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Hawaii hotel rates rise 11 percent, occupancy declines slightly – Pacific Business News (Honolulu) (blog)

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Russ Roberts

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Hawaii hotel rates rise 11 percent, occupancy declines slightly Pacific Business News (Honolulu) (blog) Occupancy at Hawaii hotels decreased slightly last week, when compared to the same week last year, while the statewide average daily room rate…

Russell Roberts‘s insight:

Be careful how much you raise the room rate. You could kill the "goose that lays the golden egg." Cost-conscious travelers may opt for cheaper places to stay, such as the Bahamas, Bermuda, or even Latin America. These places are closer than Hawaii…and sometimes, cheaper than Hawaii. Aloha, Russ.

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About Russ Roberts

Retired News director of Pacific Radio Group Radio Stations on Hawaii-the Big Island. I have more than 40 years of broadcast experience, including positons at KTUH-FM (UH-Manoa), KPOI-FM (Honolulu). KHLO-AM (Hilo), KKBG-FM (KBIG-FM)(Hilo/Kona), KAPA-FM (Hilo-Kona). Native-FM (Hilo-Kona), and ESPN Hawaii (Hilo-Kona). Former University of Hawaii-Hilo librarian. Retired Air Force Officer. Amatuer (Ham) Radio operator since 1977 (currently holds the Amateur Extra Class License from the FCC-KH6JRM).... Can read, write, and speak Russian. Retired on 30 September 2011, but still maintains a Hawaii Island News Blog.

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