Tourism

Event to highlight SJ River tourism plans

Details: Published on 05/15/2013 - 12:06 pm; Written by Business Journal staff

Tourism officials and business leaders from all over the Valley will be in Turlock May 22 as CSU Stanislaus hosts the first San Joaquin Valley Travel and Tourism Economic Summit.

Valley lodges stronger in March than last year

Details: Published on 04/24/2013 - 1:43 pm; Written by Business Journal staff

Occupancy rates continued to rise for Valley lodges in March, while revenues were also looking better than last year.

Costa bill looks to expand Yosemite's boundary

Details: Published on 04/23/2013 - 10:34 am; Written by Business Journal staff

Wanting to protect Yosemite National Park from development, Sen. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) introduced a bill that would expand the park by by nearly 1,600 acres.

Patrol: 16 hurt in bus crash near Yosemite park

Details: Published on 04/15/2013 - 12:47 pm; Written by Associated Press

(AP) — A bus carrying visitors from Yosemite National Park crashed on a main highway south of the park, leaving 16 people injured, the California Highway Patrol said Sunday.

Downtown Fresno Holiday Inn under new management

Details: Published on 04/12/2013 - 2:25 pm; Written by Business Journal Staff

The 197-room Holiday Inn Fresno Downtown-Convention Center is under new management with New Orleans-based Expotel Hospitality.

Valley KOA campgrounds offer free night

Details: Published on 04/12/2013 - 10:40 am; Written by Business Journal staff

Those who camp at local Kampground of America locations on May 10 can help a child battling cancer and also get a free night of camping in the mix.

Valley lodges see encouraging returns in February

Details: Published on 03/22/2013 - 11:41 am; Written by Ben Keller, The Business Journal

Valley lodges are still seeing a good turnaround compared to last year as February showed a pickup in the number of guests and revenues.

Wonder Valley Resort to double guest housing capacity

Details: Published on 03/05/2013 - 11:30 am; Written by Business Journal staff

A popular destination for company retreats, weddings and vacationers, Wonder Valley Ranch Resort and Conference Center near Sanger will make room for even more folks with a new guest building and luxury suite now underway at the property.