Wine connoisseurs should visit the Taste of Sonoma County

Wine connoisseurs should visit the Taste of Sonoma County at MacMurray Ranch in Sonoma County, Calif., she says. The festival, featuring two days of wine-tasting and gourmet food, runs from July 14-15.

San Bernardino's California Welcome Center

If Wayne Austin could sell hotel rooms in Lake Arrowhead after a devastating fire and a devastating pest decimated scenery since 2003, even when the resort had no lakeside access and no golf course, he can sell the city of San Bernardino as a tourist destination, he said.

Fire Destroys 220 Structures in Lake Tahoe

Since the fire began yesterday, rescue workers have evacuated about 1,000 people from the path of the ``very hot, rapid-burning fire,'' Kevin House, a lieutenant with the El Dorado County Sheriff's Department, said today in a televised news conference. No injuries or deaths have been reported.

Travel California With the Top Down

To cruise with the California crowd, you need to drive alfresco. "Finding a convertible in California in the summertime should be fairly easy," said Sean Comey, a spokesman at AAA of Nothern California. Most of the big-name rental car companies stock convertibles; however, they may place restrictions on the higher-priced models -- mainly, the pickup and drop-off must be in the same vicinity or city. In addition, prices are higher when you rent one way.

Top Ten Affordable Restaurants in San Francisco

RealTravel a travel blogging and travel guide site that enables people to plan trips with insights from other travelers, today announces top 10 affordable restaurants in San Francisco, according to our editors.

Sonoma

Known most simply as Wine Country, the Sonoma Valley was actually a country of its own for less than a month.

California dreaming

If even the most hard-bitten, overprotective parent - and nervous traveller - is demanding, 'Take me to the Drop Off!' - it's clear Disneyland's new Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage is making waves to the depths of the Happiest Place on Earth.

Plenty of Pre-Race Activities Scheduled for Sonoma

The action won't be limited to the 10-turn, 1.99-mile road course at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at Infineon Raceway on Sunday, June 24.

California Timeshare Industry Contributed $2.8 Billion

The California timeshare industry contributed $2.8 billion to the statewide economy in 2005, according to a study conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers and released today by the ARDA International Foundation (AIF), the research and educational arm of the American Resort Development Association (ARDA). The study was conducted for AIF to analyze the impact of timeshare developers and owners and their value to California’s economy.

California have the most green hotel projects underway

Building green hotels isn't about fetching higher rates. Hoteliers view it as an advantage at a time when customers want to patronize green businesses and hotel operators want to cut high bills for electricity and water.

Clifornia Travel - full schedule of wine country events

If you are old enough to remember Jackie Gleason mouthing that line to orchestra leader Sam Spear, you might have a cellar full of well-aged wine. When I am not tasting wine, I am most often traveling through wine country. I travel for professional reasons and when I am not traveling to wine country in search of the next great bottle of wine, I am often found on the wine trail just for the fun of it.

Car rental triples when death in family cuts vacation short

he Alamo policy is similar to the airlines rules. Booking a seat two weeks in advance is almost always cheaper than a walk-up fare. And if you change your plans, you're subject to a rebooking fee.

The Monterey Way

ohn Steinbeck wrote his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Grapes of Wrath, in 1939 and in so doing solidified the Monterey region’s place in the canon of American literature. But in spite of the gloomy outlook of the novel’s protagonists and the commentary on the changes in the agricultural landscape and those who work in it, the novel at least hinted at a part of the prosperity on the horizon.

Sonoma - June Events

Food & Wine Education, Family Fun: Delight in food, wine and entertainment at Sonoma County Bites, a unique culinary sampler in an apple orchard setting in Sebastopol. Over 20 renowned Sonoma County restaurants and wineries will offer tastes. Bring the children and enjoy live music and entertainment from an exciting lineup of performers. The event will be held at 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, on the green at O'Reilly & Associates (corner of Hwy 116 and Mill Station Road). Sonoma County Bites is a low-waste, green event. A benefit for the Twin Hills Apple Blossom Educational Foundation.

U.S. Looks for Massive Influx of Chinese Tourists

Though advertising American tourist opportunities is illegal in China, the name recognition of locales like New York and California is expected to attract a boom of Chinese tourists who are now wealthier and face fewer travel restrictions.

Governor to lead tourism delegation on a trade and tourism mission to Canada

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will lead a trade and tourism delegation to Canada on May 29-31, to encourage tourism to California's diverse destinations and promote business investment in California, all while highlighting the Golden State's unparalleled agricultural products, environmental technologies, high tech industry and
distinct California lifestyle.