tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26963751999140430212024-02-21T04:04:25.095-10:00Sketches of MauiInformation and comments about Maui's tourism, economics and island life, which may sometimes be relevant to the Outrigger Maui Eldorado.Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.comBlogger652125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696375199914043021.post-50582429570306344092011-10-11T13:05:00.003-10:002011-10-11T16:55:59.138-10:00August Rates Up, Occupancy Down<span style="font-family:verdana;">Aloha Kakou:<br /><br />Maui's occupancy was down for August of 2011 compared to August, 2010, but ADR and RevPar were both up for the island during the month.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">At least part of the success can be attributed to a strong Canadian visitor presence. August was the 14th month in a row where ADR exceeded that of the same month in the previous year.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/554261.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/554261.html</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/20111011_Foreigners_had_hotels_humming_in_August.html?id=131501093"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/20111011_Foreigners_had_hotels_humming_in_August.html?id=131501093</span></a>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696375199914043021.post-40138411148136700552011-09-02T13:28:00.003-10:002011-09-02T13:34:02.012-10:002012 Growth "Modest"<span style="font-family:verdana;">Aloha Kakou:</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Modest growth for 2012 is the key takeaway from a study issued today by University of Hawaii economists.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Regarding housing prices, Maui condominium prices were down compared to 2010, with a $325,000 median price in July. That's about 16.7 percent less than the $390,000 price for the same month a year earlier. </span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Homes too suffered a decline in price in July, with the median price of $410,000 down from last July's $500,000.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">It has been reported that almost 40% of all home sales in the 2nd quarter of 2011 were foreclosures.</span>
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<br /><a href="http://mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/553032/UH-economists-say--recovery-has-slowed--but-not-stopped-.html?nav=10"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/553032/UH-economists-say--recovery-has-slowed--but-not-stopped-.html?nav=10</span></a>
<br />Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696375199914043021.post-91294222199784523272011-08-25T15:53:00.002-10:002011-08-25T15:59:47.970-10:00Maui July Occupancy Flat, Spending Up<span style="font-family:verdana;">Aloha Kakou:</span>
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<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">July's island-wide occupancy was only 392 fewer than last year. </span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Additional airline seats and a strong Canadian dollar mean the number of visitors from "north of the border" increased significantly this year with arrivals up almost 18% compared to last year. </span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Maui visitors spent $177 per person per day in July, up from $164 last July.</span>
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<br /><a href="http://mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/552768/Canadians-support-isle-s-steady-visitor-numbers.html?nav=10"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/552768/Canadians-support-isle-s-steady-visitor-numbers.html?nav=10</span></a>
<br />Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696375199914043021.post-58792935862284407992011-08-18T11:08:00.002-10:002011-08-18T11:14:29.744-10:00Maui's June Not Impressive<span style="font-family:verdana;">Aloha Kakou:
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<br />Despite a promising start to 2010, Maui's hotel occupancy began slowing in April. That slowdown continued through June. </span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Maui's June occupancy was only one percentage point higher than that of June, 2010, at 66.7%. </span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Rate gains for the first six months of 2011 may seem impressive but they're coming in comparison to the low, low rates of 2010. RevPAR for Maui was up 16.2% to $179 from $154.</span>
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<br /><a href="http://mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/552531/Occupancy-recovery-slows.html?nav=10"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/552531/Occupancy-recovery-slows.html?nav=10</span></a>
<br />Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696375199914043021.post-49767128022600393342011-08-18T09:45:00.002-10:002011-08-18T09:47:46.254-10:00Extreme Internet Charges<span style="font-family:verdana;">Aloha Kakou:
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<br />How much would you pay for daily internet service? $10, $20? Try $40 at the Airport Hilton in Rome. Yikes!</span>
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<br /><a href="http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/highest-priced-hotel-internet-do-we-have-a-winner-or-rather-loser-in-rome/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+tripso+%28Consumertraveler.com%29"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/highest-priced-hotel-internet-do-we-have-a-winner-or-rather-loser-in-rome/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+tripso+%28Consumertraveler.com%29</span></a>
<br />Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696375199914043021.post-70627571697243959922011-08-17T10:40:00.001-10:002011-08-17T10:49:37.480-10:00June Occupancy Decreases<span style="font-family:verdana;">Aloha Kakou:</span>
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<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Statewide occupancy decreased for the first time in a year and half during the month of June. June's occupancy rate of 70.7% was .7% lower than June of last year. Average Daily Rates (ADR) were up 9% compared to last June at $185.46.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Natural disasters and financial uncertainty seem to be causing potential guests to rethink a vacation to Hawaii,</span>
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<br /><a href="http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/20110817_isle_hotel_occupancy_suffers_june_swoon.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.staradvertiser.com/businesspremium/20110817_isle_hotel_occupancy_suffers_june_swoon.html</span></a>
<br />Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696375199914043021.post-1950854889421800632011-08-11T12:17:00.001-10:002011-08-11T12:18:31.099-10:00Condo Sales<span style="font-family:verdana;">Aloha Kakou:
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<br />Take a look at this list of west side condo units that have sold - it will give you an idea as to the potential value of what's on the market today.</span>
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<br /><a href="http://www.ramaui.com/PopUp.php?Task=Solds&WhatIDX=Maui&UserID=48583e59d0aee&WhatOffice%5B%5D=5336&WhatSortType1=Class&WhatSortDirection1=DESC&WhatSortType2=ListPrice&WhatSortDirection2=ASC&Show=Full&WhatNumber=1&WhatPage=7&PropType=Condominium&WhatDistrict%5B%5D=Kaanapali"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.ramaui.com/PopUp.php?Task=Solds&WhatIDX=Maui&UserID=48583e59d0aee&WhatOffice%5B%5D=5336&WhatSortType1=Class&WhatSortDirection1=DESC&WhatSortType2=ListPrice&WhatSortDirection2=ASC&Show=Full&WhatNumber=1&WhatPage=7&PropType=Condominium&WhatDistrict%5B%5D=Kaanapali</span></a>
<br />Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696375199914043021.post-11332871742557712442011-08-10T09:46:00.001-10:002011-08-10T09:48:32.771-10:00Hotel Rates To Stay Flat<span style="font-family:verdana;">Aloha Kakou:</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Recent economic events have lead at least one analyst to conclude that hotel rates for the remainder of 2011 and through 2012 will remain flat.</span>
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<br />Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696375199914043021.post-18916193352554216322011-07-29T11:12:00.003-10:002011-07-29T12:47:51.824-10:00June Maui Visitors, Spending Up<span style="font-family:verdana;">Aloha Kakou: </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Though Maui had a slight increase in visitors, Hawaii's June occupancy was lower this year than last. Statewide, visitor spending was up, most likely due in part to increased room rates.<br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/126212278.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/126212278.html</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696375199914043021.post-91218589750097591772011-07-26T13:22:00.001-10:002011-07-26T13:25:03.454-10:00Maui Eldorado Current ListingsAloha Kakou:<br /><br />Here are the most recent Maui Eldorado Current Active Listings as of 7/21/2011.<br /><br />J-118 Studio $250,000 LH Jim Foster Chase N Rainbows 661-7994/ Cell 870-5858<br /><br />K-215 Studio $250,000 LH Susan C DeLoria Whalers Realty Inc.<br />661-8777 ext 533/ Cell 250-5948<br /><br />J-109 Studio $300,000 LH Nancy Montoya Whalers Realty Inc.<br />661-8777 ext.518/ 250-5073<br /><br />G-105 1B/2B $305,000 LH Susan C DeLoria Whalers Realty Inc.<br />661-8777 ext.533 / Cell 250-5948<br /><br />E-205 Studio $338,000 LH Susan C DeLoria Whalers Realty Inc.<br />661-8777 ext 533/ Cell 250-5948<br /><br />C-202 1B/1B $340,000 LH Derek Escalera Whalers Realty Inc.<br />661-8777 ext.229 / Cell 264-4617<br /><br />D-206 1B/2B $349,500 LH Fred Haywood Realty<br />579-8848/ Cell 870-4904<br /><br />K-110 Studio $350,000 LH Bud Kilmer Prudential Maui Realtors<br />661-5200/ Cell 280-0435<br /><br />J-106 1B/1.5B $375,000 LH Susan C DeLoria Whalers Realty Inc.<br />661-8777 ext.533 / Cell 250-5948<br /><br />C-201 Studio $375,000 LH Joline Dorner Lowson and Associates<br />661-8771 / Cell 276-9015<br /><br />B-103 1B/1B $412,500 LH Donna Nabavi Coldwell Banker Island Prop.<br />669-6565/ cell 276-5230<br /><br />E-204 1B/1B $417,000 LH Jim Foster Chase N Rainbows 661-7994/ Cell 870-5858<br /><br />D-102 1B/2B $525,000 LH Nancy Montoya Whalers Realty Inc.<br />661-8777 ext.518/ 250-5073<br /><br />D-208 2B/2B $739,000 LH Susan C DeLoria Whalers Realty Inc.<br />661-8777 ext.533 / Cell 250-5948<br /><br />C-205 2B/2B $950,000 LH Mischelle Lawrence Whalers Realty Inc.<br />661-8777 ext. 521/ 264-3337<br /><br />I-204 2/2B $1,175,000 LH Casey Fukuda Sakamoto Properties Inc.<br />669-0070 / Cell 264-5362Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696375199914043021.post-73158343558480576082011-06-29T10:43:00.003-10:002011-06-29T10:48:01.642-10:00May Occupancy Flat, Spending Up<span style="font-family:verdana;">Aloha Kakou:<br /><br />Maui occupancy remained consistent to that of last May but visitor spending increased compared to last year, up $6.50 per day per person to $184.20.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><a href="http://mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/550912/Visitor-spending-continues-to-climb.html?nav=10"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/550912/Visitor-spending-continues-to-climb.html?nav=10</span></a>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696375199914043021.post-24454347274331209212011-06-16T12:12:00.002-10:002011-06-16T12:15:45.845-10:00Maui's Unemployment State's Highest<span style="font-family:verdana;">Aloha Kakou:<br /><br />Maui County's unemployment rate stands at 7.2%, the highest in the state. Still, that figure is a decline of 1% from the same time last year.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Maui island's unemployment rate is 7.1%, compared to the Hawaii in general at 5.9%. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><a href="http://mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/550498/Maui-has-state-s-highest-unemployment-rate--but-it-has-fallen-over-the-past-year.html?nav=10"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/550498/Maui-has-state-s-highest-unemployment-rate--but-it-has-fallen-over-the-past-year.html?nav=10</span></a>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696375199914043021.post-77161527268799812652011-06-15T10:56:00.000-10:002011-06-15T10:56:00.517-10:00Beds Missed Most<span style="font-family:verdana;">Aloha Kakou:<br /><br />One of the best thing you can give your guest is a good night's sleep, according to a recent survey of 1000 U.S. consumers on vacation trends. Of that 1000 respondents, 57% said they would miss their beds most when on vacation. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.hotelnewsnow.com/Articles.aspx/5717/Vacation-trends-Americans-miss-their-beds-most"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.hotelnewsnow.com/Articles.aspx/5717/Vacation-trends-Americans-miss-their-beds-most</span></a>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696375199914043021.post-24056038051796339202011-06-15T10:26:00.004-10:002011-06-15T10:33:49.747-10:00First Scheduled Nonstop Between Shanghai & Honolulu<span style="font-family:verdana;">Aloha Kakou:</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">China Eastern Airlines is poised to begin the first scheduled non-stop air service between Shanghai and Honolulu in August, according to Mike McCartney, President and CEO of the Hawaii Tourism Authority.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The twice-weekly flight will make it easier for Chinese visitors to come to Hawaii as currently they must make a stop in either Japan or Korea.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Now if only the US would make it easier for Chinese citizens to get travel visas, we might see the beginning of a Chinese travel boom.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/kUL2id"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://bit.ly/kUL2id</span></a>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696375199914043021.post-62570967489797106502011-06-13T12:27:00.004-10:002011-06-13T12:36:12.268-10:00April Room, Occupancy Rates Rise<span style="font-family:verdana;">Aloha Kakou:<br /><br />Maui's hotel occupancy numbers showed a modest increase of 2.5% this April compared to last year. Hotel occupancy was 69.2% overall during the month.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Maui's ADR rose $30, from $229 to $259 during the same period. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><a href="http://mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/550403/April-occupancy-numbers-up-to-69-.html?nav=10"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/550403/April-occupancy-numbers-up-to-69-.html?nav=10</span></a>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696375199914043021.post-70714451075302418022011-06-13T10:52:00.003-10:002011-06-13T10:59:57.331-10:00Maui Condo Sales Up, Prices Down<span style="font-family:verdana;">Aloha Kakou:<br /><br />Maui condo sales rose 5.7% this May compared to May, 2010.<br /><br />Maui's median condo price of $349,000 increased from April's $338,603 but was 14.9 % lower than last year's price of $410,000.<br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/20110611_Condominium_sales_rise_on_Maui.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/20110611_Condominium_sales_rise_on_Maui.html</span></a>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696375199914043021.post-8466656073420848482011-06-08T11:04:00.002-10:002011-06-08T11:27:32.917-10:00Air Seats Down To OGGAloha Kakou:<br /><br />The Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) has notified us that the number of air seats to OGG will be down about 8% this summer from US mainland destinations.<br /><br />The total number of seats is down about 434k and is slightly offset by 16k seats from Canada.<br /><br /><a style="MARGIN: 12px auto 6px; DISPLAY: block; FONT: 14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; font-size-adjust: none; -x-system-font: none; font-stretch: normal" title="View Jun-Aug-2011 on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/57402379/Jun-Aug-2011">Jun-Aug-2011</a><iframe id="doc_65823" class="scribd_iframe_embed" height="600" src="http://www.scribd.com/embeds/57402379/content?start_page=1&view_mode=list&access_key=key-18dsuxg13ip6y3abtddd" frameborder="0" width="100%" scrolling="no" ratio="0.772727272727273"></iframe><br /><script type="text/javascript">(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();</script>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696375199914043021.post-3111579445290544322011-05-31T14:42:00.002-10:002011-05-31T14:58:51.862-10:00April Visitor Numbers Look Good<span style="font-family:verdana;">Aloha Kakou:</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Maui had an 11% growth in our number of visitors this April compared to 2010. Total visitor spending was up this year by 22.4%.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">"The growth in arrivals to Maui in April 2011 was supported by increases from Canada (+32.7%), U.S. West (+12.4%) and U.S. East (+1.4%), which offset fewer visitors from Japan (-34.2%). Considerably more Canadian (+38.5%) and U.S. West (+15.4%) visitors stayed exclusively on Maui compared to last April."<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">"For the first four months of 2011, arrivals to Maui from Canada (+23.8%), U.S. East (+8.4%) and U.S. West (+8%) increased, but arrivals from Japan (-5.2%) declined compared to the same period last year. "</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Spending per person per day was up about 9% to $79.40, about a $10 increase over 2010.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.hawaiitourismauthority.org/default/assets/File/reports/visitor-statistics/April%202011%20Visitor%20Stats%20PR%20(FINAL).pdf"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.hawaiitourismauthority.org/default/assets/File/reports/visitor-statistics/April%202011%20Visitor%20Stats%20PR%20(FINAL).pdf</span></a>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696375199914043021.post-32878788859926651932011-05-24T04:04:00.000-10:002011-05-24T04:04:00.276-10:00San Diego 6 Contest<span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Aloha Kakou:</span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">This commercial is running on San Diego's channel 6. We're participating in a contest with that channel and in conjunction with Kaanapali Beach Resort Association by providing 12 comp nights. Contestants can win one of four 3 night trips, including air on Alaska Airlines, to stay at the Outrigger Maui Eldorado.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxUawib2kv7cqMXUAzqa45cMnFCLwOMix4AIOIaLCND-5tACCiDr6hcPQPD9hxiAeMDuR9_XgyHXUf0g1vG-g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696375199914043021.post-63771517263374121322011-05-22T12:47:00.000-10:002011-05-22T12:47:00.208-10:00All About Hawaii FeatureAloha Kakou:<br /><br /><br /><br />All About Hawaii emailed this flyer out on Wednesday to approximately 3,820 travel agencies from their database, reaching over 10,115 individual agents. The special will also posted to All About's website and www.mailpound.com , a travel agent reference site currently serving over 196,596 travel agents.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a style="MARGIN: 12px auto 6px; DISPLAY: block; FONT: 14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; font-size-adjust: none; -x-system-font: none; font-stretch: normal" title="View 11065E OUT on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/55221155/11065E-OUT">11065E OUT</a><iframe id="doc_84472" class="scribd_iframe_embed" height="600" src="http://www.scribd.com/embeds/55221155/content?start_page=1&view_mode=list&access_key=key-1mj2j19r6b76oe7097sz" frameborder="0" width="100%" scrolling="no" ratio="0.472222222222222"></iframe><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br />(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();<br /></script>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696375199914043021.post-52116681539342656822011-05-21T11:12:00.000-10:002011-05-21T11:12:00.314-10:00Guests Prefer Shower To Bath<span style="font-family:verdana;">Aloha Kakou:<br /><br />With many travelers preferring to showers to baths, many hotels have removed bathtubs from most rooms. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2011-05-19-where-is-the-hotel-bathroom-tub_n.htm"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2011-05-19-where-is-the-hotel-bathroom-tub_n.htm</span></a>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696375199914043021.post-29087215561914504262011-05-20T10:52:00.002-10:002011-05-20T10:59:45.651-10:00Wither Goest Thou, Tourism?<span style="font-family:verdana;">Aloha Kakou:<br /><br />Hawaii's tourism outlook for 2011 depends upon who you ask.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Hawaii Tourism Authority is projecting a total number of visitors to the islands very close to the record set in 2006 of 7.63 million.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">According to UHERO, the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization, is predicting a decline in visitors from Japan will lead to weaker numbers for Oahu and Big Island but will lead to a 6% increase on Maui, compared to last year.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><a href="http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/20110520_Tourism_outlook_Up_Down.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/20110520_Tourism_outlook_Up_Down.html</span></a>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696375199914043021.post-75147887170308756272011-05-18T11:16:00.004-10:002011-05-18T11:19:19.983-10:00Bait And Switch?<span style="font-family:verdana;">Aloha Kakou:</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">A lawsuit filed in US Federal Court this week alleges that a hotel's resort fee is a "hidden" charge and essentially amounts to a bait and switch scheme. <br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Fortunately, the resort fee model is not one to which we subscribe here at the Outrigger Maui Eldorado.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.hotelsmag.com/MembersOnly/webNews/details.aspx?item=23698"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.hotelsmag.com/MembersOnly/webNews/details.aspx?item=23698</span></a>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696375199914043021.post-85759825836024157382011-05-13T14:40:00.003-10:002011-05-13T14:43:22.558-10:00Summer Airfares Waning?<span style="font-family:verdana;">Aloha Kakou:<br /><br />There are projections that the airlines, who had held out for higher fares for the summer months, may be about to lower them based on the few seats that have sold. It may be worthwhile to pay extra attention to airfares in the next few weeks.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43022148/ns/travel-seasonal_travel/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43022148/ns/travel-seasonal_travel/</span></a>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696375199914043021.post-24231165554891159322011-05-11T12:13:00.000-10:002011-05-11T12:13:52.860-10:00Outrigger Condos Go Green<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Aloha Kakou:<br />
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Please take a look at this article in Travel Age West (a publication for travel agents) regarding Outrigger's Maui Condos green initiatives:</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.travelagewest.com/OutriggerEcoCondo/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.travelagewest.com/OutriggerEcoCondo/</span></a>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12629009110255012126noreply@blogger.com0