Tourist arrivals grow; spending grows more
Tourists have opened their wallets this year to the tune of nearly $1.8 billion in Maui County, an average of almost $10 million a day.
In June, they spent even faster. Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism numbers show that visitors spent $333.2 million in June, or more than $11 million a day.
For the first six months of 2006, tourism numbers are up 9.2 percent while tourist spending is up 20.1 percent.
The other Neighbor Islands are getting the higher head counts but not the extra money. And Oahu is down in head count and just even in spending.
In June, the average per-person, per-day spending on Maui island was $197.80. It was $275 on Lanai but only $103.10 on Molokai.
Except for Lanai, where the year-to-date daily average is $269.60, the June figures were higher than in the previous months on Molokai and Maui.
Maui County also saw a big jump in head count in June compared with June 2005. Maui island welcomed 228,601 visitors, up 22.9 percent.
Lanai was up 23.1 percent to 7,691, and Molokai was up 4.7 percent to 6,599.
For the year to date, the Maui head count is up 9.2 percent to 1.18 million (with Molokai up 2.3 percent and Lanai up 11.9 percent).
Over the past two decades, Maui generally has attracted almost exactly half as many tourists as Oahu, and as many as Hawaii and Kauai combined.
That ratio holds today for the Neighbor Islands: Maui County’s total this year is 1.26 million, Kauai and Hawaii together have drawn 1.39 million.
But Oahu is slipping badly. Its total arrivals are down 2.2 percent to 2.23 million.
Kauai’s head count is up 9.8 percent this year to 555,973, a slightly faster rate of gain than Maui’s.
Hawaii’s head count is up 8.1 percent to 772,728.
Oahu, despite much the lowest room rates in the state, still outpaces Kauai and Hawaii in per-person, per-day spending: $173.30 vs. $160.80 on Kauai and $149.10 on the Big Island.
One factor in the differences is the amount of retail shopping and fine-dining options available on each island.
Tourism on Maui’s small islands is only a tiny fraction of Maui island’s totals.
Molokai accounts for a little over 3 percent of visits but only about 1 percent of tourism money ($15.1 million).
Lanai also accounts for about 3 percent of visits and about 3 percent of spending ($36 million).
In June, they spent even faster. Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism numbers show that visitors spent $333.2 million in June, or more than $11 million a day.
For the first six months of 2006, tourism numbers are up 9.2 percent while tourist spending is up 20.1 percent.
The other Neighbor Islands are getting the higher head counts but not the extra money. And Oahu is down in head count and just even in spending.
In June, the average per-person, per-day spending on Maui island was $197.80. It was $275 on Lanai but only $103.10 on Molokai.
Except for Lanai, where the year-to-date daily average is $269.60, the June figures were higher than in the previous months on Molokai and Maui.
Maui County also saw a big jump in head count in June compared with June 2005. Maui island welcomed 228,601 visitors, up 22.9 percent.
Lanai was up 23.1 percent to 7,691, and Molokai was up 4.7 percent to 6,599.
For the year to date, the Maui head count is up 9.2 percent to 1.18 million (with Molokai up 2.3 percent and Lanai up 11.9 percent).
Over the past two decades, Maui generally has attracted almost exactly half as many tourists as Oahu, and as many as Hawaii and Kauai combined.
That ratio holds today for the Neighbor Islands: Maui County’s total this year is 1.26 million, Kauai and Hawaii together have drawn 1.39 million.
But Oahu is slipping badly. Its total arrivals are down 2.2 percent to 2.23 million.
Kauai’s head count is up 9.8 percent this year to 555,973, a slightly faster rate of gain than Maui’s.
Hawaii’s head count is up 8.1 percent to 772,728.
Oahu, despite much the lowest room rates in the state, still outpaces Kauai and Hawaii in per-person, per-day spending: $173.30 vs. $160.80 on Kauai and $149.10 on the Big Island.
One factor in the differences is the amount of retail shopping and fine-dining options available on each island.
Tourism on Maui’s small islands is only a tiny fraction of Maui island’s totals.
Molokai accounts for a little over 3 percent of visits but only about 1 percent of tourism money ($15.1 million).
Lanai also accounts for about 3 percent of visits and about 3 percent of spending ($36 million).
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