hawaii tourism
AHLA and HHA Unite to Help Hotel Employees and Guests Impacted by Hawai‘i Wildfires
AHLA | August 10, 2023
WASHINGTON (Aug. 10, 2023) – The American Hotel & Lodging Association, in partnership with the Hawai‘i Hotel Alliance, is working with the State of Hawai‘i to support relief efforts in West Maui following devastating wildfires fueled by Hurricane Dora. “We’re trying to keep the lines of communication open to Lahaina and other parts of West Maui and the greater island," said Jerry Gibson, President of the Hawai‘i Hotel Alliance. Most hotels are working off diesel generators, which will need refueling. Access to the area is limited, and hotel properties are working to support the safety and basic needs of their employees, gu...
Travel Trends and Supply Changes for the Hawaii Lodging Market
John Berean | May 10, 2023
By John Berean Hawaii enacted some of the strictest travel measures in the United States in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A mandatory two-week quarantine was enforced in March 2020 for all travelers arriving to the Hawaiian Islands; this quarantine applied not only to out-of-state visitors, but also to local interisland travel. As a result, a majority of hotels and resorts suspended operations. In October 2020, a Safe Travels program was introduced, easing the quarantine for inbound travelers contingent upon a negative COVID-19 test result within three days prior to arrival. This policy, in addition to the outdoor living and lifest...
Big Isle Tourism Yet to Recover Following Kilauea’s Volcanic Eruption Last Year
April 29, 2019
April 30-- Apr. 30--THIRD OF 6 PARTS VOLCANO, HAWAII >> Hot lava can be quite viscous, and so is Hawaii island's tourism recovery a year after worldwide images of Kilauea's volcanic eruption began deterring vacationers. It's been nine months since the eruption ceased after covering 6,000 acres in Puna and destroying more than 700 homes. It's also been eight months since the prior No. 1 statewide tourist attraction -- Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park -- reopened. Yet, visitor arrivals are only creeping back toward pre-eruption levels, prolonging economic pain for many businesses and workers in the state's big...
