Posted on 2:44 am, Monday, June 10, 2013. Tags: hawaii visitors and convention bureau, john monahan, karen hughes, mike mccartney
MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau has announced that longtime Starwood executive Karen Hughes has joined the Bureau in the new position of Vice President of Meet Hawaii and Travel Industry Partnerships. She began work April 15. In her new role, Hughes – who has more than 15 years of sales and marketing […]
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Posted on 4:37 am, Thursday, May 27, 2010. Tags: anne banas, editors choice awards, hawaii tourism authority, john monahan, mike mccartney, smartertravel
MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii recently was named “Best Value Destination†in the SmarterTravel Editors’ Choice Awards 2010, beating out other contenders, including Las Vegas, Mexico, Australia, and Argentina. According to the company’s website, Hawaii earned the title as this year’s best value destination based on sales and deals. The site also noted “With a three percent […]
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Posted on 3:37 am, Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Tags: alan wong, hawaii visitors and convention bureau, john monahan, luau, president obama, white house
MEDIA RELEASE The tastes and talents of Hawaii will take center stage in the national spotlight Thursday, June 25 as President Barack Obama, the first president from the Aloha State, hosts the first-ever White House luau. The South Lawn luau is a twist on the annual picnic for members of Congress and their families and […]
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