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HTA: Fewer visitors in June, but spending was up

Hawaii visitor totals were down modestly in June compared to the same month in 2010, but those who came outspent those who were here a year ago, the Hawaii Tourism Authority Hawaii Tourism Authority Latest from The Business Journals Hawaiian Airlines adding Austrailia flightsPGA Tour stop on Maui looking for new executive director, charityVendors bank on cruise ship industry to make bigger waves Follow this company reported Tuesday.

In fact, total visitor spending for the first half of 2011 rose 18.4 percent when compared to last year to $6 billion, and total arrivals grew 4.7 percent to nearly 3.6 million visitors from the same time last year.

A total of 607,264 people visited Hawaii in June, down 2.9 percent compared to 625,682 the previous year. Those visitors spent $1.03 billion, up 13.1 percent, from June 2010.

Out of the total visitor count, 274,301 came from the western United States and 160,009 from the eastern Mainland; 84,950 visitors came from Japan, 16,160 came from Canada and 17,644 came from other places.

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