Tag: Hawaii
Discriminatory travel taxes and fees on travel-related services can add up quickly for travelers. A recent study by National Business Travel Association (NBTA) and Concur, the world’s leading provider of on-demand Employee Spend Management services, determined that discriminatory travel taxes and fees such as car rental, hotel and meal taxes impose an average increased cost on visitors of 56 percent on top of general sales tax.
“The business and travel communities are increasingly concerned about the [...] Read more
Aulani, the new Disney resort and spa, opens in Ko Olina, Hawaii, next August, but began accepting reservations this week. [...] Read more
Hawaii’s hotel occupancy was up in October for the second month in a row due to large group bookings. [...] Read more
Disney’s first-ever Hawaii resort breaks ground in November. Plans call for some innovative features including a working taro loi and water slides erupting from a faux volcano, along with Disney characters doing backstrokes in the pool. [...] Read more
Hawaiian officials wrote President Barack Obama a letter in early April, urging him to oppose any measures restricting companies from using business meetings as a legitimate business tool. [...] Read more
The travel industry has found a popular, lucrative new brand, a bright spot in a troubled economy. Even as President Obama works on plans to turnaround the struggling economy, destination marketers are building business by adding links on their websites to Obama tours and packages.
A Presidential Chicago tour is featured on choosechicago.com for visitors who want to “experience the city the Obamas enjoy.”
Hawaii’s official tourism site has a page dedicated to its native son, with [...] Read more
