| Released just in time for the busy summer
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| | rising Hawaii hotel and air prices in
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| travel season--the 2005 Hawaii Family
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| | 2004 and 2005.
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| Vacation Cost Index.
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| | Previous years indexes were:
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| Travel-Hawaii.com's Hawaii Family
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| | 2004 - $6831.12
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| Vacation Cost Index is projected to
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| | 2003 - $6591.32
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| increase by nearly 2.5% in 2005. This
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| | 2002 - $6342.04
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| annual index measures the total dollar
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| | 2001 - $6476.20
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| amount spent by a typical family of four,
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| | 2000 - $7259.80
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| for a seven-night Hawaii vacation.
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| | The Hawaii Family Vacation Cost Index
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| The index is based on the average total
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| | represents the "average" spent on Hawaii
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| expenditures per day, per person,
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| | vacations based on visitor surveys.
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| according to the Hawaii Department of
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| | Of course, the actual dollar amount spent
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| Business, Economic Development & Tourism
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| | on Hawaii vacations could be
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| (DBEDT.) The DBEDT calculations include
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| | significantly less. Traveling during
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| all monies spent on lodging, car rental,
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| | off-peak times, staying in moderate
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| fuel and parking, taxis, shopping and
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| | accommodations, or purchasing special
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| souvenirs, meals, drinks, entertainment,
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| | reduced airfares or hotels could greatly
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| inter-island flights, and activities.
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| | reduce costs.
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| This number is then added to an airfare
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| | Vacation costs could also be
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| price average, which is based on
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| | significantly higher if traveling during
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| round-trip airfare between various US
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| | peak times such as summer, spring break,
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| mainland cities and Hawaii.
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| | or holidays; staying in luxury
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| The projected cost of the average
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| | accommodations, or purchasing higher cost
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| seven-night Hawaii vacation for a family
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| | activities such as spas or golf.
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| of four is $6998.20 for 2005. While not
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| | Hawaii vacation prices continue to rise,
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| quite up to pre 9/11 numbers, this cost
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| | and the major economic forecasts project
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| increase is consistent with the trend of
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| | this trend will continue well into the
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| record setting Hawaii hotel occupancy
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| | future.
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| rates, number of Hawaii visitors, and
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