Abatyeleli kwiZiqithi zaseHawaii bachithe isixa-mali se-8.88 yeebhiliyoni zeedola kwisiqingatha sokuqala sika-2019, ukuhla ngeepesenti ezi-2.0 xa kuthelekiswa nexesha elifanayo ngo-2018, ngokwezibalo zokuqala ezikhutshwe namhlanje. Igunya lezoKhenketho eHawaii (HTA). Ngenyanga kaJuni, inkcitho yeendwendwe iyonke inyuke nge-2.8 yeepesenti xa kuthelekiswa nonyaka odlulileyo.
Iidola zoKhenketho ezisuka kwiRhafu yeNdawo yokuHlala (TAT) incede ukuxhasa ngezimali iminyhadala emininzi yoluntu kunye namanyathelo okuqala kwilizwe liphela kwisiqingatha sokuqala sika-2019, kubandakanya uMnyhadala we-Honolulu, uMnyhadala wePan Pacific, ezahlukeneyo. Imisitho yoMbhiyozo kaKumkani Kamehameha, kunye neNkqubo ye-LEI (Ubunkokeli, ukuHlola, kunye nokuphefumlelwa), ekhuthaza abafundi bezikolo eziphakamileyo zaseHawaii ukuba baqhubele phambili imisebenzi yokuhamba kunye nokwamkela iindwendwe.
Iyonke inkcitho yeendwendwe ngexesha lesiqingatha sokuqala sika-2019 inyuke ukusuka e-US West (+2.7% ukuya kwi-3.45 yeebhiliyoni zeedola) kodwa yehla ukusuka e-US East (-1.2% ukuya kwi-2.40 yeebhiliyoni zeedola), eJapan (-2.7% ukuya kwi-1.05 yeebhiliyoni zeedola), eCanada (-1.7% ukuya kwi-635.9 yezigidi zeedola) kunye nazo zonke ezinye iiMarike zamazwe ngamazwe (-13.6% ukuya kwi-1.33 yeebhiliyoni zeedola) xa kuthelekiswa nonyaka odlulileyo.
Kwinqanaba lelizwe liphela, inkcitho yemihla ngemihla yehle yaya kutsho kwi-196 yeedola ngomntu… FUNDA INQAKU ELIGCWELE KWI-HAWAIINEWS.ONLINE.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Tourism dollars from the Transient Accommodations Tax (TAT) helped to fund dozens of community events and initiatives statewide during the first half of 2019, including the Honolulu Festival, Pan Pacific Festival, various King Kamehameha Celebration events, and the LEI (Leadership, Exploration, and Inspiration) Program, which encourages Hawaii high school students to pursue careers in travel and hospitality.
- On a statewide level, average daily spending decreased to $196 per person… READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT HAWAIINEWS.
- 0 percent compared to the same period in 2018, according to preliminary statistics released today by the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA).
