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California Travel
News - News for California Travel Industry
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.
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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
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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/
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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...MoreCalifornia 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! |
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Wine-Lovers Clog Napa
Valley |
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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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ABOUT
CALIFORNIA TRAVEL NEWS - California Travel News information services
began
a decade ago with California Beaches -
BEACHCALIFORNIA.COM.
California Travel News not
only publishes Internet content but also sells news products to major news
corporations, trade publications and a variety of publishing interests.
Reporters tour the state, taking photos, writing stories and producing news
that's read by approximately 3.5 million unique visitors annually on the world
wide web and seen on television programs, in newspapers and magazines.
Recent contacts and clients include BBC, MSNBC, NBC, ABC and The Travel Channel.
Contact
California Travel News to send press releases, for inquiries, etc.
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