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By Dana Olsen / Friday, March 23rd, 2012 / Columns, Tourism / Comments Off on Santa Barbara County hoteliers hash out new ways to get year-round tourists
Visitors’ organizations are getting creative to attract visitors during the slower months.
By Dana Olsen / Friday, February 17th, 2012 / Central Coast, Features, Tourism / Comments Off on Tourism turnaround: Hospitality pads Paso Robles’ city coffers
For Paso Robles, tourism is fast becoming a big moneymaker.
Thanks to a rebound in tourism, including an influx of foreign visitors, Santa Barbara is on pace to set a record for hotel tax revenue in 2011-12. While the city’s overall sales taxes also are increasing, they’ve not yet rebounded to pre-recession levels, said City Manager Jim Armstrong. He delivered the annual state of the Read More →
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, January 6th, 2012 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on Health care, tourism are protagonists in the tri-county recovery story
Tourism, health care are the bright spots, while retail and housing are question marks.
By Dana Olsen / Friday, January 6th, 2012 / Features / Comments Off on Forecast: Sunny outlook for travel
Hotel occupancy rates are rising throughout the Tri-Counties, and travel industry experts are predicting that the trend will continue over the next year, but at a slowing pace.