The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-06-18
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"Everv steamer arriving from San
Francisco rings many Islanders back
home, said cting-Sccretary Taylor
Of the promotion committee yesterday.
- wonder if the public in general
really understands what tourist
means. Onr steamers come into port
frequently with most of the cabins DC.
"uPied, and while many are the no
called tourist, there is always
sprinkling of Islanders
An Islander returning home Is al
most in the category Of Il tourist, for,
getting right down to brass lacks. We
must realize that Islanders who return
home must be regarded, from pro
motion sta ndpoint, as tourists. In fact,
from the monetary standpoint he IL
more 80, because all the time he has
been away, he has been spending
money which otherwise would have
been spent here. The tourist comes
here from elsewhere and spends money
for while and then goes away. That
eliminates him entirely. Therefore, an
Islander returning home, means the
spending of his money right here again.
Expends $1,000 Per Day
much has been said of just what
value a tourist is to any community
into which he happens TO wander. In
Los Angeles and other cities, they have
come to the conclusion that his value
as a tourist is about ten dollars day.
| can give two succinct instances of
what tourist means to community.
\ wear ago, arrangements were made
V one of the largest tourist com.
Janies in the world, tor looking after
certain traveller while in Honolulu.
He was to rpTain in the Islands fifty
days and to have an allowance Of fifty
dollars day. That would have meant
$4,000 for his stay here. incidentally,
the European war broke out and this
particular tourists plans, as far as
Hawaii was concerned the proposed ex-
penditUreS were cancelled. However,
he was an exception and far above
the usual estimate. But it Just goes
10 show some of our people who must
Lave hailed originally from Missouri
Transpacific Travel Aids
- Another instance is Of the same
tourist concern which arranged for a
seven days stay Of man and wife
and their child. For just their stay
in tn" lsl"nds alone, including hotel,
n trip to the Volcano, sight seeing trip
hv automobile their least fixed ex-
lenses will be in the neighborhood Of
thirty dollars day for the party.
Aside from this will be their shopping
and other incidental expenses which
are of their own making.
I'VE must not forget the through
Transpaciic travel, as Honolulu reaps
the benefit of this, for practically py.
cry through passenger makes purchases
of some kind or another and pays for
various forms Of recreation.
Tourist Travel Soon Heavy
"ThPre is a gradual increase in ira
vel to the Islands, and despite the war,
and despite the fact that people in
the Eastern States are not travelling
50 much as was expected of them, that
Is to the westward. Hawaii looms well
up on the tourist horizon.
1T must be remembered that for
many years the estimates of the pro
motion committee have been based to
some extent on what proportion of ira
vel might be expected by way OF the
Panama Canal. Just at the moment
We expected the canal to be a prihci-
raI medium for pouring travellers into
the Islands, the war interferred and
Vessels that were scheduled to pass
through the canal and then to cali at
Honolulu, are all laid up in various
ports of the world
- As soon as the war ceases it takes
no prophet to fOresee the great amount
of travel which will come our way via
the Panama Canal. -