| Tourism to the Hawaii Islands has suffered | | | | 10%, the rates have reduced by almost 25%. |
| tremendously. Over the course of the last year | | | | High end vacation rentals such as Kolea in the |
| the Islands have seen a decrease in tourism from | | | | Waikoloa Beach Resort, have seem to be a very |
| the same month the previous year of roughly | | | | nice alternative to vacationers who typically stay |
| 20% to now even 35%. As businesses in the | | | | in the hotels. Vacation Rentals offer a cost |
| Islands fight to stay open, they each find a | | | | effective alternative to hotels for vacationers that |
| different challenge. | | | | go to the Islands annually. |
| Hotels | | | | Hawaii Activities |
| Businesses associated with hotels have suffered | | | | Activity vendors have suffered greatly. Most |
| the most. With hotel occupancy down the | | | | vacationers are barely getting by to afford their |
| greatest of all accommodations, employees as | | | | accommodations and airfare and are not willing to |
| well as vendors are equally suffering. | | | | spend that extra money on activities. While the |
| Unemployment from the hotels has skyrocketed | | | | Hawaii Islands offer an array of things to see and |
| and a lot of small businesses have lost their | | | | do, most people are passing on them in attempt |
| largest clients. The Waikoloa Beach Resort has | | | | to save money. has seen a drop in sales of 34% |
| attempted to be proactive in hosting concerts | | | | over the course of the last year. The vendors |
| quarterly to try to boost traffic into the resorts. | | | | seem to be cutting out the middleman in attempt |
| This has been beneficial to all the businesses within | | | | to stay in business. |
| the resort, but it only lasts 2-3 days. | | | | With all of this in mind, Hawaii is still the top |
| Vacation Rentals | | | | vacation destination in the US and some even feel |
| Vacation Rentals have not seem to suffer as | | | | in the world. Once the economy rebounds, you |
| much as hotels from an occupancy perspective. | | | | are sure to see a drastic boost in tourism to the |
| While occupancy has averaged only going down | | | | Hawaiian Islands. |