Hawaii posts $5.3 billion in 2013 hotel revenue

Hawaii hotels saw stronger business in 2013, with full-year revenue reaching $5.3 billion compared with $4.8 billion in 2012, a report by Hospitality Advisors and STR shows. Average daily rates also rose 10.8 percent year over year. However, room demand and visitor arrivals declined during the second half of the year. Read the Travel Weekly story here