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