Re: Aloha Tower Marketplace
OK, so with this, you admit that your only evidence for your statement regarding foot traffic in Waikiki is anecdotal, and thus should be considered with that caveat. That's fine with me. On to the tourist-spending points...
Your quote from the S-A article of 1/30/11:
is too vague. If you wish to support a claim of Chinese & Japanese tourists spending more per capita than Mainland tourists, then you need to show comparative figures of those three distinct groups, not just two of them against "all" tourists. (Again, I'm not saying you are wrong, just that you are not showing clear proof to support your assumption.)
In this later article from Pacific Business News, dated 10/25/11, you will also find these statements:
It also goes on to speak of "the continued increase in Japanese visitor spending."
Still not conclusive proof, and just as vague as your own supporting argument. So I offer this very recent PBN article, dated 11/29/12, which states clearly that Japan has just recently (October) become Hawaii’s second largest visitor market, after the U.S. West Coast market, and only now just ahead of the U.S. East Coast market.
Key points from the article ---
Visitor arrivals from each market, October 2012:
U.S. Mainland - 374,401 (255,602 West Coast + 118,799 East Coast)
Japan - 125,742
Total visitor expenditures from each market:
U.S. Mainland - $627.1 million ($381.7 m West Coast + $245.4 m East Coast)
Japan - $236.4 million
I believe that the above figures show that U.S. Mainland visitors spend more money in Hawai`i than those from Japan.
Originally posted by Frankie's Market
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Your quote from the S-A article of 1/30/11:
By comparison, the average spending for all Hawaii tourists averages just $178 per day, according to the HTA.
In this later article from Pacific Business News, dated 10/25/11, you will also find these statements:
Total visitor spending rose almost 20 percent to top $1 billion in September, as visitors from the West Coast, Japan and Canada increased their average daily spending, the Hawaii Tourism Authority said.
Per-person spending in September rose 12.6 percent to $198.60 per day, compared to $176.40 per day in September 2010. Much of that was due to increases in average daily spending by Mainland, Canadian and Japanese visitors.
Still not conclusive proof, and just as vague as your own supporting argument. So I offer this very recent PBN article, dated 11/29/12, which states clearly that Japan has just recently (October) become Hawaii’s second largest visitor market, after the U.S. West Coast market, and only now just ahead of the U.S. East Coast market.
Key points from the article ---
Visitor arrivals from each market, October 2012:
U.S. Mainland - 374,401 (255,602 West Coast + 118,799 East Coast)
Japan - 125,742
Total visitor expenditures from each market:
U.S. Mainland - $627.1 million ($381.7 m West Coast + $245.4 m East Coast)
Japan - $236.4 million
I believe that the above figures show that U.S. Mainland visitors spend more money in Hawai`i than those from Japan.
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