LOS ANGELES LAUNCHES INITIATIVES TO BECOME FIRST SHARECARE HEALTH SECURITY VERIFIED™ DESTINATION IN THE UNITED STATES - The Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board today announced an initiative powered by digital health company Sharecare and Forbes Travel Guide, the global authority on hospitality excellence, to verify the health security of all hotels with 50 or more rooms in the City of Los Angeles. By making health security verification a universal standard across this category of hotels, Los Angeles is set to become the first Shar…
U.S. TRAVEL PRAISES CALIFORNIA REOPENING PLAN - U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued the following statement on the “Beyond the Blueprint” reopening plan announced today by the office of California Governor Gavin Newsom: “The governor's reopening plan is tremendous news for some of the hardest-hit areas of the economy, especially the conventions and large meetings sector that has been completely shut down for 14 months. “It is fully possible to safely hold conventions and large meetings while observing prescribed…
A BRIEF UPDATES OF NEWS AROUND ARIZONA MARCH 2021 Culinary Prescott's First Modern Taqueria and Tequila Bar La Planchada is Prescott's first modern taqueria and tequila bar. Delivering a daily menu of Mexican inspired specials and inventive tacos, wrapped in Arizona-made tortillas. The modest 42-seat outpost is a trendy-neighborhood hangout, ideal for a quick dinner pop-in or a late-night gathering with friends. A custom zinc bar accented with Mexican-inspired tilework is the center of the restaurant and complement the vibrant, stre…
ONLY 12% OF AMERICANS PLAN SPRING BREAK TRAVEL, POLL SAYS - The spring break season is traditionally the first major travel period of the year—but only about one in eight Americans plans a spring break trip this year, according to polling data by Destination Analysts. And despite the nationwide progress on vaccines, spring break travel intentions actually appear to be dropping: the 12% who plan to travel for spring break is down from 16% the week prior—the first time that question was polled. The data suggests that Americans remain wary ab…
US TRAVEL INDUSTRY WELCOMES PRESIDENT BIDEN AND VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS - WASHINGTON - U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued the following statement on the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden Jr. as the 46th president of the United States: “On behalf of America's travel and tourism industry, I congratulate President Biden and Vice President Harris on their inauguration and welcome their leadership in Washington. “President Biden is acutely aware of the economic pain the pandemic has inflicted on our industry and its workfo…
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