Hotel's huge gingerbread village honors growth in global tourism

By Allison Schaefers

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 09, 2012

~~<p>The growing international influence on the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani's global gingerbread village is like an edible metaphor for Hawaii's visitor industry, which has seen foreign arrivals who came by air increase by 16.8 percent through the first 10 months of this year.</p>
<p>While the hotel's executive chef, Ralf Bauer, has long constructed a gingerbread village in Waikiki, this year's masterpiece has expanded by about 100 feet to incorporate additional international destinations in honor of the hotel's growing global base.</p>
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The growing international influence on the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani's global gingerbread village is like an edible metaphor for Hawaii's visitor industry, which has seen foreign arrivals who came by air increase by 16.8 percent through the first 10 months of this year.

While the hotel's executive chef, Ralf Bauer, has long constructed a gingerbread village in Waikiki, this year's masterpiece has expanded by about 100 feet to incorporate additional international destinations in honor of the hotel's growing global base. Login for more...