Originally Posted by
Finkface
It certainly isn’t devoid of tourists. There are far too many, if you ask me. While it isn’t up to pre-Covid numbers, it is certainly getting close. And restaurants are all open. Maybe not at HHV or other resorts, but everywhere else they are. Everything is open and busy. It was paradise here back in November when it was mostly locals. Now it is all tourists again, and not the good kind either. Almost 100% Americans who got a cheapo deal on WN and eat at cheapo places. They don’t help the local economy much.
I am going to take the "high" road in response. I am not so sure "all" the restaurants are open according to family living there, "paradise" without tourist can be great but that only goes so far. As for WN and their "cheapo" passengers ( I am using your words not mine) are still contributing to the island economy and surely they would take offense to those comments. I have been involved in business in the islands for a long time and have seen the ups and down of the economy and tourism, frankly the islands need as many WN passengers as they can get.
Maholo