We're counting down to June 16. That's when interisland travel restrictions will be relaxed and Hawaii moves one step closer to reopening transpacific flights.
Today we talk marketing strategies and have invited representatives from the airline, hotels and industry trackers to our round table talk.
Our guests are:
Chris Kam, President & Chief operating officer of Omnitrak. His tourism and travel marketing research and forecasting spans more than 25 years. He served as the Hawai‘i Visitors and Convention Bureau’s Senior Director of Market Insights for a decade.
Avi Mannis, Senior Vice President - Marketing of Hawaiian Airlines. Mannis joined the company in July 2007 as Senior Director of Transformation. Prior to that , he worked at The Boston Consulting Group in New York City and Paris, France, and at Christie's Auction House in New York City.
John White, Director of Sales and Marketing at Ka’anapali Beach Hotel. White sits on Hawaii Tourism Authority’s Oceania, Europe and Canada advisory committees. He is a member of the Maui Visitors Bureau Marketing Committee White also worked with the Kapalua resort , Maui Eco-Adventures and Nike Company in Oregon.
We want to hear from you. How has your community fared with less tourists coming to Hawaii? What are your concerns? Do you work in the visitor industry? Call our talkback line at 808-792-8217 or write to talkback@hawaiipublicradio.org.
