Experts talked about Santa Barbara's more-than-$2-billion tourism industry at an annual summit Wednesday and said they expect ...

Tourism leaders, economists, business owners, and elected officials gather at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort on ...

As an avid traveler, I spend a lot of time exploring new destinations, and I rarely reach for the word “perfect.” Still, Santa Barbara may be the closest I’ve come to finding a place that truly ...

Tourists pose on Stearns Wharf to get a photo of the Santa Ynez Mountains as their backdrop. Credit: Pricila Flores / Noozhawk photo Locals know that a walk down State Street or a day at Stearns Wharf ...

When you live in a town where the ocean is just around the corner, it feels almost wrong to spend a sunny day anywhere but the beach. As a lifelong Santa Barbara resident, my favorite way to savor ...

Even though numerous states still see snowfall in March, February is the unofficial end to winter in many of our minds. That ...

For the first time in 80-years, a trip to the Caribbean Sea beat out a Hawaiian vacation as the top destination for West ...

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