So yeah... If what that article about "pricing out middle-class" is true, how about we increase its scope beyond Hawaii.
Let's just go ahead and say middle-class (and how about everyone who middle-class believes is below them) is priced out of life in general, including that Hawaii vacation.
This is definitely bigger than just Hawaii.
IMHO, less tourism is almost always a positive.
"Too expensive for middle class tourists" - really? Shut up.
I used to go to Oahu for work once or twice a year and it was really depressing.
The whole city was drunk white tourists from the Midwest or tourists from Japan and Australia. Beaches were packed and full of trash and the “tiki bars” were all the same alcoholic slush drinks you see on bourbon street or in the florida redneck riviera.
The rest of the islands are beautiful but either owned by giant rich plantation owners or giant rich moguls.
I agree with them. I posted this to just see what others thought.
It's interesting how many people I meet from the tech world that move out here or vacation here often. I don't want to leave but would do some extended trips to places on my list for sure and always come back to one of the islands.
so saddly, terribly, wrong.
the labels have stayed, but they mean different things now, but with a new addition. "first class" means you are too poor to own a jet, and "flying private" is the new indicator for immeasurable wealth. Listen closely and you will hear the bitter complaints of poor service and total debaucles formerly assosiated to "budget" travel, now bieng voiced by people paying an extra $3000 to fly "first" class. now it's back of the jet for all of us "riding da bus", up front for the desperate to impress, and the money, only see's other money, somewhere else.