Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Hawaii hotel occupancy drops to record low

Steep discounts, unprecedented incentives not enough to lure tourists

HONOLULU - Despite steep discounting and unprecedented incentives, hotel occupancy in Hawaii continues to slide to new lows because of the slowed global economy, especially on the Big Island where only half of rooms were booked in May, according to a report released Monday.
Hotel occupancy fell 6.9 percentage points to 62 percent in May, marking the worst May on record since Honolulu-based Hospitality Advisors LLC began its monthly survey in 1987.

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