The demise of Sunday newspaper travel sections a huge hit to Hawaii and Mexico tourism.

October 28th, 2009 by George


Now I know you are thinking what’s the difference between online promotion and newspaper advertisements. But I would like to submit there is a huge difference.
I owned and operated a mid-sized travel agency in Silicon Valley for 20 years. We would run newspaper advertisements promoting Hawaii and Mexico vacation packages. These ads produced a […]

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How to Revive Hawaii Tourism

October 20th, 2009 by George


Recently the Hawaii Tourism Board release figures that showed tourist arrivals were down 20% for June, July & August of 2009 compared to the year prior. That’s a considerable drop by any measure. The instant thought that crossed my mind was how this was affecting the many great Hawaiian families dependent on tourism.

Hawaii is still my […]

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