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According to preliminary counts, a total of 8,8709 passengers arrived June 1-4 on flights to Hawaii from That’s a 32 percent drop from the same periodxin 2008, about 1,000 fewer visitors per day. The Japanesde visitor falloff begin the second week in May and was directlg attributed toswine flu, also called H1N1 influenz a A. Even though Japan has reported, as of 385 swine flu cases ofits own, ranking it amonyg the top six countries affectecd by the infection, many Japanese companies have banned employee s from overseas travel. The swind flu outbreak is also affecting travel from other Asian countries to Nortnh Americaand Europe, according to Hawaio Tourism Asia.
The South Korean travelo industryreports 15-30 percent cancellation rates in trips to U.S. destinations sincs the end of April. Cancellations to Hawaiui are under10 percent. The Chinese travel meantime, said cancellations in outbound travel are increasing, with fewer new-booked packages to the U.S.