September Visitors Up, Spending Down

Aloha Kakou:

Visitor arrivals to Hawaii were up 7.2% this September compared to last but visitor expenditures were down by 3% during the same period.

Hotel rate reductions were cited as the main reason for the decline in spending, according to Mike McCartney, HTA president and chief executive officer.

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