60% of Aussies book Hawaii through travel agent

60% of Aussies book Hawaii through travel agent

Travel agents are essential no matter what destination you’re talking about, but Hawaii is a special one, with six in 10 Aussies booking the tourist hub via their travel agent.

So to keep in the know, agents are invited to register for Australia’s biggest Hawai‘i Roadshow, Aloha Down Under, which runs from 7–11 August.

Presented by Hawai‘i Tourism Oceania, the annual roadshow regularly attracts over 600 travel agents across Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, with this year’s event set to be bigger and better than ever.

Twenty-six of Hawai‘i’s top tourism operators including accommodation, activity and attraction suppliers will travel from the Aloha State for a series of workshops with delegates.

Australian Country Manager for Hawai’i Tourism Oceania (HTO), Kerri Anderson, said Aloha Down Under was a fantastic opportunity to hear the latest Hawai’i product news, network with Hawai’i suppliers and enjoy an evening of great food, Hawaiian entertainment and prizes.

“Aussies absolutely love Hawai’i, so much so that Australia is Hawai’i’s third largest international market, which is quite astounding given our population size compared to other markets,” she said.

“Six out of ten Australians travellers to Hawai‘i also book through a travel agent, so the Aloha Down Under Roadshow is the best opportunity for agents to learn how to better sell Hawai’i to clients.

“Our trade partners are as important as ever in assisting us to give travellers a compelling reason to visit Hawai‘i and in showing that Hawai‘i is a value-for-money destination.”

The roadshow’s five day program also includes a dedicated B2B function and a media event.

Attendees will enjoy live Hawaiian entertainment, cultural demonstrations, all the latest destination updates from the Hawai‘i Tourism Oceania team and the opportunity to win some great Hawai’i holiday prizes.

For more information and to register attendance at the event, click here.

Email the Travel Weekly team at traveldesk@travelweekly.com.au

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    1. & not just Hawaii. If any punter tries to book their USA snow holiday online, they either not find what they want or pay far too much. Most or all of the snow holiday deals we sell, can’t even be found online. Why ? Far to many variables.
      Most of our clients, ski for around 2 weeks & do other things for another week, such as LA, SFO, LAS, MCO or NYC or combo of all.
      Some of our clients book some of their non-ski holiday online, but not the snow holiday portion.

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