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California Travel News for the the California Travel Industry features information for California, the most visited state in America! While Californians themselves make up 85 percent of in-state domestic travel, tourism provides nearly one million jobs locally and benefits the state's economy with an estimated $78.2 billion in expenditures annually. California claims over 300 million domestic travelers annually and seven million international travelers. From television shows such as The OC to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who joined a cast of Hollywood celebrities appearing in 30-second tourism spot ads recently, the movie industry allure is California Travel and Tourism Commission's (CTTC) budget-minded cure for reduction of State funds to promote the golden nugget.

Traveling to California for conventions: It's tough to match the size of convention space in several of the nation's largest convention centers such as Washington D.C. Convention center with 2,300,000 square feet of meeting space and Orange County Convention Center in downtown Orlando with 2,100,000 sq.ft. The nearest large convention center to California is Las Vegas Convention Center, 1,040,000. In California, the largest convention center is in Anaheim, across the street from Disneyland. See the list of California's largest convention centers.

 

TRAVEL EVENTS	2008- 2009
National Tourism Week May 10 - 18, 2008 Established in 1983 with a congressional designation, the week is marked by localized special events and programs. Discover Great American Traditions is this year's theme. Marketing Meeting May 15, 2008 TRAVEL AND TOURISM MARKETING ASSOCIATION presents, "People Moving 101 & L.A. Farmers Market Re-Visited". $55 at the door.Toll-Free: 1-800-511-4001. Location: Farmers Market, Los Angeles, CA.  Guest Panelists include....> more Pow Wow will be held May 31 - June 4 in Las Vegas. Promising to be one of the most spectacular events to date, the city will rock with tourism professionals on site at one of the nation's top destinations. The event is by invitation only. California Conference on Tourism - held June 16 - 18, 2008 in Palm Desert at the JW Marriott Resort & Spa, invites industry specialists to learn about the trends in California travel. Event includes seminars, tours and networking. caltia.com Visual Journalism Conference May 27 - 30, 2008, sponsored by National Press Photographers Association, is the biggest events in the industry. It will be held in Louisville, Kentucky . Award-winning visual journalists will meet at  Marriott Louisville Downtown. Multimedia Immersion is four days of learning audio, video, editing, and Web presentation from the likes of Meredith Birkett, Scott Anger, Regina McCombs, Joe Weiss, Scott Utterback, and Seth Gitner. Formerly called The Summit,  Convergence was selected as the new name for this annual event. nppa.org
Travel Industry Events Contact: California Travel Industry Association Conference on Tourism www.caltia.com Travel & Tourism Marketing Association Meeting and Lecture ttmasocal@aol.com National Press Photographers Association (NPPA)  www.nppa.org/ NEWS RELEASES 2007 Carnival Cruise full wi-fi service Carnival Cruise Lines expanded its wireless Internet access to all public rooms and suites in its fleet . “Guests view our ships as ‘floating hotels,’ expecting the same modern technology and conveniences found on land. The Internet has become an indispensable tool for staying abreast of the latest news and keeping in touch with the office and loved ones,” said Bob Dickinson, Carnival CEO. Jet Blue routes from Long Beach to O'Hare in Chicago Daily nonstop service between Long Beach, CA (LGB) and Chicago, IL/O’Hare (ORD) are convenient. In California, Jet Blue flies between Long Beach, Oakland and Sacramento. Other new routes include Daily nonstop service between New York, NY (JFK) and Chicago, IL/O’Hare (ORD); Daily nonstop service between Newburgh, NY (SWF) and West Palm Beach, FL (PBI); Daily nonstop service between Boston, MA (BOS) and Cancun, Mexico (CUN) starts March 02, 2007. Santa Maria - Las Vegas direct flights offered by Allegiant Air...More Luxury Travelers Use the Internet to make hotel reservations...More California Travel Industry statistics show a 7.4 percent increase in travel to the Golden State, yielding $82.5 billion, the greatest increase since 2000. While much of the growth in travel spending was related to increased air travel, travel spending in California directly supported 892,600 jobs. Food service jobs were tops, (over 250,000). Approximately $39.5 billion was spent in accommodations in the state. Californians themselves continue to comprise 85 percent of visitor trips (50 miles or more) for a total of 254 million person-trips. California’s top domestic markets were Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Oregon and Washington. California’s share of the domestic travel market (in 2003) was 10.7%, making it the most visited state in America for yet, another year!

Wine-Lovers Clog Napa Valley   The eighth-most congested rural vacation spot in the U.S., Napa Valley boasts more than 2 million summer trips, mostly on Highway 29 between Napa and St. Helena. The growing interest in wine makes this one of San Francisco's favorite weekend getaways. Bed & breakfast inns and hotels recommend booking in advance, especially during the summer and always on weekends. Other rural vacation escapes with traffic jams include Cape Cod, Mass. and Branson, Mo.

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