Published on 30 December 2021 in News For immediate release: December 30, 2021 HONOLULU—The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) issued a request for proposals in October for a contractor to provide tourism destination marketing and brand management services in the United States, Hawaii’s largest visitor market, effective January 1, 2022. At the end of a months-long […]
Tourism leaders are taking a ‘wait and see’ approach as the specter of the omicron variant raises fresh concerns of a recovery in tourism in the first half of 2022, which prior to the emergence of the variant was looming as equal to 2018 . After falling to virtually zero during the worst days of […]
The Omicron COVID Outlook for Hawaii is nothing short of catastrophic and shocking! The report was found on the HiPAM website. At the worst time of the COVID-19 pandemic, 100 new cases in Aloha State prompted statewide shutdowns. Until December 11, 100 new daily cases were worrying but continued for some time. Shops, restaurants, nightclubs […]
Also today, Hawaii tourism experts met online at a Zoom event hosted by ee Global Tourism Network to discuss the evolution of tourism in Hawaii. Daniel Nahopii from Hawaii SMS Search provided an overview of current statistics on the outlook and current state of the travel and tourism industry. Scott Foster and Frank Haas, president […]
Sellers are benefiting from pent-up post-pandemic demand, low mortgage rates and a buoyant stock market (iStock/Illustration by Steven Dilakian for The Real Deal) Surf, sand, sun – and about 16 luxury homes sold each week for 39 consecutive weeks. Aloha, Hawaii, where the high-end real estate market has never been hotter. More than 600 homes […]
Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! Norwegian Cruise Line, Carnival Group, Viking and Resident at Sea have expressed interest in resuming cruises to Hawaii in 2022, ending a nearly two-year hiatus following a no-sail order related to the pandemic from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The state Department […]