Hawaii Voted Number One Travel Destination
In travel related news, Hawaii 24/7 reported in a story this week February 6, 2010, that Travel Weekly has named Hawaii best state destination for tourism. The Big Island is particularly popular because of the volcano. That is some prime real estate over there.
The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), the state agency for tourism, released an announcement that Hawaii has been selected by Travel Weekly as the winner in the Best U.S. State Destination category for its seventh annual Readers Choice Awards. The island of Maui was recognized under the Hawaii category as Best Destination. If you happen to be looking for anice piece of land while visiting the big island or one of the other beatiful islands in the chain, might I recommend big island real estate as they are run by Sotheby’s and are among the best such real estate firms in all of the big island. Now back to the main article:
Mike McCartney is HTA’s president and chief executive officer. He was quoted in the article as saying, “We are truly honored that Hawaii has been chosen for such a prestigious award. A big mahalo to the Hawaii Visitors and Conventions Bureau (HVCB), its island chapters and Hawaii’s visitor industry employees for their outstanding efforts, support and hard work throughout the year.”
Hawaii 24/7 writes that Travel Weekly is the country’s foremost provider of information supplied to the travel industry. The information they provide reaches 180,000 plus readers a week. Its awards are well-regarded and are given once a year for achievements in the travel industry.