09-26-2016, 01:59 PM
"Hawaii isn't as popular with Europeans as one would think. They have lots of closer and cheaper Tropical Alternatives"
A direct flight would solve some of that. For my aunt to get here there was one stop in Europe, a stop on the East coast, a stop on the West coast, and then the flight to Hawaii. It took her about 2 days and she hated it. A single 14 hour trip sounds a lot more inviting.
Most Western Europeans take very long vacations (closer to a month than the 1-2 weeks others take). I wonder if the process of getting here is less important than that after a couple of weeks one is ready to see something else. I mean... if you're from NW Europe visiting Italy and you get bored, likely Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Cypress, Southern France, and other exotic locales are on the itinerary. Kinda puts that Hilo / Kona thing into perspective. On the other hand, a European who has already done the Mediterranean / Northern Africa trips wants something else. Maybe they want to come to Hawaii?
A direct flight would solve some of that. For my aunt to get here there was one stop in Europe, a stop on the East coast, a stop on the West coast, and then the flight to Hawaii. It took her about 2 days and she hated it. A single 14 hour trip sounds a lot more inviting.
Most Western Europeans take very long vacations (closer to a month than the 1-2 weeks others take). I wonder if the process of getting here is less important than that after a couple of weeks one is ready to see something else. I mean... if you're from NW Europe visiting Italy and you get bored, likely Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Cypress, Southern France, and other exotic locales are on the itinerary. Kinda puts that Hilo / Kona thing into perspective. On the other hand, a European who has already done the Mediterranean / Northern Africa trips wants something else. Maybe they want to come to Hawaii?