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Guam governor on Japan tour

Advertiser Staff

Guam is trying to jump ahead in a race with cross-ocean rival Hawai'i for the biggest travel prize in the Pacific: summer tourists from Japan.

Guam Gov. Felix Camacho, his wife, Joann, and the U.S. territory's top tourism officials left yesterday for a three-city blitz of Japan, trying to sell Guam as the best destination for Japanese travelers yearning for a tropical American experience.

Hawai'i Gov. Linda Lingle has indicated that her tourism promotion trip to Japan won't come before July.

New nonstop flights offered

Tour operator Hawaiian Vacations will offer weekly, nonstop flights from Boise, Idaho, and Spokane, Wash., to Maui from November through April. Flights can be booked beginning June 5. The flights through North American Airlines will use 202-passenger Boeing 757-200ER airplanes and will depart Boise and Spokane Saturday mornings.