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Old 04-27-2020 | 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Flyby1206
Why is HAL screwed? I’d imagine if leisure travel returns first then they should see a good bump to mainland traffic (when they restart of course) and Japan seems to be getting back to normal rather quickly.
Maybe. I sure don't know. But HI was caught between their economy and their innate xenophobia, and we saw which one won out. My buddy was on house arrest for two weeks after he finished a trip, and he LIVES there. I suspect international leisure travel will be slow to pick back up, and HI may drag out visitor - unfriendliness for a good while. I think folks are more likely to jump on SW to go see cousin Sue in OKC before they head "overseas".

Remember, many US tourists going to HI have to ask if the take dollars over there...