Rising oil prices, airfares aren’t slowing tourism arrivals to Hawaii ― at least not yet

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Specialists say regardless of the prediction of upper airline fares, the conflict in Ukraine may very well push extra guests to Hawaii.

Aviation specialists warn that the excessive worth of oil brought on by the battle in Ukraine is not going to solely the value on the pump, however the price of journeys to and from the islands.

“The conflict is now accelerating, you don’t know what will occur subsequent,” stated Jerry Agrusa, College of Hawaii journey professor.

Agrusa stated there’s plenty of uncertainty concerning the future and lot of parents are canceling their journeys to Europe.

“Everyone, particularly coming from Asia that was going to go to Europe, they canceled a visit,” Agrusa stated.

Nevertheless it doesn’t look like the rising prices of jet gas are stopping too many people from coming right here.

“We actually haven’t seen a drop in any respect. In truth, we had a few of our greatest numbers this previous weekend, virtually rivaling what we obtained in 2019,” stated Mufi Hannemann, the President and CEO of the Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Affiliation.

Specialists stated that Hawaii is trying like a greater vacation spot for individuals planning a trip.

“I believe that folks that have been planning to go to Europe, for April, and Might, they only stated, no, let’s discover one other good vacation spot,” stated Agrusa. “And we have now one of many nicest locations on Earth, we do have the most effective climate on Earth. And we’re simply going to get increasingly more vacationers.”

In line with the Shopper Worth Index, airline ticket fares have been up 12% in February in comparison with a 12 months in the past. However specialists warn the conflict in Ukraine may increase the costs much more.

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