Hawaii wins Best of Best

TravelAge West Magazine has come out with this year’s WAVE awards – that’s "Western Agents Votes of Excellence."  You’d have to say Hawaii came out looking pretty good.  Travel agents in the 14 states that are considered "western" pick winners from the best-of-the-best selections previously made by the editors.

Hawaii was named "Best Destination for a Beach Vacation" over Jamaica, Mexico and Tahiti.  Here in the state, The Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa on the Big Island was chosen Hawaii’s "Best New Property or Major Renovation"; Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa in Waikiki won as "Hawaii’s Beach Resort with the Best Cross-Market Appeal,"; and the award for "Best Resort for a Hawaiian Cultural Experience" went to the Kaanapali Beach Hotel on Maui.  The awards will appear in next month’s issue.

TravelAge West is a trade publication that you probably don’t see regularly unless you’re in the travel business, but when the trade press says good things about Hawaii that might interest you, we like to pass them along.

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