Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board News
Los Angeles breaks 50m visitor barrier in 2018
Los Angeles reached a historic milestone in 2018, welcoming 50 million visitors for the first time ever and accomplishing the destination’s ambitious tourism goal two years early.
Los Angeles breaks visitor record for seventh straight year
Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti and Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board president, Ernest Wooden, have announced the city welcomed 48.3 million visitors in 2017, setting a new tourism milestone for the seventh consecutive year.
IOC confirms Paris and Los Angeles as next Olympic Games hosts
The International Olympic Committee has elected Paris as host city of the 2024 Olympic Games, with Los Angeles taking on the role for 2028. The announcement, made during an IOC meeting in Lima, Peru, was considered a mere formality after a raft of bidding cities dropped out of the process.
Adhesive PR to represent Los Angeles in UK & Ireland
Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board has appointed Adhesive PR to manage its public relations across the UK & Ireland. Adhesive PR has officially landed in London following the win, having represented the brand in Australia and New Zealand for two years.
New tourism app from Discover Los Angeles
Discover Los Angeles has released the Discover LA app, a sleekly designed, pocket guide exclusively made for those looking to optimise their experience in the City of Angels.
Discover Los Angeles launches #everyoneiswelcome campaign
Discover Los Angeles, the city’s official destination marketing organisation, has unveiled a global initiative aimed at reinforcing the message to visitors that #everyoneiswelcome. The video, released on Discover Los Angeles’ social channels, uses a visual metaphor of paper planes, embodying patterns emblematic of countries around the world, which “fly” into Los Angeles.
Discover Los Angeles launches new international ad campaign
In a break with the traditional tourism advertising formula, Discover Los Angeles – the official destination marketing organisation for LA – isn’t selling the city in its latest global brand campaign. Instead, it’s selling the feeling of the city.
Discover Los Angeles launches new international ad campaign
In a break with the traditional tourism advertising formula, Discover Los Angeles – the official destination marketing organisation for LA – isn’t selling the city in its latest global brand campaign. Instead, it’s selling the feeling of the city.
Domestic visitors drive Los Angeles to new tourism highs
Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti and Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board president Ernest Wooden have announced the city welcomed 47.3 million visitors in 2016, surpassing mid-year forecasts and breaking visitation records for the sixth consecutive year.
Breaking Travel News investigates: Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles
The iconic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, which first opened its doors in May of 1927, has recently re-launched following a $25 million renovation. Since hosting the First Academy Awards in 1929, hotel has become both a landmark attraction and a popular destination for locals and tourists from around the world. Here Josephine Perez calls in for Breaking Travel News.
Los Angeles set to break tourism visitor record
Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board has shared new visitation forecasts and tourism data with local hospitality partners and business leaders at the organisation’s fourth annual Market Outlook Forum. Among the highlights, visitation to Los Angeles is expected to set a new record in 2016 with more than 46.5 million total visitors, an increase of 2.4 per cent from the previous record-setting year.
Los Angeles tourism set for boost as Super Bowl heads to town
The National Football League has announced that the Los Angeles region has been selected to host Super Bowl LV in 2021. The selection of Los Angeles follows a highly competitive process of which Los Angeles’ bid was led by Casey Wasserman, chairman and chief executive officer of Wasserman, in collaboration with the Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission and Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board, comprising the Los Angeles Super Bowl Bid Committee.