Hawaii Tourism sets new record in January

February 28th, 2005 by Bonnebaker news

February 28, 2005

January arrival figures put the number of visitors to Hawaii at close to 600,000, which is an almost 16% increase from the same time last year. The State Department of Business, Economic, Development and Tourism also said that there was about a 10.7% increase in domestic arrivals and furthermore, a 19% increase in Japanese visitors.

The Visitors arriving January also spent approximately $960 million which is more than an 11% increase from January 2004.

The number of visitors increased on all the islands with the Big Island receiving the biggest gain, close to 32.7%.