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By Eagle Strayhorn | February 23, 2012
Last year, Hawaii saw its share of ups and downs. But the Aloha State made a strong finish for 2011, experiencing positive growth in visitor arrivals and visitor spending.
Discover Hawaii Tours also experienced positive growth overall, solidifying our position as a leader in the Hawaii in the tour industry.
In 2011, Hawaii experienced a 3.8% rise in visitors with 7.3 million people coming to our islands. Double-digit growth in visitors from countries like Canada, Australia, and New Zealand helped fuel a successful year for the Aloha State.
Despite a drop in the number of Japanese visitors coming to Hawaii in 2011 due to the devastating tsunami that hit Japan in March, Hawaii ended the year with a nearly 4% increase in overall visitors.
Visitor spending also increased from previous statistics. In December 2011, visitor spending hit a new record: $1.3 billion for the month.
At Discover Hawaii Tours, during 2011 we’ve seen growth in nearly every sector of our company. And we continue to grow in 2012.
Discover Hawaii Tours Launched a New Mobile Site in January 2012
From new hires to new tires (buses, that is), Discover Hawaii Tours has increased our presence in the local tour industry and on the web many times over!
2011 and early 2012 Milestones
- We announced six new tours in January 2011 (and our newest writer, too)
- We launched our first webinar
- We also launched a new travel guide to the islands
- New buses arrived at our Honolulu headquarters
- We added a new Big Island Zipline tour to our roster
- We created two new Polynesian Cultural Center tours
- We introduced the new West Oahu Snorkel Tour
- We added new cruises on the Waikiki Rigger and Kanoa II Catamaran
- Our new mobile site went live in January 2012
- We increased our presence on new social networks, like Foursquare and Pinterest
- We created 360° virtual tours of Hawaii on TourWrist
Join us in 2012!
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