Montecito Resident and Actor Rob Lowe Surfs to the Cover of State Tourism Guide

Santa Barbara- Montecito resident and actor Rob Lowe is appearing on the cover of California’s biggest tourism publication, the 2012 Official State Visitor’s Guide and Travel Planner. Lowe is featured in a wet suit, halfway open, in the local waters holding a surfboard at sunset.He is also in TV commercials promoting California tourism. “There’s so much to see and do in California, and even though I’ve done a lot, I’m still not finished. I hope you can come and find your perfect experience too,” Lowe says in the magazine’s opening pages.”I’ve traveled all over the state, camping, hiking, surfing, and skiing and exploring the great outdo rs with my boys. And I like taking them to Disneyland, Sea World San Diego, Universal Studios Hollywood, and up north to the Monterey Bay Aquarium,” said Lowe.Lowe has several videos on the state’s “Visit California” web site for tourism. http://www.visitcalifornia.com/”Speaking very much about – the reason why he lives in Santa Barbara and why visitors should consider Santa Barbara as well too. It’s great for us to have Rob Lowe as one of the state’s tourism spokespersons. It certainly helps the state and it helps us as well,” said Kathy Janega-Dykes from the Santa Barbara Conference and Visitors Bureau.