Visitor arrivals increase on Kaua'i
Kauai Garden Island News:
Visitor arrivals increase on Kaua'i
By BARRY GRAHAM - TGI Business Editor
Posted: Sunday, Mar 07, 2004 - 04:14:43 am HST
ALL ABOARD? - On Kaua'i, 13,361 cruise-ship visitors came to the island in January 2004, an 18.8 percent decrease from the same time last year. The Statendam could help boost visitor arrivals in the next few months.
Available data in the most recent state Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) report indicated that visitor arrivals by air from the domestic market continued to increase in January 2004 compared to the same month last year.
'We are pleased to see steady growth in visitor arrivals from our primary U.S. market,' Marsha Wienert, state tourism liaison, said. 'Arrivals increased across all U.S. regions. It is also encouraging to see the improvement from our MCI visitor segment, which has continued to grow since July 2003.'
Additional preliminary January 2004 visitor statistics:
Total air visitors: A total of 512,186 visitors came to the islands during the month, slightly down by 1 percent from January 2003.
On Kauai, the number of total arrivals was 74,292, 11,100 of which were international visitors.
'I think that when comparing Kauai's numbers to the other Counties, we're holding up pretty well when looking at statewide trends,' said Margy Parker, executive director of the Poipu Beach Resort Association.
Total visitor days numbered 5.3 million, with an average length of stay of 10.39 days.
Domestic air visitors: Domestic arrivals rose 2.8 percent to 342,415 visitors throughout the state.
The average length of stay was 11.66 days. Arrivals from the U.S. market, which accounted for 90.1 percent of all domestic visitors, r"
Visitor arrivals increase on Kaua'i
By BARRY GRAHAM - TGI Business Editor
Posted: Sunday, Mar 07, 2004 - 04:14:43 am HST
ALL ABOARD? - On Kaua'i, 13,361 cruise-ship visitors came to the island in January 2004, an 18.8 percent decrease from the same time last year. The Statendam could help boost visitor arrivals in the next few months.
Available data in the most recent state Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) report indicated that visitor arrivals by air from the domestic market continued to increase in January 2004 compared to the same month last year.
'We are pleased to see steady growth in visitor arrivals from our primary U.S. market,' Marsha Wienert, state tourism liaison, said. 'Arrivals increased across all U.S. regions. It is also encouraging to see the improvement from our MCI visitor segment, which has continued to grow since July 2003.'
Additional preliminary January 2004 visitor statistics:
Total air visitors: A total of 512,186 visitors came to the islands during the month, slightly down by 1 percent from January 2003.
On Kauai, the number of total arrivals was 74,292, 11,100 of which were international visitors.
'I think that when comparing Kauai's numbers to the other Counties, we're holding up pretty well when looking at statewide trends,' said Margy Parker, executive director of the Poipu Beach Resort Association.
Total visitor days numbered 5.3 million, with an average length of stay of 10.39 days.
Domestic air visitors: Domestic arrivals rose 2.8 percent to 342,415 visitors throughout the state.
The average length of stay was 11.66 days. Arrivals from the U.S. market, which accounted for 90.1 percent of all domestic visitors, r"
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