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Occupancy at hotels on Oahu, Maui, Kauai and Hawaii isle put state in good stead

By Star-Advertiser staff

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 26, 2013

~~<p>Oahu ended 2012 just shy of its prior occupancy peak, but isle hotels were fuller last year than those in most competing sun destinations, according to a Hawaii Competitive Global Rankings report released Monday by Hospitality Advisors LLC.</p>
<p>An 11 percent increase in visitor arrivals to Oahu last year helped its occupancy improve to 84.7 percent, a 4 percentage point gain from the prior year. Oahu's record occupancy is 85.3 percent, reached in 2005.</p>
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Oahu ended 2012 just shy of its prior occupancy peak, but isle hotels were fuller last year than those in most competing sun destinations, according to a Hawaii Competitive Global Rankings report released Monday by Hospitality Advisors LLC.

An 11 percent increase in visitor arrivals to Oahu last year helped its occupancy improve to 84.7 percent, a 4 percentage point gain from the prior year. Oahu's record occupancy is 85.3 percent, reached in 2005. Login for more...