Travel Archives

Experience Channel Islands National Park with a new digital app

July 2, 2020 12:31 am Bryce Hanamoto

Channel Islands National Park has developed a new digital app to enhance the visitor experience in the park that can also be used to take a virtual…

Electric car charging stations added across the Central Coast

July 2, 2020 12:07 am Katie Karl

A solar-powered fast-charging electric car charging station has been installed at the Shandon Rest Area near Highway 46 in San Luis Obispo County, as…

Impacts from regional beach closures expected in Santa Barbara County

July 1, 2020 10:58 am John Palminteri

Open beach communities in Montecito and Carpinteria carefully plan how they will handle influx of 4th of July visitors. Parking, trash, coronavirus…

“No Vacancy” signs make a comeback in Santa Barbara

June 24, 2020 6:06 pm Tracy Lehr

Hotels reopened to tourists in Santa Barbara County about two weeks ago and it is no longer uncommon to see neon signs flashing “No Vacancy,” …

Two Goleta companies behind thermal camera temperature checks at LAX

June 23, 2020 9:15 am Beth Farnsworth

A temperature check pilot program launched Tuesday targeting travelers at the Tom Bradly International Terminal at LAX. The device was created by two…

Santa Barbara Airport upgrades long-term parking lot

June 19, 2020 12:33 pm Julia Nguyen

Santa Barbara Airport has finally finished the repaving of their parking lot on Friday for public use.…

Santa Barbara’s Bike Blvd. Projects involve removing some mature trees

June 18, 2020 1:14 pm Beth Farnsworth

Work begins in August on three areas of the city’s Bicycle Boulevard Gap Closure Project. One stage targets the Westside along Mission Street and San…

Visit Santa Barbara welcoming tourists back safely

June 12, 2020 11:52 am Scott Sheahen

Visit Santa Barbara has begun encouraging tourists to come spend part of their summer along the Central Coast in an effort to rebuild the local…

Smaller crowds allowed during whale watching trips in Santa Barbara

June 11, 2020 11:52 am John Palminteri

Whale watching trips on the Condor Express have resumed after they were stopped due to COVID-19 rules. (Photo: John…

Despite service changes, passengers slowly returning to Santa Barbara Airport

June 10, 2020 11:20 am Ryan Fish

The pandemic has led to plummeting travel demand, but more passengers are beginning to fly again at…

Three Central Coast roadside rest stops to reopen

June 10, 2020 12:36 am Bryce Hanamoto

The three roadside rest areas along the Central Coast will reopen on Thursday by 9 a.m., according to Caltrans.…

Biking organization names San Luis Obispo as top city for bikes

June 10, 2020 12:29 am Bryce Hanamoto

The city of San Luis Obispo was rated as the best city in the United States for bicycling, according to annual ratings recently released by…

Delta Air Lines to suspend service at Santa Barbara Airport starting in July

June 7, 2020 1:51 pm Jessica Brest

Delta Air Lines announced that it will be suspending services at the Santa Barbara Airport and 10 others starting July 8 because not enough people…

California Mid-State Fair board decides to cancel this year’s fair

May 28, 2020 9:26 am Dave Alley

The 2020 California Mid-State Fair has been cancelled this year. Fair board of directors determined it was unable to hold the event due to COVID-19…

DMV reopens San Luis Obispo, Ventura offices

May 28, 2020 12:53 am Bryce Hanamoto

The California Department of Motor Vehicles will reopen 46 more field offices on Thursday. They include the Ventura and San Luis Obispo locations.…

Pismo Beach reports no major problems during very busy holiday weekend

May 26, 2020 6:53 pm Dave Alley

Pismo Beach officials are reporting no major problems happened in the city during the extremely busy Memorial Day holiday weekend that drew thousands…