More North Americans will travel here in 2013, state says

By Allison Schaefers

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 06, 2012

~~<p>Despite economic uncertainty and lagging consumer confidence, North American leisure and business travelers are expected to make more trips to Hawaii next year.</p>
<p>"The fiscal cliff is dominating many people's thoughts and it won't be resolved without pain and we'll have to determine how it affects our customers," John Monahan, president of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau, told members of the visitor industry who gathered on Wednesday for the contractor's annual meeting.</p>
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Despite economic uncertainty and lagging consumer confidence, North American leisure and business travelers are expected to make more trips to Hawaii next year.

"The fiscal cliff is dominating many people's thoughts and it won't be resolved without pain and we'll have to determine how it affects our customers," John Monahan, president of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau, told members of the visitor industry who gathered on Wednesday for the contractor's annual meeting. Login for more...