Santa Barbara County tourism industry outlook good
With tourism largely rebounding in the aftermath of the winter’s disasters, Visit Santa Barbara unveiled a new branding campaign on Oct 30, along with optimistic lodging forecasts. Data from CBRE Hotels showed an increase in demand for lodging, even as Santa Barbara County absorbed a 6 percent increase in available rooms as new venues like Read More →
Travelers name Santa Barbara as one of the best small cities in U.S.
Santa Barbara is named as one of the “Best Small Cities in the U.S.” as part of the Condé Nast Traveler 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards. Santa Barbara, which first appeared on the list in 2015, gets more than 7.2 million visitors per year. More than 400,000 readers took part in the annual survey. Several Santa Read More →
Santa Barbara hotel staffs vie for bragging rights at Hotel Olympics
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Hotels rebounding from disasters but face slump
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Winners of the 2018 Central Coast Innovation Awards announced
The Pacific Coast Business Times is pleased to announce our 2018 winners of the Central Coast Innovation Awards. This annual special section, now in its third year, published with the Feb. 23 print edition. A two-part event on Thursday, March 15 begins with Startup Village and concludes with an evening awards reception for the honorees Read More →
Attractions for local residents key to tourism
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Designers happy to see new Hotel Californian open
The rebuilt and redesigned Hotel Californian accepted its first overnight guests in more than a decade on Sept. 17. Still featuring the original façade of the hotel built in 1925, the Hotel Californian now boasts 121 rooms, 20,000 square feet of commercial space, a rooftop pool, an event deck, a Turkish spa and a ballroom. Read More →
