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Articles tagged “los angeles”

News Blog

U.S. Sees India Surge to its Second Top Traveler Market

India was the U.S.' s second top market for travelers outside of North America between April and June, according to the National Travel and Tourism Office's data released Monday. Over 500,000 Indian travelers came to the America in the those three months, up from 392,000 and 498,000 for the same period in 2022 and pre-pandemic…

Dawit Habtemariam | 6 months ago

News Blog

IDEAS: Los Angeles Tourism Launches Its Largest UK and Ireland Campaign

Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board (LA Tourism) has launched its largest ever consumer advertising campaign in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The 'Now Playing' campaign - which features advertising in Ireland and Manchester for the first time - will run through October and November, and will return in early 2024. Credit: Los Angeles Tourism…

Adam Stacey | 6 months ago

Tourism

Cities Embrace Return-to-Office to Save Downtown Tourism Buzz

City leaders need to develop a new vision for their downtowns— one that relies less on the old 5 day 9-5 work model.

Dawit Habtemariam | 9 months ago

Cities Embrace Return-to-Office to Save Downtown Tourism Buzz

Tourism

U.S. Travel Industry Forced to Replace Chinese Tourist Spending

With no choice, U.S. tourism businesses are being pushed away from China and toward other markets.

Dawit Habtemariam | 9 months ago

U.S. Travel Industry Forced to Replace Chinese Tourist Spending

Tourism

Visa Delays Hurt U.S. Tourism Marketing

U.S. destinations want more first-time tourists, but they don't want to waste their time and money on those that have no hope of getting a visa in a reasonable amount of time.

Dawit Habtemariam | 9 months ago

Visa Delays Hurt U.S. Tourism Marketing

Tourism

These U.S. Cities Want the World Cup Final – and its Millions in Tourism Spending

Not only is the final game worth millions in tourist spending, destinations will win bragging rights and put themselves on the map with new tourist markets.

Dawit Habtemariam | 9 months ago

These U.S. Cities Want the World Cup Final – and its Millions in Tourism Spending

Hotels

Los Angeles Hotel Workers Call Off Strike for Now, Demand for Change Persists

Workers’ solidarity rallies may last for days, weeks or months. But if that would diminish Los Angeles’s reputation as a major tourist destination remains to be seen.

Steve Gorman, Reuters | 10 months ago

Los Angeles Hotel Workers Call Off Strike for Now, Demand for Change Persists

Hotels

IHG Hotel Workers Launch Strike in Los Angeles Right Before July 4

When 96 percent of union members authorize a strike, you know they are feeling a lot of pain as wages haven't kept up with inflation.

Gabriella Borter, Reuters | 10 months ago

IHG Hotel Workers Launch Strike in Los Angeles Right Before July 4

Tourism

India Daily: Los Angeles Expects Indian Visitations to Fully Recover This Year

Here's a hint to destinations that say they want the Indian outbound traveler — don't have visa processing times that last for months. But then that's not really rocket science, right?

Peden Doma Bhutia and Amrita Ghosh, Skift | 12 months ago

India Daily: Los Angeles Expects Indian Visitations to Fully Recover This Year

Tourism

Economic Turbulence’s Toll on Travel Recovery

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at how economic challenges are upending tourism's recovery, why U.S. travel will cool in December, and LAX's plans for pre-Olympic expansion.

Rashaad Jorden | 1 year ago

Economic Turbulence’s Toll on Travel Recovery