Tourism industry hopes to cash in this spring break, but visitor forecast remains unclear

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – This spring break, many within the tourism trade are hoping to money in.

“We’re simply hoping there may be a whole lot of last-minute bookings and different stuff,” stated Allen Farinas, with Shore Fyre Restaurant, who added he isn’t positive whether or not the break will translate into an enormous uptick in customer spending.

“There’s some issues with the economic system occurring and the explanation why individuals may not journey,” he stated.

He added, “Issues don’t appear like an enormous inflow of tourists.”

The Hawaii Tourism Authority stated customer numbers for March are trending again to regular.

Final 12 months, the islands noticed practically 800,000 guests throughout spring break. That was up 40% from 2021.

Earlier than the pandemic, Hawaii noticed practically 1 million guests in the identical month.

Carl Bonham, the manager director for the College of Hawaii Financial Analysis Group, stated there’s motive to be hopeful. “After we began 2022, issues have been weaker. Truly we had Omicron,” he stated.

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