Travel agencies say Hawaii is hot this summer

Travel agents say Hawaii remains one of the top five U.S. travel destinations this summer, AAA reports.

Travel agency managers cited Hawaii as having one of the most attractive discounts or values for summer travel this year, along with Orlando, Seattle, Las Vegas, and California generally. Hawaii did not make the top five last summer; New York did.

"Despite generally higher prices for gasoline, hotels and other vacation costs, Americans continue to hit the road, rails, skies and sea," said Sandra Hughes, AAA Travel vice president. "Our travel agents expect international travel to remain strong this summer as Americans find ways to go where they want to, when they want to."

Internationally they said the top summer destinations were London, Cancun, Rome, the Caribbean generally, and Montego Bay. Last year the top five were London, Rome, Paris, Vancouver and Ireland.

The survey finds that 69 percent of travel agents are seeing increases in overall summer travel bookings compared to last year despite higher fuel costs, rising hotel rates, and a weak U.S. dollar.

Source: American City Business Journals Inc