You can listen to Tom Wilmer‘s KCBX radio podcast show about the Oceano Hotel in Half Moon Bay at http://kcbx.org/mp3archive/audlog_halfmoon.mp3.

The creative juices of tourism marketers are overflowing as they work overtime to find unusual ways to attract travelers to destinations which until recently had depended on traditional marketing methods to get their messages across.  The new global trends in cost-effective tourism marketing focus on...

Newly appointed Travel Editor Spud Hilton has asked that we remind members that the San Francisco Chronicle‘s policy is to not run stories from fam/press trips.  Any subsidies must be disclosed to the editor.  Most major newspapers have the same policy.

[Editor's note: Sandy Sims has written a lovely story about human generosity persevering through adversity.  I especially like Alweet's quote: "I learned that people can destroy the environment, and when they destroy the environment, eventually the environment destroys them."  If you can, try to find...

Mendocino coast (photos by Dee Rogers) Mendocino, a coastal village 200 miles north of San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate beckons film makers, artists and honeymooners alike with its pristine serenity evoking romance and privacy, yet offering outdoor adventures for today’s trendy traveler...

Pier 39 is a Pier 39 (photos by Yuri Krasov) place where the city dwellers go to gawk at tourists.  Hanging over the railing by the sea lions’ platform, queuing for a Bay cruise, or eating up creamy chowder from a sourdough bread bowl, tourists from Iowa and Minnesota are so obviously enjoying any...