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Hawaii and Maui won't see a full tourism recovery if the public perceive them as responsible for leaving the wildfire victims homeless.
Dawit Habtemariam | 1 day ago
Short-Term Rentals
The proposed legislation uses the carrot and stick approach to secure long-term housing from short-term rentals.
Srividya Kalyanaraman | 1 week ago
Today's podcast discusses Maui's reopening, JetBlue's terrible quarter, and Colorado's short-term rental debate.
Rashaad Jorden | 1 month ago
Public officials sped up the full reopening of West Maui to help save the pivotal holiday season for all of Maui. Hopefully, it's not too late.
Dawit Habtemariam | 1 month ago
News Blog
Maui's western region will be fully reopened to the public on November 1, Maui Mayor Richard Bissen announced on Monday. The reopened will area span Kahana to Ka'anapali. Only burned-out sections of the historic Lahaina will remained closed. The reopening date will be nearly three months after the devastating wildfires in West Maui that started…
West Maui has started to reopen to tourists. That will probably do more for the rest of the island than the western region, which is still healing.
Dawit Habtemariam | 2 months ago
Hotels
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at what’s happening at Skift Global Forum, Ennismore’s resort push, and natural disasters and tourism.
Rashaad Jorden | 2 months ago
Natural disasters have decimated several destinations in recent months, so how have events like earthquakes and wildfires impacted tourism industries? Ask Skift provides answers.
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at Maui’s recovery, Marriott’s carbon footprint, and Spirit’s dispiriting forecast.
Rashaad Jorden | 3 months ago
After wildfires devastated Maui's western region, the island as a whole appeared to show resilience in hotel demand. Plus, optimism at Hyatt, North America's top hotel managers, and more news highlights.
Sean O'Neill | 3 months ago