This too shall pass. A good time to strengthen and solidify our local/Northern California relationships, as well as spiffing up our presentation to the world and attending to our own, unfinished, housekeeping chores. The glass is half-full!
By Andrew J. Campa
Staff Writer - LA Times
Tourists take selfies in front of the TCL Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard on Sept. 24. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times)
About two months ago, my cousin Guillermo happily ventured from picturesque Cuernavaca, Mexico, to 95-degree Southern California.
He took his wife and two young kids to Disneyland, Universal Studios, the zoo, the beach and a Dodger game over a week span and then gleefully returned home. He spent about $6,000 for what he hoped was a lifetime of stories and memories.
His actions were pretty normal for a tourist though his timing was not.
Tourism to Los Angeles and California, in general, has been down this summer, representing a blow to one of the state’s biggest industries.
Theories as to why people aren’t visiting were explored this past week by my colleague Cerys Davis.
Davis spoke with experts and provided the scoop. Let’s take a look at what she wrote.
Canada isn’t visiting L.A. or California, joining a growing foreign chorus of tourists
Greg