Hawaii says is on track for a record year for visitor arrivals and tourism spending after posting a near 5% increase in spending during November.
Robust demand from North America, Asia and Oceania helped the Aloha State reach $15.15 billion in visitor spending for the year to date through November, said George D. Szigeti, CEO of the Hawaii Tourism Authority.
"With December being historically a peak month for travel to Hawaii, the state’s tourism industry is poised to surpass all annual records for visitor spending, generated state tax revenue and visitor arrivals when the year-end statistics for 2017 are issued the end of January," said Szigeti.
November saw seat capacity rise 5% and visitor arrivals were up 7.3%, the second largest monthly rise of the year.
"We are in the closing days of what has been an extraordinary year for Hawaii’s tourism industry and continued success is promising as we begin a new year. Within the last two weeks, four carriers – Virgin America, Scoot, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines – have either launched new routes or significantly expanded existing service to Hawaii," added Szigeti.
Revenue per available room at Hawaii hotels in November grew 5.5% year over year to $190 according the HTA’s Hawaii Hotel Performance Report.
