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  • Travel Awaits: 12 Best Hotels in the Bay Area

    April 25, 2024

  • SF Business Times Exclusive: San Francisco travel, trade, business groups form It All Starts Here Coalition

    April 24, 2024

  • MICHELIN Guide: The First MICHELIN Key Hotels in the United States

    April 24, 2024

  • Travel and Tour World: The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco offers a private Solaire Terrasse experience

    April 23, 2024

  • Forbes: 5 Places To Eat In Downtown San Francisco Now

    April 22, 2024

  • SF Chronicle: Is S.F.’s biggest mall seeing a comeback? Three empty spaces are now ‘leased’

    April 19, 2024

  • KRON4: New bill proposes converting downtown SF’s office spaces into housing

    April 17, 2024

  • SF Chronicle: SF Zoo’s Giant Pandas- When They Might Come And What’s The Cost

    April 16, 2024

  • SF Chronicle: Top Classic San Francisco Restaurants

    April 16, 2024

  • SF Chronicle: This Rotating SF Restaurant Will Be Revolving Again

    April 16, 2024

  • SF Chronicle: SF Reaches Tentative Deal To Give Raises To Workers

    April 15, 2024

  • Forbes: The 13 Best Hotels in San Francisco

    April 12, 2024

  • The Hill: With US Cities Struggling, San Francisco Has Actually Become A Shining Model Of Recovery

    April 11, 2024

  • SF Examiner: Mayor Seeks State’s Aid For Ailing Downtown SF

    April 10, 2024

  • SF Chronicle: Huge Food Hall At S.F. Ikea Building Open This Week. Here’s What’s Inside

    April 9, 2024

  • KTLA: San Francisco-To-LA Overnight Train Inches Closer To Reality

    April 9, 2024

  • SF Chronicle: Lineup For New Annual Golden Gate Park Concert Revealed

    April 9, 2024

  • SF Chronicle: Here’s Why San Francisco Was Crowned America’s Healthiest City In 2024

    April 7, 2024

  • Trip Canvas Powered by AAA Travel: The 9 Best Hotels in San Francisco

    April 2, 2024

  • SF Standard: Boss Bothering You After Hours? That Could Be Illegal Soon In California

    April 1, 2024

  • Washington Examiner: San Francisco Mayor Heads To China To Promote Tourism

    April 1, 2024

  • SF Business Times: Tech-driven hospitality: How the Bay Area is elevating guest experiences — Table of Experts

    March 29, 2024

  • SF Travel: 2023 Visitor Impact Results And 2024 Forecast

    March 28, 2024

  • SF Business Times Real Estate Deals: The Jay, San Francisco’s Rebranded And Renovated Downtown Hotel

    March 28, 2024

  • SF Business Times: SFO nonstop to popular Asian destination is making a comeback

    March 27, 2024

  • SF Chronicle: Rainbow Gay Pride flag in Castro could become a landmark

    March 26, 2024

  • SF Examiner: Historic Palace Hotel GM 'one of the leaders' of SF hospitality industry

    March 24, 2024

  • SFGATE: San Francisco approves 8 new permits for live event venues

    March 23, 2024

  • Haute Living SF: A Love Letter To San Francisco- The Jay Hotel

    March 22, 2024

  • SF Business Times Guest Opinion: Union Square is worth fighting for

    March 21, 2024

  • SFGOV: Mayor Breed Proposes Extending Stay Of Skystar Wheel At Fisherman's Wharf

    March 19, 2024

  • Travel + Leisure Asia: 10 Best Cocktail Cities In America, According To Bartenders

    March 17, 2024

  • GGRA: SF Restaurant Week Returns April 5-14, 2024

    March 15, 2024

  • SF PORT: SF Port & Partners Seek Community Input On Draft Plan For Sea Level Rise

    March 15, 2024

  • SF Standard: California’s Exodus Continues, But San Francisco Is Growing Again

    March 14, 2024

  • EATER SF: IKEA Is Betting Big On Downtown San Francisco With Five Bay Area Restaurants

    March 14, 2024

  • Travel And Tour World: Top Business Travel Destinations Of 2023

    March 14, 2024

  • Morningstar: Fifty Grande Recognizes 50 Hotels In Its First 'Greatest Hotels Ever' Awards

    March 14, 2024

  • Forbes: This San Francisco Hotel Focuses On Sustainability, Natural Design And A Great Patio

    March 14, 2024

  • EATER SF: Here Are The Bay Area’s Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings Of Spring 2024

    March 12, 2024

  • AHLA Study: Hotel Industry Surpasses National Growth, Offers Abundant Career Opportunities

    March 10, 2024

  • ABC7: Tulip Day 2024 Festival Brings Hope For San Francisco Union Square's Economic Recovery

    March 9, 2024

  • BusinessWire: Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Announces The 12th Annual Pebby Award Winners

    March 8, 2024

  • SFGOV: Mayor London Breed Delivers State Of The City Address

    March 7, 2024

  • SF Elections: San Francisco Public Safety Measures Endorsed By Hotel Council Win Big On Election Day

    March 5, 2024

  • Wallpaper: The Jay Hotel Pays Homage To John Portman’s San Francisco

    March 4, 2024

  • SF Standard: Night Markets Return In Chinatown, Downtown And Sunset

    March 2, 2024

  • SF Standard: Macy’s Closure Can’t Be Reduced To Twitter Takes. It’s Part Of A Long Retail Decline

    March 1, 2024

  • LA Times Column: They Say San Francisco Is Coming Back As A Tech Hub, But It Never Really Left

    February 29, 2024

  • SF Chronicle: S.F.’S Biggest Mall Gets A New Name And New Strategy

    February 29, 2024

  • KTVU FOX 2: Macy’s Closing What’s Next For San Francisco’s Union Square

    February 28, 2024

  • Travel Age West: Review Of Palace Hotel In San Francisco

    February 27, 2024

  • SFGATE: Fancy San Francisco Hotels Haven't Been This Cheap To Book In Years

    February 25, 2024

  • SF Examiner: Residents Push For Demolition Of Central Freeway In San Francisco

    February 22, 2024

  • SF Chronicle: Staffing Startup Agrees To Reclassify Workers As Employees Under Settlement

    February 22, 2024

  • East Bay Times: California’s Junk Fee Ban Kicks In This July. Are Hotels Ready?

    February 22, 2024

  • SF Chronicle: S.F. Businesses Threaten To Sue City Over ‘Disastrous’ Valencia Street Bike Lane

    February 20, 2024

  • CA SENATE: Senator Wiener Introduces Bill To Revitalize Downtown San Francisco

    February 16, 2024

  • SF Standard: There’s A Return-To-Office Renaissance In San Francisco

    February 16, 2024

  • New York Times: San Francisco Dedicates A Cable Car To Tony Bennett

    February 15, 2024

  • InsideHook: The Best Hotel Bars In San Francisco

    February 15, 2024

  • SF Chronicle: The Chronicle’s New Food Critic Is Here. Meet Mackenzie Chung Fegan

    February 12, 2024

  • The Economist: How San Francisco Staged A Surprising Comeback

    February 12, 2024

  • SF Chronicle: SF Faces Up To $190 Million In Surprise Homeless Hotel Costs As Feds Renege On Promises

    February 12, 2024

  • SF Business Times: SF Will Host Pokémon World Championship For First Time Since 2016

    February 12, 2024

  • Visit CA: 2024 Poppy Award Winners Include San Francisco Hotels

    February 10, 2024

  • TimeOut: The 9 Best Boutique Hotels In San Francisco

    February 8, 2024

  • Wallethub: San Francisco Is The Best Place To Celebrate Valentine’s Day In 2024

    February 8, 2024

  • TimeOut: The 16 Best San Francisco Hotels

    February 7, 2024

  • SF Chronicle: Why San Francisco Is ‘Fine’ Despite Economic Challenges

    February 6, 2024

  • Forbes Travel Guide: 2024 Star Award Winners Include Iconic San Francisco Hotels

    February 1, 2024

  • SFMTA: Muni Reports 25% Increase In Ridership In 2023

    February 1, 2024

  • SF Standard: Judge Pauses SF Homelessness Lawsuit Pending Supreme Court Ruling

    February 1, 2024

  • SF Business Times: Charles Schwab, quick to join the exodus, plots return to San Francisco temporarily

    January 31, 2024

  • SF Examiner: The ties that bind San Francisco and the Super Bowl-bound 49ers

    January 28, 2024

  • Eater SF: A Stunning New Starlite Is Born

    January 22, 2024

  • SF Chronicle: A Golden Gate Park lake is getting a new name, shedding antisemitic legacy

    January 18, 2024

  • SF Business Times: Vacant to Vibrant downtown pop-ups extend initial leases

    January 18, 2024

  • SF Standard: Controversial ban on San Francisco homeless sweeps upheld by federal court

    January 11, 2024

  • SF Chronicle: Another huge conference is back in S.F. Can city keep up its ‘safe, clean’ campaign?

    January 8, 2024

  • KRON4: Historic San Francisco hotel anticipates rush of tourism

    January 7, 2024

  • NBC Bay Area: SF Mayor London Breed kicks off campaign for several ballot measures

    January 6, 2024

  • SF Chronicle: Retiring Tourism Chief’s Message to S.F.: ‘Don’t Let It Become Just A Memory Of Its Past Glory’

    January 6, 2024

  • SF Business Times: United Airlines debuts SFO nonstop to popular European destination

    January 3, 2024

  • NBC Bay Area: San Francisco sees decrease in holiday crime, city leaders say

    January 3, 2024

  • Michelin Guide: Our Favorite Hotel Restorations From the Past Year

    January 3, 3024

  • SF Chronicle: The most beautiful new Bay Area restaurants of 2023

    December 20, 2023

  • Travel + Leisure: Alaska Airlines to Launch California-to-Toronto Service Next Year

    December 15, 2023

  • SF Examiner: SF just made it easier for bars, restaurants to show live music

    December 13, 2023

  • SF Business Times: United Airlines sees dramatic leap in travel demand for holidays

    December 13, 2023

  • NBC Bay Area: Michelin Guide adds 3 San Francisco restaurants to its 2023 list

    December 12, 2023

  • SF Examiner: The state of Union Square: San Francisco's retail heart at a crossroads

    December 10, 2023

  • SF Business Times: Clif Clark, Area General Manager, Westin St. Francis on Union Square talks hotels and San Francisco

    November 27, 2023

  • ABC7: SF restaurants 'optimistic' as holiday party bookings are booming

    November 21, 2023

  • KTVU Fox 2: San Francisco leaders want the changes made for APEC to be permanent

    November 17, 2023

  • SF Business Times Viewpoint: How APEC's high-level visitors can help dispel S.F.'s 'doom loop' narrative

    November 14, 2023

  • BBC Travel: Experience San Francisco's six-best architectural gems

    November 12, 2023

  • NBC Bay Area: San Francisco's Union Square gears up for APEC

    November 10, 2023

  • NBC Bay Area: SFO international travel reaches 97% of pre-pandemic numbers

    November 7, 2023

  • KRON4: Mayor Breed, Marc Benioff announce Dreamforce 2024 will be held in SF

    November 7, 2023

  • NBA: San Francisco Bay Area to host NBA All-Star 2025

    November 6, 2023

  • SF Business Times: Oxford Hotels opens SoMa House, Hotel Fiona, Hotel Garrett on one gritty block of SoMa

    November 2, 2023

  • CBS Bay Area: Return of regular flights from China signals a major boost for San Francisco tourism

    November 1, 2023

  • The Washington Post Opinion: America’s big-tech cities are thriving, not dying

    October 25, 2023

  • CBS News Bay Area: 2 new upscale restaurants bet big on San Francisco

    October 20, 2023

  • SF Chronicle: San Francisco’s Downtown Recovery Twice As Strong As Previously Reported

    October 18, 2023

  • SF Examiner: Why BART officials are optimistic about latest ridership trends

    October 17, 2023

  • SF Business Times Survey: San Francisco businesses cautiously optimistic, focused on efficiency and profitability

    October 16, 2023

  • SF Business Times: 7 of San Francisco's most exciting restaurants still to come in 2023

    October 12, 2023

  • Hotel Management: Luma Hotel San Francisco adds two new delivery robots

    October 12, 2023

  • Mondaq United States: Hearts Are Still In San Francisco—The Bay Area's Case For A Comeback

    October 10, 2023

  • SFGATE: Behind the velvet curtain of the Fairmont's penthouse suite, where presidents stay in SF

    October 10, 2023

  • CoStar: US Hotel Industry Sells Near-Peak Number of Rooms in September

    October 6, 2023

  • Hospitality Design: San Francisco’s Beacon Grand Reveals New Suites

    October 6, 2023

  • The Travel: Hotel Zetta San Francisco is One of the Best Hotels to Book in the United States for Digital Nomads

    October 6, 2023

  • SF Standard: John’s Grill in San Francisco Has a 115-Year History Worthy of a Noir Film

    October 4, 2023

  • Condé Nast Traveler: Top 12 Hotels in San Francisco: Readers’ Choice Awards 2023

    October 3, 2023

  • Anna Marie Presutti Named to Hotel Management Magazine's 2023 Influential Women in Hospitality List

    October 1, 2023

  • CoStar: The Case for San Francisco's Hospitality Market

    September 28, 2023

  • SFGATE: Dreamforce attendees defend San Francisco: ‘Not like what they heard on the news’

    September 21, 2023

  • Chase Center: Sheena Way Named to San Francisco Business Times’ 2023 Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business List

    September 6, 2023

  • ABC7: SF partners with renowned chef Tyler Florence to open 2 cafes in Union Square

    September 4, 2023

  • EaterSF: A Casual New Restaurant Starts Slinging Smash Burgers and Shakes Near Union Square

    September 1, 2023

  • SFGATE: Our favorite hotels near Oracle Park for SF Giants games, concerts

    August 29, 2023

  • SF Standard: San Francisco Hotels, Venues Prep for APEC Summit: ‘We Cannot Blow It’

    August 29, 2023

  • SF Business Times: Owner to rebrand, reopen four hotels in downtown San Francisco

    August 24, 2023

  • Press Release: San Francisco Travel Association Forecasts Lodging Gains in 2023

    August 23, 2023

  • Mayor's Update: San Francisco Marks Progress on Downtown Revitalization

    August 22, 2023

  • SF Examiner: SF's hotel and tourism industries are expected to grow in 2023

    August 19, 2023

  • NBC Bay Area: Real estate developer bets big on San Francisco's downtown

    August 17, 2023

  • SF Business Times: United Airlines to restart SFO's daily nonstop to Beijing, increase Shanghai flights

    August 11, 2023

  • SF Business Times: San Francisco fares surprisingly well in study of office workers returning to their offices

    August 8, 2023

  • Forbes: The Spirit Of San Francisco Is On The Menu At John’s Grill

    August 2, 2023

  • SF Chronicle: After $221 million sale, this downtown S.F. hotel will be the only new opening of 2023

    August 2, 2023

  • SF Chronicle: Downtown S.F. is in the middle of a bar boom

    July 24, 2023

  • BusinessWorld: United Airlines readies direct Manila-San Francisco flights

    July 20, 2023

  • SF Business Times: Alaska Airlines debuts SFO nonstop to popular airport in Southern California

    July 20, 2023

  • Forbes: A Dreamy San Francisco Staycation

    July 18, 2023

  • SF Chronicle: Tourism from one country still hasn’t rebounded. It’s costing S.F. billions

    July 14, 2023

  • Travel + Leisure: Readers' 5 Favorite Hotels in San Francisco of 2023

    July 11, 2023

  • CBS Bay Area: Free Saturday concerts in S.F. Union Square draw families downtown

    July 8, 2023

  • SF Business Times Viewpoint: Don't count downtown San Francisco out yet

    Jul 6, 2023

  • SF Chronicle: Why S.F.’s ‘doom loop’ fears are ‘premature,’ according to city economist

    July 6, 2023

  • SFGATE: This family-owned hotel has gone from drive-by stop to 65-year-old Castro mainstay

    June 30, 2023

  • CA Office of the Governor: Governor Newsom Signs Budget Deal Providing $5.1 Billion for Local Transportation

    June 30, 2023

  • SFGATE: ‘The news skews your impression’: Golden Gate Bridge tourists discuss SF city conditions

    June 16, 2023

  • Alex Bastian, Hotel Council of SF CEO, discusses common sense reforms around investments in public safety and tax reform to let businesses thrive with CNBC’s Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders.

    CNBC: Hotel Council of San Francisco CEO is optimistic the city can make a comeback

    June 8, 2023

  • Picture of Dolores street with view of trees, San Francisco bay to the east on a clear sunny day

    SF Chronicle: Why I couldn’t quit San Francisco — and you shouldn’t either

    June 7, 2023

  • PR Newswire: San Francisco Travel Association Launches $6 Million Tourism Campaign

    May 30, 2023

  • ABC7: These are the businesses thriving in SF's Union Square

    May 24, 2023

  • KTVU2: Gov. Newsom gathers SF leaders to address fentanyl crisis, downtown revitalization

    May 24, 2023

  • SF Chronicle: NFL ‘thrilled’ for 49ers, Levi’s to host Super Bowl 60

    May 22, 2023

  • La Oferta: The 18th Annual Hotel Heroes Awards Celebration in San Francisco

    May 4, 2023

  • SF Examiner: SF travel spending surges closer to pre-pandemic highs, report finds

    May 4, 2023

  • SF Chronicle: California tourism is roaring back — and spending could reach historic highs

    May 4, 2023

  • Visit CA: Economic Impact of Travel in California 2013-2022

    May 4, 2023

  • KRON4: Warriors victory brings economic boom to city

    May 1, 2023

  • Michelin Guide: San Francisco Leads the Way in Sustainable Hospitality

    April 10, 2023

  • Post News Group: Hotel Industry to Hire 1,200 Employees In Hopes of A Busy Tourism Season

    April 2, 2023

  • KTVU: San Francisco hotels anticipate hiring boom

    March 29, 2023

  • SF Chronicle: SF hotels are filling up again and looking for workers as tourism rebounds

    March 28, 2023

  • SFGATE: San Francisco leads the nation in sustainable tourism; let’s capitalize on it

    February 20, 2023

  • SF Examiner: San Francisco’s convention business is roaring back to life

    February 17, 2023

  • SF Chronicle: Here’s how much S.F. spent on police in Union Square over holidays to lure shoppers downtown

    January 17, 2023

  • Hospitality Net: Clif Clark has been appointed General Manager Area General Manager of San Francisco at The Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square

    January 13, 2023

  • Travel + Leisure: 25 Most Beautiful Cities in the World

    January 8, 2023

  • SF Chronicle: Shoppers crowd Union Square amid comeback for S.F. retail magnet

    December 17, 2022

  • KRON4: SFFD toy program collects record-breaking donations

    December 2, 2022

  • SF Standard: San Francisco’s Downtown Looks To Revamp Its Image This Holiday Season

    November 23, 2022

  • KRON4: 1st holiday village coming to San Francisco’s Union Square

    November 18, 2022

  • ABC7: Tourists from Asian countries return to San Francisco as COVID travel restrictions loosen

    November 17, 2022

  • WSJ: Why SFO Is WSJ’s Best Airport of 2022

    November 17, 2022

  • SFGATE: It’s time to double down on tourism to save San Francisco

    November 14, 2022

  • SFGATE: Airbnbs doubled since 2020, hitting this Calif. city the hardest

    October 27, 2022

  • Union Square Alliance: Macy's CEO chats with Mad Money about the Company’s Presence in Union Square San Francisco

    October 12, 2022

  • SFGATE: Data on Dreamforce suggests SF tourism is on the rebound

    October 6, 2022

  • SF Business Times: New hotel data shows how Dreamforce was — and wasn't — like 2019

    October 3, 2022

  • KTVU2: City abuzz for Dreamforce 2022, in hope of San Francisco economic boost

    September 19, 2022

  • SFGATE: Hopes of reviving SF tourism hinge on Dreamforce

    September 19, 2022

  • SF Examiner: San Francisco is cleaning up its act

    September 14, 2022

  • CBS Bay Area: Queen Elizabeth mourned, celebrated across San Francisco

    September 8, 2022

  • CBS Bay Area: San Francisco wine bar with Mexican focus set to open

    July 14, 2022

  • TIME: The World's Greatest Places of 2022

    July 12, 2022

  • KTVU2: Brooke Jenkins named San Francisco's new district attorney

    July 7, 2022

  • SF Chronicle: Mayor Breed reaches S.F. budget deal with supervisors that keeps police hiring plans, boosts affordable housing

    June 28, 2022

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