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Friday, December 13, 2013 |
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Airline Fees: The Budget Deal's Sneaky Tax Increases
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:10 PM :: 6370 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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Travelers are currently charged $2.50 per flight under the Transportation Security Administration’s airline security “fee.” Under the budget deal, that would increase to $5.60 per flight or $11.20 for a round-trip ticket....
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013 |
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Auditor: HTA Does Not Hold Contractors Accountable
By News Release @ 8:38 PM :: 4266 Views :: Tourism
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The authority’s incohesive, self-described “marketing plan” and poor reporting on measures of effectiveness impede transparency....
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
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After Years of Talk, Temporary Barriers to be Tested at Laniakea Beach
By News Release @ 9:06 PM :: 5398 Views :: Environment, Tourism
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North Shore residents and transportation officials have been discussing proposals to improve Laniakea traffic for years....
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
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After Making World News, Kailua NB Tries to Clarify Stance on Tourism
By News Release @ 4:41 AM :: 5572 Views :: Tourism
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“Hawaii town to State: Stop sending tourists here” and “Kailua Residents Want Tourists to Stay Away”
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Friday, November 1, 2013 |
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HTA: Visitor Arrivals Drop 1% After 2 Years Growth
By News Release @ 6:51 PM :: 4054 Views :: Tourism
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Total arrivals, which have shown growth since September 2011, lowered by 1 percent to 594,181 visitors....
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Friday, October 25, 2013 |
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UHERO: Shutdown did not Stop Hawaii Growth
By UHERO @ 3:51 PM :: 5800 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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Growth is holding up in Hawaii, driven by still-strong tourism and rising construction....
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Saturday, October 19, 2013 |
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Pew: Five States Which Paid to Keep National Parks, Monuments Open
By Selected News Articles @ 8:22 PM :: 9017 Views :: National News, Hawaii Statistics, Military, Tourism
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Visitors spend about $76 million a day in communities near national parks, the National Park Service estimated....
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013 |
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Decline in Pacific Currencies: Crisis or More Adjustment to Come?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:17 AM :: 4425 Views :: Tourism
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The last few months have seen 10-20 percent declines in the exchange rates of many Pacific countries against the US Dollar….
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013 |
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NB to HTA: "Stop Promoting Kailua as a Tourist Destination"
By News Release @ 4:00 AM :: 5485 Views :: Honolulu County, Tourism
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...Kailua Neighborhood Board overwhelmingly adopted a resolution asking the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) to respect the zoning and quality of life of residential neighborhoods and stop promoting Kailua....
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Thursday, September 5, 2013 |
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Where Americans Want to Live: Hawaii #2 State, Honolulu #5 City
By News Release @ 2:25 PM :: 5838 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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The Golden State is at the top of the list; fellow oceanfront states Hawaii (2) and Florida (3) round out the top three, followed by Texas (4) and Colorado (5)....
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Tuesday, September 3, 2013 |
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'Rules of Origin' Can Make or Break the Trans-Pacific Partnership
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:07 PM :: 8571 Views :: World News, Economy, Tourism
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The TPP has been behind closed doors for a long time. The wait will be more than worth it if a sound agreement is struck....
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Thursday, August 29, 2013 |
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Surfing the Nations Freedom Surf Contest Waikiki
By News Release @ 5:19 PM :: 7649 Views :: Religion, Tourism, Drugs
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Surfing the Nations is counteracting the widespread perception that surfing is only about individual fulfillment....
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Monday, August 26, 2013 |
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When sharks bite, Hawaii tourism worries
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:09 PM :: 4488 Views :: Tourism
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013 |
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Shark Attacks: DLNR Launches Two-Year Study
By News Release @ 3:23 PM :: 4539 Views :: Environment, Tourism
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In 2013, there have been eight incidents, including four within the last month. Four of this year’s incidents occurred on Maui....
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Thursday, August 15, 2013 |
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Final Judgment: Online Travel Companies Owe State $246M
By News Release @ 10:21 PM :: 5267 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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...final judgment in favor of the State of Hawaii and against nine Online Travel Companies selling Hawaii hotel rooms over the Internet....
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Saturday, July 27, 2013 |
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HTA: Arrivals, Spending Up
By News Release @ 1:39 AM :: 4491 Views :: Tourism
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Visitors who came to Hawai‘i in June 2013 spent a total of $1.3 billion, an increase of 7 percent from June 2012....
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013 |
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Hawaiian Airlines: Strengthening Dollar Undermines Results
By News Release @ 12:43 PM :: 4058 Views :: Tourism
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On our international routes we are seeing the strengthening of the dollar undermine some of the excellent results we have had in the last couple of years but this portion of our business remains the core focus of our expansion plans....
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Sunday, July 21, 2013 |
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Study: Cruise Ships Contribute $386M to Hawaii Economy
By News Release @ 8:18 PM :: 7789 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Jones Act, Tourism
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Hawaii, which had been among the top ten states in previous studies, fell from 8th in 2008, to 11th in 2009, and now to 13th in 2012....
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Monday, July 15, 2013 |
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Federal Court Strikes Down Kauai Vacation Rental Rules
By Robert Thomas @ 4:22 PM :: 6257 Views :: Kauai County, Tourism
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The court concluded that the Charter amendment adopted by the voters was, in reality, a prohibited zoning initiative....
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Monday, July 15, 2013 |
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New Business Immediately Attacked by DLNR
By News Release @ 3:34 PM :: 6298 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Tourism
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DLNR will hold a public information meeting from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, July 18....
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Friday, June 28, 2013 |
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State Senate Shakes Up Committee Structure
By News Release @ 5:47 PM :: 8290 Views :: DHHL, Hawaii State Government, OHA, Tourism
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Two committees have been added, splitting the current Committee on Tourism and Hawaiians Affairs (THA) into two separate subject matter committees....
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013 |
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NRDC: Hawaii Ranked 4th in Beachwater Quality
By News Release @ 8:47 PM :: 5615 Views :: Environment, Tourism
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3 beaches (1%) had more than 20% of their samples exceed state standard(s)....
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013 |
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Honolulu Revealed As Highest-Priced U.S. City This Summer
By News Release @ 4:15 AM :: 4424 Views :: Tourism
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Honolulu rings up the biggest tab as the most expensive U.S. destination with a TripIndex cost of $504.94, while Las Vegas offers the most affordable stay at $272.94...
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Thursday, May 30, 2013 |
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Vanished Hawaii Travel Agent Ordered to Pay $4.2M
By News Release @ 9:50 PM :: 6446 Views :: Tourism
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Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Collins Kilgore ordered Ope Saaga to pay $407,003.93 in restitution to consumers and $3.86 million in civil penalties....
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Defends Convention-goers Fired for Hawaii Pension Conference 'Boondoggle'
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 7843 Views :: Tourism
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Detroit Free Press: Hawaii-bound pension trustees may face removal by emergency manager....
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Friday, May 10, 2013 |
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UHERO: Are lodging costs starting to tame the tourist boom?
By News Release @ 10:49 PM :: 5682 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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...visitors to the state appear to be booking shorter trips and spending less at local shops, perhaps in response to higher hotel room rates....
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013 |
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Pacquiao Takes Fight in Macau, U.S. Federal Income Tax Rate Proves Too High
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 1:40 PM :: 5608 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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“Manny can go back to Las Vegas and make $25 million, but how much of it will he end up with – $15 million?"
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Friday, April 26, 2013 |
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Tourism: First Quarter 2013 Sets New Record
By News Release @ 3:41 PM :: 4236 Views :: Tourism
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Every day, an average of $44 million was spent in the state from January through March....
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Thursday, April 4, 2013 |
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Stimulus Japan Style: Cost of Hawaii Vacation Jumps 3% Today
By Andrew Walden @ 1:53 PM :: 8590 Views :: World News, Tourism
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The Yen-denominated price of Hawaii vacations jumped 3% today and has increased 23% since September....
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013 |
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China set to Increase Outbound Tourism
By News Release @ 1:43 PM :: 4461 Views :: Tourism
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“The Outline for National Tourism and Leisure (2013-2020),” recently issued by the government of China, sets the ground for the redefinition of tourism development....
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Thursday, March 21, 2013 |
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Online Travel Companies Ordered to Pay $70M, Appeal Planned
By News Release @ 12:38 AM :: 8950 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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Tax Appeal Court Judge Gary W.B. Chang yesterday granted the State of Hawaii’s motion for summary judgment....
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013 |
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NFL: Pro Bowl in Hawaii One More Year
By News Release @ 6:14 PM :: 5562 Views :: Tourism
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The Pro Bowl is back for 2014, and it's back in Hawaii. After that, we'll just have to see....
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Monday, March 18, 2013 |
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Abercrombie: Hotel Industry TAT Concerns are "Propaganda"
By News Release @ 8:31 PM :: 7513 Views :: Economy, Taxes, Tourism
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...the governor interrupted by saying he has been hearing “the same propaganda.”
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Friday, March 8, 2013 |
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Airlines Bet Big On Hawaii With 275,000 Additional Seats
By Selected News Articles @ 6:35 PM :: 7395 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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...direct flights to Hawaii will exceed 2.6 M for the three month period between February and April 2013. This is an increase of more than 11%....
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013 |
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SB894 Held as Turtle Bay Opens New Negotiations with State
By News Release @ 4:25 PM :: 8519 Views :: Environment, Development, Tourism
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SB 894 would authorize the state to expend funds, swap land and explore other solutions to help preserve Turtle Bay lands. This bill can be brought back next year, if negotiations fail, or to implement terms of an agreement....
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Thursday, February 28, 2013 |
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HTA: Visitor Arrivals Rise 5.9% from January 2012
By News Release @ 8:43 PM :: 7628 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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Total expenditures by visitors who came to Hawai‘i in January 2013 rose 5.7 percent (or $77.3 million) from January 2012....
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013 |
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UHERO: Minimum Wage Hike Unlikely to Help Working Poor
By News Release @ 2:15 AM :: 9188 Views :: Economy, Labor, Tourism, Cost of Living
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...higher minimum wage is unlikely to accomplish the stated goal of raising the living standards of the working poor....
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Sunday, February 17, 2013 |
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Jerking the Hotel Industry Around, You Can’t Trust Lawmakers
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 4:55 AM :: 7119 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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Recognizing the need to help the state balance it books, the hotel industry agreed to a temporary increase in the TAT rate which was increased two percentage points from 7.25% to 9.25%. The temporary increase is supposed to expire on June 30, 2015....
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Friday, February 15, 2013 |
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UHERO: Weakening Japanese Yen Will Cap Tourism Growth
By Selected News Articles @ 2:11 PM :: 7112 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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Air carriers have optimistically boosted scheduled seats from Japan, although in our view yen depreciation and higher room rates will act to limit further Japanese market gains....
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Friday, February 8, 2013 |
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Suckers: HTA Maneuvered into Supporting Tax Hike On its Own Industry
By News Release @ 11:09 PM :: 7455 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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Just bluff an increase in TAT and they all line up in favor of extending the ‘temporary’ 9.25% rate....
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Thursday, January 24, 2013 |
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HTA: 2012 Arrivals, Spending Set New Records
By News Release @ 9:45 PM :: 7295 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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Growth in total visitor expenditures and arrivals in every month of the year elevated annual 2012 total visitor expenditures to a record $14.3 billion....
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Monday, January 14, 2013 |
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$150M Tax Ruling "Will Significantly Reduce Demand for Hawaii Vacations"
By News Release @ 8:59 PM :: 10170 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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“This ruling will significantly increase costs for all tour operators, travel agents, OTCs, and other travel intermediaries...."
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012 |
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Economist: Visa Waivers Behind Hawaii Tourism Boom
By Selected News Articles @ 2:02 PM :: 8290 Views :: National News, World News, Tourism
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...there's still lots of room for Mr Obama's administration to do more, and the US Travel Association has a great plan to further improve the situation....
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Friday, December 7, 2012 |
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UHERO: Developing Countries Buoy Asian Growth
By News Release @ 8:53 PM :: 6472 Views :: World News, Tourism
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Higher income Asian economies have suffered the most from the trade falloff. At the same time, labor markets and fiscal conditions in East and Southeast Asian developing countries remain far stronger than in the developed world....
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Saturday, November 17, 2012 |
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Video: South Park Ridicules Kauai Malihini
By Video @ 5:34 AM :: 11421 Views :: Kauai County, Agriculture, Tourism, GMOs
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One of the subplots of the South Park episode is about residents of Kaua'i claiming to be natives of Hawaii when they're just longtime residents who got there before the more recent tourists, whom they despise....
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Thursday, May 31, 2012 |
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No Mention of Gay Marriage as State Gives NFL $4M to Bring ProBowl Back One More Year
By News Release @ 2:31 PM :: 7741 Views :: Family, Tourism
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The Pro Bowl will resume in Hawaii on Jan. 27, 2013, one week before the Super Bowl in New Orleans. But poor timing is the NFL's first mistake....
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Monday, January 30, 2012 |
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HTA: Visitor Industry Showed Strong Growth in 2011
By News Release @ 8:42 PM :: 5876 Views :: Tourism
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The month of December 2011 reached $1.298 billion in visitor spending, the highest single month on record.
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