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Hawaii: July visitor arrivals reach 92+% of July 2019 figures but full
recovery not forecast until 2025

Preliminary visitor statistics released communities,” he expaloins. the U.S. East in July 2022, up by 2.3%
by Hawaii’s Department of Business, “Travelers from around the world have compared to the 243,498 visitors in July
Economic Development and Tourism come to know and appreciate that Hawaii 2019. U.S. East visitors spent $643.4
(DBEDT), report that 919,154 visitors is indeed a special place where dreams do million in July 2022, up 26 percent
came to the Hawaiian Islands in July 2022, come true,” he said. from $510.7 million in July 2019. Daily
representing a 92.4% recovery from July spending by U.S. East visitors in July 2022
2019. Visitor Spending and Visitor Arrivals by ($260 per person) increased significantly in
This is the highest monthly visitor Major Market comparison to July 2019 ($216 per person,
count since January 2020. Visitors spent All 919,154 visitors in July 2022 +20.1%).
$1.94 billion in the state in July 2022, an arrived by air service, mainly from the There were 23,133 visitors from Japan
increase of 14.3% compared to the $1.70 U.S. West and U.S. East. In comparison, in July 2022 compared to 134,587 visitors
billion reported for July 2019. 995,210 visitors (-7.6%) arrived by air (-82.8%) in July 2019. Visitors from Japan
Despite the strong numbers, DBEDT service in July 2019. spent $42.8 million in July 2022 compared
does not forecast full recovery until 2025. No out-of-state cruise ships came to to $186.5 million (-77%) in July 2019.
Hawaii Tourism Authority President Hawaii in July 2022 or in July 2019. Daily spending by Japanese visitors in July
and CEO John De Fries, comments: The average length of stay by visitors 2022 ($233 per person) was flat compared
“Meaningful economic recovery in July 2022 was 9.36 days, up from 8.92 to July 2019 ($234 per person, -0.4%).
continued during the peak summer month days (+4.9%) in July 2019. In July 2022, 25,684 visitors arrived
of July as Hawaii saw significant increases The statewide average daily census from Canada compared to 26,939 visitors
in total visitor spending from the U.S. and was 277,444 visitors in July 2022 (-4.7%) in July 2019. Visitors from Canada
Canada markets compared to July 2019. compared to 286,419 visitors (-3.1%) in spent $57.1 million in July 2022, compared
Travel demand from Japan is anticipated July 2019. to $50.1 million (+14%) in July 2019.
to gradually increase as we head into the Daily spending by Canadian visitors in
fall and winter seasons, with the recent U.S. tourist spend higher than in 2019 July 2022 ($189 per person) increased
resumption of air service between Tokyo- In July 2022, 528,319 visitors arrived compared to July 2019 ($158 per person,
Kona and Tokyo-Honolulu adding to the from the U.S. West, an increase of 14.2% +19.6%).
steady return of international flights.” compared to 462,676 visitors in July 2019. In July 2022, there were 92,861
De Fries said that Hawaii’s destination U.S. West visitors spent $973.8 million in visitors from All Other International
management work will continue to focus July 2022, up 45.4% from $669.8 million Markets, which included visitors from
on educating visitors about traveling within in July 2019. Daily spending by U.S. West Oceania, Other Asia, Europe, Latin
the islands in a manner that is mindful, “as visitors in July 2022 ($211 per person) was America, Guam, Philippines and the
we seek to balance the economic vitality of much higher compared to July 2019 ($165 Pacific Islands. In comparison, there were
our industry with the health of our natural per person, +27.6%). 127,510 visitors (-27.2%) from All Other
environment and the well-being of our There were 249,157 visitors from International Markets in July 2019.

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