Visit Oakland, the destination marketing organization for the city of Oakland, hosted IMPACT 510: The Town Tourism Day on May 7 at the Oakland Museum of California. The sold-out event welcomed 250 ...

According to Visit Oakland, 3.4 million tourists spent $583 million in 2024, generating a total economic impact of $779 million. It marks a 0.2% decline in spending from the previous year.

To make matters worse, on Wednesday – just in time for summer – an enormous change is coming at Southwest Airlines. The ...

“The continued growth in Oakland’s travel sector is critical to the city’s recovery,” Gamez continued, “Tourism not only has a direct positive impact on the Oakland economy, it also ...

In another blow to Oakland’s tourism industry, the largest hotel in the city’s downtown is defaulting on its loan. The owners of the Oakland Marriott City Center, a 500-room hotel on Broadway ...

Q: So how'd this tourism gig come about? A: I love tech, and I'm really into creating new opportunities for Oakland because I'm a native of Oakland - my family's been in the area since about 1949 ...

A proposed $270 million mixed-use development project that is set to be constructed next to the Suburban Collection Showplace ...

According to the National Park Service, Alcatraz draws roughly 1.6 million visitors each year and generates about $60 million ...

"It's crime tourism, and it's unfortunate, but the word has gotten out that Oakland is a great place to commit crime," said Edward Escobar with Citizens Unite. The pursuit policy has received a ...

The Oakland Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Friday afternoon in East Oakland, officers announced. Officers responded to reports of gunfire around 12:45 p.m. on ...

Tourism is on the rise in Oakland, which means more business, money and opportunities coming into the town. The president of Visit Oakland, a nonprofit that markets the city, says it is trying to ...