| HVCB
Earns National Meetings Award
Corporate and incentive meeting
planners nationwide have cast their votes and presented
the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) with
a 2004 Award of Excellence from Corporate &
Incentive Travel magazine.
This is the third straight year HVCB has earned this
national award recognizing Hawaii's quality of service
in hosting corporate meetings and incentive programs.
Magazine subscribers recognized HVCB for Hawaii's excellence
with single-property meetings statewide, including on-site
support; coordinating transportation and pre- and post-tours
with attractions and vendors; assisting with accommodations
and site inspections; and providing supplier, facility
and venue information.
HVCB will receive Corporate & Incentive Travel's
Award of Excellence on November 13 at a black-tie,
gala awards ceremony in New York City.
For information about holding meetings in Hawaii, the
Islands of Aloha, visit HVCB's Corporate Meetings &
Incentives Web site at http://www.meethawaii.com
or call the CMI division at (888) 424-2924.
Islands
of Aloha Vacation Planner and Oahu Travel Planner
Going to Press
In just a few days, we’ll be submitting the member
listings section of two separate planners to the publisher.
Both the Islands of Aloha Official Vacation Planner
and the Island of Oahu Travel Planner will be going
to press, scheduled for early 2005 distributions.
If you haven’t recently checked that the contact
data we have on file your company is up to date, you
can do so by logging in to the Member Online Portal
and making any necessary changes.
The Portal is located at www.gohawaii.com/memberupdate.
If you are the designated contact for your company and
don’t remember your login information, you can
use the “Forgot
Password” feature to have your password resent
to you.
If you require additional assistance please call HVCB
Membership at (808) 924-0232.
HVCB's
Holiday Ohana Specials
Getting
the word out about your business.
Next
stop, Kahe Wale – November Issue
A great starting point to market your business to fellow
HVCB members! Extend your marketing reach by offering
a Holiday Ohana Special that welcomes fellow members
to your island and your business. This bi-annual service
encourages HVCB's ohana spirit and allows you to network
with others vested in the tourism industry.
If your company is interested in offering a Ohana Special
for our November issue of the Kahe Wale, please
e-mail HVCB Membership at membership@hvcb.org
or click
here to download the form.
When
submitting your offer please include the following:
• Your company name
• Website URL
• Offer in 20 words or less
• Phone number
• Expiration date
Be
sure to submit your offer before 4:00 pm on Wednesday,
October 20, 2004.
Click here to view the 2004 Summer Ohana Specials
Don't miss out on the opportunity. Share your special
"member-to-member" offer today!
Please call HVCB Membership at (808) 924-0230 for questions
regarding the 2004 Holiday Ohana Specials.
-The
HVCB bi-annual Ohana Special listings is a FREE service
to all business level members-
Domestic
Arrivals to Hawaii this Summer Hit All-Time High
Domestic arrivals to Hawaii this summer (June-August)
surpassed last year’s levels by 4.7 percent, reaching
a record-high 1.4 million arrivals. Arrivals from the
U.S. West totaled 831,812, a slight increase (0.4%)
over summer 2003. U.S. East summer arrivals reached
506,277 up 9.1 percent over prior year levels. International
arrivals equaled 528,950 this summer (up 19.9% from
summer 2003), helping boost total domestic and international
arrivals to Hawaii to a record 1.9 million (+8.4% over
2003).
Click
here to View 2004 Summer Domestic Arrivals
Additional statistics on arrivals to Hawaii are posted
on HVCB’s Market Trends Online website at http://www.hvcb.org/trends.
For more information on tourism statistics in Hawaii
please call the Market Trends Department at (808) 923-1811.
U.S. Embassy Showcases Hawaii
to the Australian Travel Market
The Australian Travel Market
•Nationally, Australia ranks as the seventh largest
international travel market for the U.S.
•Australians stay longer and spend more than any
other international visitor to the U.S.
•Buoyed by a rising Australian Dollar, travelers
from “Down Under” have seen their buying
power rise
by nearly 20 percent
over the past year.
•Hawaii welcomed nearly 79,000 visitors from Australia
in 2003
•Added flights and new air service between Australia
and Hawaii could boost travel
from this market in 2004.
Source: Office of Travel
and Tourism Industries; DBEDT
The U.S. Commercial Service in Australia and the Honolulu
Export Assistance Center (U.S. Department of Commerce)
are organizing a Brochure Distribution Center for Hawaii
suppliers at next February's VISIT USA Tourism
Seminars in Australia.
Click
here to learn more about this low-cost and effective
way to showcase Hawaii before
travel
professionals in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.
Kauai
Visitors Bureau August 2004 Summary
Kauai Visitors Bureau Participates in Norcal
Ohana Luau
In August, the Kauai Visitors Bureau Participated in
Norcal Ohana Luau in Pleasanton, CA (San Francisco area)
on August 17, 2004. Kauai good exposure by having a
prominent location in the restaurant during the tradeshow.
It was a great time to network with the 106 travel agents
in attendance.
ASTA World Congress in Hong Kong
The Kauai Visitors Bureau along with HVCB and the other
island chapters attended the 74th ASTA World Congress
Event in Hong Kong from September 28 – October
3, 2004. This event included two days of tradeshows,
informative seminars and a business exchange on October
1, 2004.
KVB Promotes Family Travel with Themed Press
Trip
KVB hosted its first of three press trips of 2004, the
“Kauai Family Adventure” press trip was
held on August 9 - 15. Attendees on the trip represented
media outlets such as Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
City Parent, Chicago Parent, The
Province, Family Circle, the Denver
Post and Travel Agent.
Each writer brought along a keiki to experience the
family-friendly accommodations, restaurants and activities.
Writers on the trip spent time exploring Kauai to complete
their stories with activities including ATV tours, zipline
tours and a snorkeling adventure. Mahalo to all KVB
members who provided assistance!
Save the Date!
KVB Annual Luncheon, December 10, 2004.
For more information please visit the Kauai Visitors
Bureau online at www.kauaidiscovery.com
or call (808) 245-3971.
HTA Marketing Contractors Update:
Hawaii Tourism Oceania
The "Australian Way" visits Hawaii
Hawaii Tourism Oceania (HTO) was pleased to host two
journalists from "The Australian Way" (Qantas
Airways in-flight Magazine). The journalist and photographer
team visited Oahu and Kauai with a mission of researching
two six page features on the destination. The magazine
is a monthly publication with a circulation of 150,000.
It is carried on all domestic and international Qantas
flights and is a high end publication focusing on lifestyle,
arts, travel and culture. The Oahu story is due to be
published in late 2004 in order to highlight the New
Qantas schedule due to be implemented in November.
For those interested
in hosting Australian media please contact Gemma O'Brien
via e-mail at gobrien@hawaiitourism.com.au.
GREAT month of PR exposure for HTO!
HTO enjoyed a great
month of PR in September with over 12 articles appearing
in the weekend papers, golf magazines, and an automotive
magazine. Hawaii's majestic golf courses as well as
its world class spas were featured along with two full
page articles on the Big Island, its volcano and lava
tubes, In addition, three articles featuring Waikiki
and Oahu, and one outlining what to do and see on a
short break to Kauai were also featured. A great month,
offering the Australian consumer an in-depth look at
the diversity of experiences on all of the Islands.
The total value of the exposure for this month was $163,000.
For more information
on Hawaii Tourism Oceania please call +61 2 9286 8936
or e-mail gobrien@hawaiitourism.com.au.
Successful Campaigns "Down Under"
HTO participated in several
successful campaigns over the last few months in conjunction
with wholesalers Explore Holidays,Travelscene/Amex,
and Hawaiian Airlines. The Hawaii campaign targeted
school holiday travel and ran over three weeks in NSW
weekend newspapers. HTO's press campaign contained an
editorial element outlining ideas for families considering
traveling to Hawaii. The campaign was a success with
over 1,200 enquiries over the three week period. In
early September HTO was also involved in a week long
East Coast TV campaign with Flight Centre, Creative
Holidays and Hawaiian Airlines. There was also a great
response to this campaign with over 1000 quotes during
the week.
For more information on HTO
campaigns please call +61 2 9286 8936 or e-mail gobrien@hawaiitourism.com.au.
Upcoming Events for Australia
and New Zealand
October 2004
"Taste Hawaii" Screening - October 6, 2004
Television New Zealand's top rating lifestyle program
will screen a special edition on Hawaii. This follows
the HTO assisted filming in Hawaii earlier this year.
November 2004
Travel Agent's FAM - November 20-28, HTO organized Top
Producer FAM
Visit USA Trade Shows NZ - Feburary 3-4 with events
in Auckland, Wellington & Christchurch
For more information on HTO Events please call +61 2
9286 8936 or e-mail gobrien@hawaiitourism.com.au.
Here's
What Members Have to Say
The Honolulu
Country Club is a private golf club located
in the heart of Honolulu, nestled within the exclusive
residential community of Salt Lake. The club's 6,615
yard championship golf course was designed by consultant
Arnold Palmer and architect Francis Duane. Facilities
include a banquet room seating over 400, separate
meeting rooms, the state's largest country club
practice area and driving range, full size locker
rooms for men and women, pro-shop, a Sushi Restaurant,
lap-pool with party area and parking for 275 vehicles.
The club's Event Planning Staff has a wide selection
of Theme Party Menus for the creative thoughts.
For additional information please visit us online
at www.honolulucountryclub.com,
e-mail us at membership@honolulucountryclub.com,or
call
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Ruth’s
Chris Steak House in Honolulu, Wailea and
Lahaina invite you to celebrate the Holidays at
one of our fine restaurants. We are nationally renowned
for classic steak house cuisine; Ruth’s Chris
features US Prime steaks, premium seafood, and delectable
vegetable menu items. The Ruth’s Chris experience
also includes superior service, excellent wine selections,
and a casually elegant atmosphere.
Ruth’s Chris is this year’s winner of
the Ilima award, Hale Aina award, as well as The
Best Of Star Bulletin award. Make your next holiday
event, business meeting, association meeting Sizzle!
Or give the prime gift of all. From now through
January 15, 2005, purchase $100 in Ruth’s
Chris Steak House gift certificates and we’ll
reward you with a $10 complimentary voucher.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
For information and reservations, call Alex Kirley,
Regional Sales & Special Events Manager at (808)
234-6552, email alex@direstaurants.com
or visit www.ruthschris.com.
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Pacific
Stock is the best in beautiful stock photography
of Hawaii, Asia and the Pacific Rim. Servicing Hawaii
and the world for 17 years, Pacific Stock's image
collection is composed of over 150,000 spectacular
images and is provided by 50 professional photographers
who travel throughout the Pacific region. We have
a wide selection of subjects including Vacation,
Travel, Lifestyle, Marine Life, Culture, Health
& Beauty, Sports and more... from over 1/3 of the
globe including Hawaii, Pacific Islands, Australia,
New Zealand, China, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand,
Vietnam, Myanmar (Burma), Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
and other countries in South East Asia.
Ask about our HVCB Members Only Discount!
For additional information please visit us online
at www.pacificstock.com,
email us at pics@pacificstock.com,
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or click
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Aloha
& Welcome to the HVCB Ohana
Members who joined in September 2004:
#1A Molokai Condo Bargains, AATPA, Inc., Aston Islander
On The Beach, Aston Kona By The Sea, Aston Shores At
Waikoloa, Bigti, Century 21 All Islands, David Vanzo
Productions, Inc., Endless Sunset House, Great Hawaii
Vacations, Hanauma Bay Dive Tours, Hawaiian Riders,
Ho'omahana, Island Reiki, Kauai Island Home, Inc., Makaha
Golf Resort, Makaha Resort, MauiLodging.com, Molokai
Tropical Weddings, My Paradise Wedding, We Love Molokai
Mahalo For Your Continued Support & Participation
Members who renewed in September 2004:
Member Since 1980 – 1989
Akatsuka Orchid Gardens, American Customs Brokerage
Co., Inc., Charley's Taxi & Tours, Creative Leisure
International, Delta Air Lines, Inc., DFS Hawaii, A
Division of DFS Group, Inc., Hanalei Colony Resort,
JTB Hawaii, Inc., Lahaina Shores Beach Resort, Tachibana
Golf Tours, The Westin Maui Resort & Spa
Member Since 1990 –
1999
# @ Aloha Bridal Gallery, #1 Kaimu Bay,
444 Nahua Condominium Suites, A'apali Ocean Outlook
at Pali Uli, All Ways Maui'd Weddings & Ceremonies,
Aloha Beautiful Hawaii Weddings, Anheuser-Busch Sales
of Hawaii, Inc., Audio Visual Headquarters, Bali Hai
Helicopter Tours, Inc., Battleship Missouri Memorial,
Bougainvillea Bed & Breakfast, Captain Cook Resorts,
CB Richard Ellis, Celebrations From the Heart, Certified
Vacations Group Inc., Dahlquist Photography, Dream Cruises,
Dreams Come True, Garden Island Properties & Vacation
Rentals, Gregory Caputy, M.D., PH.D, Hanalei North Shore
Props., Ltd., Hawaii Okinawa Center, Hawaii Opera Theatre,
Hawaiian Islands Bed & Breakfast, Hawaiian Vacations,
Hawaii's Plantation Village, House of Fountains, Ironman
Triathlon, Island Gifts, Kama'aina Kids, Kauai Coinmatic,
Inc., Kauai Nursery & Landscaping, Inc., Kauai Paint
& Jalousie, Laura Mueller, Maui Hotel Association,
Maui Mountain Riders, Inc., Mohala Ke Ola Bed &
Breakfast, Neiman Marcus, Old Lahaina Luau, Pacific
Service & Development Corp., Plumeria Moon, Punua
Insurance Agency, Inc., RE/MAX Kauai.com, Red Sail Sports,
Secret Beach Hideaway, The Inn at Mama's Fish House,
Travelocity, Two Mermaids on the SunnySide of Maui Bed
& Breakfast, UH-Hilo Conference Center/Hawaiian
EDventure Program
Member Since 2000-2003
1 & 1 Wedding by the Sea, 1-888-282-3459
Molokai Rentals, A Simply Elegant Wedding, Aalii Wailana
Sands Resort, Abhasa Waikiki Spa, Activity Wholesalers,
Aloha Junction B&B, Aloha Ocean Lookout, Aloha Weddings
in Paradise, Alyce C. Sportfishing, Barefoot's Cashback
Tours, Beau Mariage (Beautiful Weddings), Better Business
Bureau Of Hawaii, Blue Ocean Weddings, Blue Ocean Weddings,
Buca di Beppo, Chase 'N Rainbows Real Estate, Inc.,
Daniel Thiebaut Restaurant, Dreams Come True on Maui,
Expeditions, Expeditions, Fish Maui, LLC, Hale Ko'olau,
LLC, Hale Pukalani Vacation Rentals, Haliimaile General
Store, Hana Flower Company, Hawaii Health Guide, Hawaii
Kai Corporation, Hotels.com, Incredible Journey, Isana
Ocean Sports, Island Adventures, Kauai Country Inn,
Kiahuna Golf Club, Kipu Ranch Adventures, Lanai Art
Center, Macy's, Marriott's Ko Olina Beach Club, Our
Beachfront Cottage in Molokai, Pacific Soundz Productions,
Pearl Country Club, Puakea Golf Course, Radisson Kauai
Beach Resort, Scuba Mike, Sea Wife Charters, SGV Hawaii,
Silver Falls Ranch Inc., The Real Hawaii Eco-Cultural
Excursions, Tony S. Vericella, Touchworks, TryKauai.com,
Volcano Country Cottages, Whalers Cove, Wild Side Specialty
Tours
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