on the Southern California market. Will their efforts pay off, or will tourists be confused by the mixed messaging they’ve heard over the past year?
Full story: civilbeat.org/2024/08/tourism-is-still-way-down-on-maui-and-thats-causing-a-lot-of-problems
#HInews #Hawaii #Maui #Lahaina #MauiFires #HIfires
