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Tourism

San Francisco Travel Names Its First Female CEO

San Francisco is still far from seeing a full recovery in its conferences and meetings business. Hiring a permanent CEO for its destination marketing organization is an important step.

Dawit Habtemariam and Andrea Doyle, Skift | 2 months ago

Airlines

Air Taxis to LAX? Southwest in Deal With Archer Aviation

The partnership between Southwest and Archer Aviation will bring eVTOLs to California airports, but the timeline is currently unclear.

Meghna Maharishi | 4 months ago

Skift Meetings

LA Convention Center Expansion Approved Ahead of 2028 Olympics

Los Angeles is now on track to unveil a major convention center expansion, just in time for the LA28 Games.

4 months ago

Experiences

New Visit Anaheim CEO Pledges Fresh Start After Controversy. Plus: Disney’s Expansion

After a scathing state audit report, Visit Anaheim has a new CEO. Expect full transparency from now on, he says.

Dawit Habtemariam | 5 months ago

Short-Term Rentals

HomeToGo’s Response to California’s Junk Fee Law: Show Total Price INCLUDING Taxes

HomeToGo plans to quash bait-and-switch pricing in the way it displays the total price of a short-term rental stay. But will consumers appreciate the effort if rivals' less-transparent prices appear lower?

Dennis Schaal | 5 months ago

Hotels

Hotels Race to Comply with California’s Junk Fee Laws

California's bold move is forcing all U.S. based hotels to put all their cards on the table, setting a new standard for price comparison that will likely go national. Whether this leads to more competitive pricing or simply shifts consumer costs elsewhere remains to be seen.

Sean O'Neill | 5 months ago

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb to Display Total Price by Default in California to Comply With New Law

Varying state laws on price transparency may become confusing for consumers and a more complex issue for short-term rental providers.

Dennis Schaal | 5 months ago

Podcasts

Southwest CEO to Stay, Hotel Wellness Grows and Cruise Line Junk Fees

Today's podcast looks at Southwest's reactions to activist funds, the proof in the pudding for hotel wellness, and California's new cruise fee mandates.

Rashaad Jorden | 5 months ago

Airlines

Clear Becomes an Enrollment Provider for TSA Pre-Check

Clear, which rose to popularity by allowing flyers to speed through long security lines with its use of biometrics, will now be the third enrollment provider for TSA Pre-Check.

Meghna Maharishi | 7 months ago