Destinations
Executive & aspirational travel for the Central Coast
Tri-county buildings are gems of mid-century modernism
On an impromptu visit to the former library that currently hosts KidSTREAM, a planned science museum for children in Camarillo, something clicked. As I stood in the main hall of the empty reading room, the vaulted ceiling, streaming natural lighting and built-in alcoves all worked as a unitary design. The fanciful pattern on the iron Read More →
Read More →FlixBus launches Santa Barbara, Ventura service to LA, Las Vegas
FlixBus, the European mobility startup that launched in the United States a year ago, added Santa Barbara and Ventura to its rapidly-expanding network on June 6. Residents will be able to travel directly to Las Vegas and Los Angeles as well as connect with other cities in the Flix network. To introduce the new cities Read More →
Read More →Passenger counts taking off at airports in SLO, Santa Barbara
Tri-county travel is trending upward as the region’s top two airports reported strong passenger counts for the first quarter of the calendar year. Passenger traffic grew nearly 20 percent for the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, which anticipates a return to pre-recession levels by the end of year, and 15 percent for the San Luis Obispo Read More →
Read More →Island Packers launches dinner cruises with music
Visitors to Ventura Harbor Village can now enjoy the warmer days ahead with a two-hour Island Packers boat dinner cruise, where they will experience delicious cuisine paired to live entertainment from June through September. Operating on selected Saturdays, singles, couples and families can cruise the protected waters of Ventura Harbor and enjoy a savory meal, Read More →
Read More →Fespar teams up with Robert Green to develop hotel
A legendary family firm will team up with a relative newcomer to the region to create final opportunities for hotel development along the Santa Barbara waterfront. Fess Parker Enterprises, LLC, the family firm founded by the late actor and entrepreneur Fess Parker, announced on May 15 that it will team up with The Robert Green Read More →
Read More →Santa Barbara Airport kicks off summer services
Memorial Day weekend will herald the beginning of the summer travel season at the Santa Barbara Airport. Minneapolis-based Sun Country Airlines resumed its seasonal direct service from Minneapolis to Santa Barbara on May 22. Because of the route’s popularity in 2018, the airline is doubling the number of weekly direct flights to four mid-day arrivals and Read More →
Read More →Virgin Galactic will soon launch first tourists into space
Almost 15 years ago, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson made a bet on launching tourists into space from the scrublands of southern New Mexico. Now, he’s about to move the headquarters of his space venture to the so-called “Land of Enchantment.” Virgin Galactic’s move into its permanent headquarters at Spaceport America, north of Las Cruces, signifies Read More →
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