Aloha Partners uses a personalized and supportive hands-on approach rather than relying on extensive computer data and does careful interviews to bring together men and women based on similar life viewpoints and other criteria that can lead to a successful
Travel industry looks at wellness tourism
A travel industry conference exploring further development of health and wellness tourism on the Island of Hawaii will be held at the Mauna Lani Resort on Thursday. The one-day conference will take place in the Hale Hoaloha Pavilion from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is sponsored by the County of Hawaii and the Big Island Visitors Bureau.
More than a dozen speakers and panelists including local wellness travel operators, cultural practitioners and tourism experts will be on hand. The topics of best practice, standards and guidelines, marketing, longterm strategies and the formation of a Hawaii Island Wellness Travel Association will be discussed.
Those attending are encouraged to bring promotional materials. Tables will be provided for networking and exchange of brochures and business cards. A conference registration fee of $55 includes conference, lunch, refreshments and a tour of the award-winning Mauna Lani Spa.
To register contact Five Mountains Hawaii at 887-1282. For a detailed agenda of the conference, and registration materials on line, visit www.fivemountains.org
A limited number of scholarships are being offered to Native Hawaiians courtesy of the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association. Scholarship applications are available through Five Mountains Hawaii.
Matchmaking service opens in Kailua-Kona
A new international matchmaking service called Aloha Partners has opened in Kailua-Kona. Based both in Kailua-Kona and Japan, Aloha Partners introduces Japanese women from Japan and single men on the Big Island and other Hawaiian Islands.
Unlike dating services, Aloha Partners’ purpose is to bring together men and women seriously interested in finding a future marriage partner.
The women members of the services are among the many worldly Japanese women today who are interested in finding a partner outside their home country, and who love Hawaii.
Aloha Partners uses a personalized and supportive hands-on approach rather than relying on extensive computer data and does careful interviews to bring together men and women based on similar life viewpoints and other criteria that can lead to a successful marriage partnership.
