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Mayor of Hawaiian island asks airlines to pause flights amid fears of overtourism | Secret Flying

Maui pleads for tourists to stay away.

The Hawaiian island of Maui is asking airlines not to fly more tourists to the picturesque destination as it struggles with a boom in domestic tourists.

As the US begins to emerge from months of Covid restrictions, many US citizens are descending on Hawaii for their long-awaited vacation.

The island’s mayor, Michael Victorino, claims that Maui is suffering from overtourism and has asked vacationers to stay away.

“We don’t have the authority to say stop, but we are asking the powers to be to help us,” Mayor Michael Victorino said at a recent news conference.

“It’s the airlift that really drives all of this. Without airlift, people don’t come.”

In May, almost 630,000 tourists arrived in Hawaii, predominantly from the US. In comparison, around 9,000 visitors arrived in May 2020.

Hawaii, which has had some of the nation’s strictest Covid-19 restrictions, is the only US state that hasn’t fully reopened.

The mayor’s comments come ahead of Hawaii reopening to vaccinated US visitors.

From 8 July, fully vaccinated travellers are exempt from the mandatory 10-day quarantine.

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