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Visitor Arrival Numbers Down in April Print E-mail
Written by Howard Dicus - hdicus@kgmb9.com   
May 06, 2008 07:48 PM

 

Aloha and ATA went away at the beginning of April, so these figures are the first to show an entire month of damage to the state's tourism industry.

Arrivals fell below 600,000, a decline from year-ago levels of 11 percent. And it wasn't the fault of Aloha or ATA, but Japanese arrivals plunged below 100 thousand for the first time in years.

From the mainland, Kauai got almost 2,000 extra arrivals, but the other operating counties saw major declines. Oahu domestic arrivals down by 32,000 Maui and the Big Island collectively losing 30,000.

The state typically assumes 15 percent of arrivals by air are returning locals. Subtract from the grand total decline in arrivals, and you get 68,000 fewer visitors in April 2008 than April 2007. The spending loss is measured in millions.

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