Comic-Con: A lot more illegal building wraps in downtown San Diego this year
Gaslamp Quarter is transformed with ments for "Interview with the Vampire," "The Rings of Power"...
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San Diego’s annual Tiki Oasis will feature bartender battle and Al Jardine from the Beach Boys
The annual tiki festival returns to San Diego with new music headliners, dance performers, vendors,...
San Diego’s short-term rental rules a year later: Is the city cracking down on scofflaws?
Over the past year, the city has processed nearly 1,800 complaints, revoked almost 100 licenses,...
San Diego convention workers ratify big pay raises ahead of Comic-Con
With Comic-Con scheduled to begin next week, hundreds of convention center workers averted a threatened...
Is it fair for Comic-Con to demand that hotels offer discounted rooms?
San Diego Comic-Con organizers say they want hotels to keep rooms affordable for attendees
Plans for a new Little Italy hotel and wellness center overcome objections from San Diego airport
San Diego elected leaders clear the way for a 60-room boutique hotel and offices in...
Winston, a beloved ailing gorilla at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, dies at 52
Winston, a beloved lowland gorilla at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park who had been...
Comic-Con agrees to stay in San Diego through 2026, but warns high hotel rates threaten future years
Comic-Con's future in San Diego is assured through 2026, but organizers of the annual July...
Travel & Leisure readers pick their No. 1 resort in the U.S. It’s in Oceanside
Mission Pacific Beach Resort, which opened in 2021, has been chosen as the top resort...
Little Italy hotel changes hands for more than $61M
The Carte hotel in Little Italy, which opened nearly five years ago, has been sold...
How safe is the beach? A 3-person team tests the water up and down the coast every day. Here’s how.
How often is the water tested? How do the tests work? Why does it take...
Petco Park-adjacent hotel gets a new baseball-themed look
The hotel's ownership has invested $30 million in the top-to-bottom makeover that includes redecorated guestrooms,...
A new hotel rising soon in San Diego’s Mission Valley
The new Element hotel, the first of its kind in San Diego County, will open...
Record travel forecast for July 4 holiday. Here’s what San Diegans need to know
Fourth of July holiday travel will be busier than ever this year for Southern California,...
San Diego airport is getting a new parking operator — and it’s not Ace
Ace Parking, which for decades has managed parking at the airport, has been replaced by...
San Diego’s CH Projects gets another nod this year from Esquire magazine. This time it’s for a bar.
A month after its Lafayette Hotel was named best new hotel of the year, CH’s...
San Diego airport’s mega Terminal 1 project gets some financial help from federal government
San Diego International Airport learned Friday it was awarded a $23.5 million federal grant to...
Navigating security lines at San Diego airport just got a little easier
Travelers hoping to ease the pain of navigating long security lines at San Diego International...
Low-cost carrier bringing a new nonstop to San Diego this summer
Low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines has announced it will soon be flying nonstop between San Diego...
Summer has arrived – at least for San Diego’s tourist destinations
According to the calendar, the official start of summer is still weeks away, but that...
San Diego jobless rate falls to its lowest level all year. Leisure, hospitality hiring lead the pack
San Diego County's unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in 10 months. The...
Avatar land coming to Disneyland resort, Disney CEO confirms
The DisneylandForward plan that has been full of promises but vague on specifics throughout the...
Will San Diego get its first nonstop flight to Washington, DC? It’s top contender for coveted airport slot
San Diego has a shot at securing a long-awaited nonstop flight to Ronald Reagan Washington...
Will sixth time be the charm for Hotel La Jolla’s new penthouse dining spot?
Eight months after closing down the penthouse dining venue at Hotel La Jolla, the latest...
Why so many people have stopped buying vacation rental homes in San Diego
Interest rates and home prices are so high in San Diego that even vacation rental...
Memorial Day: Best and worst times for San Diegans to travel and other tips
Southern Californians' love of travel will be in full force over the Memorial Day holiday...
The plan to transform Mission Bay is moving forward, questions and all. To advocates of one sport, they’re existential.
SAN DIEGO — Golfers are launching a last-minute campaign against plans to transform much of northeast Mission...
New California law means no more surcharges at San Diego restaurants but expect higher menu prices
Dining out — and running a restaurant — have become increasingly costly in San Diego,...
San Diego apostille event, for certifying documents for international use, draws big crowds. It’s open again today.
More than 300 people came to a downtown San Diego event Monday morning for a...
What will Disneyland build first in theme park expansion?
Disneyland is about to take the first step on a 40-year journey that will forever...
Should San Diego City Council take up the $25 service worker minimum wage?
Labor unions are pushing for San Diego to mandate a $25 hourly minimum wage for...
Wine sales fell in the U.S and California but grew in San Diego. How did local wineries do it?
"I feel sometimes like we're the David who's starting to really have a go at...
Celebrity chefs and San Diego pro athletes commit to a 2nd year of Del Mar food, wine festival
Celebrities — from both the culinary and sports worlds — have committed to a nearly...
Discount Disneyland tickets for as little as $50 a day are available all summer
Disneyland has dropped ticket prices to as little as $50 a day for the entire...
Hundreds of hotel, service workers rally in downtown San Diego for $25-an-hour minimum wage
Hundreds of lower paid service workers gathered in downtown San Diego on Wednesday afternoon to...
San Diego labor unions calling on city to mandate $25 minimum wage for service workers
An ordinance backed by multiple unions in the county representing thousands of workers would effectively...
With an airport transit connection still years away, the popularity of a little-known free shuttle is surging through word of mouth
SAN DIEGO — Ridership is surging on a free airport shuttle from the Old Town Transit Center,...
San Diego will soon be getting a lot more nonstop flights to Vegas
In a first for Alaska Airlines, the carrier will be offering daily nonstop flights between...
Plans to bring 2 major restaurants to Seaport Village were OK’d 3 years ago. They’re not close to opening
Nearly three years after San Diego port commissioners cleared the way to bring two well-known...
San Diego’s Belmont Park poised for an overhaul that could bring new rides and reinvented beachfront restaurant
You can't get much closer to the beach than Belmont Park — steps from the...
Esquire names the top new hotel in North America and Europe: It’s in San Diego
El Cajon Boulevard is hardly a hot spot for San Diego tourism, but when the...
SeaWorld at 60: It survived ‘Blackfish’ and COVID. Where San Diego’s biggest theme park is headed now.
When SeaWorld San Diego marked its half-century anniversary 10 years ago, it was enmeshed in...
Timeline: How SeaWorld grew from a 22-acre park to a nearly 200-acre tourist destination
Here is a recap of some of the more memorable moments and milestones in SeaWorld's...
Will SeaWorld San Diego ever get back to its peak attendance of more than a decade ago?
SeaWorld, which has experienced a lot of ups and downs over the years, is in...
Another airline announces five more nonstop flights coming soon to San Diego
Spirit Airlines, which currently flies nonstop to only three cities from San Diego International Airport,...
More work is needed on Oceanside’s short-term rental rules. ‘Corporations are buying up the coast.’
OCEANSIDE — More work is needed to iron out the wrinkles with short-term vacation rentals in Oceanside,...
Legoland debuts new Dino Valley land with revamp of two 20-year-old rides
Kids can travel back in time to the land of dinosaurs at Legoland’s newest themed...
Hiring in San Diego’s high wage jobs, tourism helps keep unemployment rate flat
San Diego’s unemployment rate held steady in February with modest job gains in the region’s...
A new airline for San Diego is bringing five nonstop flights in time for summer travel
Just in time for late spring and summer travel, low-cost carrier Breeze Airways is making...
Time for a DIY beach picnic: San Diego is cracking down on party businesses on city beaches
SAN DIEGO — San Diego is no longer allowing private companies to stage picnics, corporate events, large...
One of San Diego’s largest waterfront hotels gets a $100M upgrade – its biggest makeover in 50 years
The last time the aging Sheraton hotel on Harbor Island got a major overhaul was...
San Diego will consider major subsidy for Midway Rising’s sports arena project
The city of San Diego is open to offering the Midway Rising development team substantial...
Will pandas returning to San Diego Zoo have a notable impact on the tourism industry?
China will be sending two pandas to the San Diego Zoo, possibly as soon as...
San Diego sets record on price paid last year for luxury resort. So why the grim news for hotel sales?
San Diego made history last year when the upscale Inn at Rancho Santa Fe sold...
Frontier Airlines is bringing a new nonstop to San Diego
Come May, Frontier Airlines will begin offering a new nonstop flight between San Diego and...
‘We struck a balance’: Port approves new 30-year blueprint for San Diego Bay
After 11 years of planning work, the Port of San Diego's future-looking guidebook that dictates...
A decade in the making, 30-year plan for San Diego’s bayfront nears finish line
More than a decade in the making and long past due, the Port of San...
Long-studied transit connection to San Diego airport still more than three years off
Five years after launching a widely ed effort to bring high-speed transit to San Diego's...
San Diego tourism leaders want your as they plan for the next 10 years of visitors
San Diego's tourism leaders are in the midst of crafting a road map for how...
High-profile San Diego restaurateur wants to bring a new hotel, wellness center to Little Italy
Fresh off his $31 million transformation of San Diego's Lafayette hotel into a mega dining...
American Airlines launches daily flight between Tijuana and Phoenix
American Airlines launched its new Tijuana-Phoenix daily flight Thursday. The nonstop service between the Tijuana...
Long-awaited waterfront park from USS Midway advances but first up – a demolition
A decades-long plan to build a bayfront park alongside the USS Midway Museum took a...
Fire-damaged building at Seaport Village set to be razed
An empty and boarded-up, fire-damaged shop at Seaport Village will soon be razed to make...
Rollercoaster rescues at Legoland on Wednesday? Don’t worry, it’s just training.
CARLSBAD — Legoland in Carlsbad will be closed to visitors on Wednesday so two Southern California urban...
These 2 cities beat San Diego for Valentine’s Day top spot
The world's best sunsets. Artisanal chocolatiers. Restaurants with killer food or killer views — and...
Balboa Park group cements park-wide agreement with city to fast-track improvements
SAN DIEGO — Forever Balboa Park, the nonprofit organization that looks after San Diego's oft-called crown jewel,...
San Diego’s Measure C hotel tax hike headed to an August trial this year
Years of legal debate over whether a ballot measure to expand San Diego's convention center...
Storied Whaling Bar in La Jolla is reborn; will it recapture the mystique of the original?
For decades, the dimly lit bar with the dark leather banquettes in La Jolla's La...
TwitchCon’s thousands of gamers returning to San Diego this year – plus four more years
TwitchCon, the popular live streaming conference that was last here in 2022, is returning after...
Legoland California is getting a new space-themed coaster — but not until 2025
A new space-themed land, complete with an indoor roller coaster, is headed to Legoland, whichis...
Entertainment venue in play for old Navy property on San Diego Bay
The hotel developers likely to remake the old Navy property at 1220 Pacific Highway will...
Only two hotels opened last year in San Diego as California faces slowdown in new lodging
The pace of hotel construction in San Diego County rose slightly last year compared to...
Balboa Park’s Botanical Building crowned with historic dome, but reopening pushed back
Shuttered for two years amid a comprehensive restoration effort, San Diego's 109-year-old Botanical Building has...
San Diego, SeaWorld fail to settle lawsuit demanding $12M in back rent from theme park
The city of San Diego and SeaWorld, which are butting heads over a legal claim...
San Diego’s Paradise Point pays $1M fine, promises more public access to the beach and plenty of free parking
Largely hidden within the sprawling Paradise Point resort on Mission Bay are inviting sandy beaches...
A new low-cost airline is coming to San Diego and with it five new nonstop destinations
San Diego International Airport is welcoming a new budget air carrier that will soon be...
Meeting planners from around the globe are coming to San Diego – along with Bill, Hillary Clinton
Thousands of meeting planners from around the world will gather in San Diego next week...
Mostly vacant office complex in downtown San Diego will be converted into hotel and residential buildings
The recently renovated Tower 180 office complex at 180 Broadway Ave. has a new owner...
Fast food workers are getting a huge raise. Will $20 an hour become San Diego’s new minimum wage?
While the minimum wage in the city of San Diego will rise to $16.85 in...
Housing, energy bills, downtown projects: San Diego business stories to watch in 2024
These are some of the key business stories to watch in San Diego County in...
Quiz: Test your knowledge of San Diego business news in 2023
Welcome to the U-T business quiz of the year. Test how closely you have followed...
North County casino resort getting a $24M refresh – plus two new restaurants
The very first hotel rooms that were built years ago at Harrah's Resort Southern California...
Ferdinand, a beluga whale at SeaWorld San Diego, dies at about 53
SAN DIEGO — Ferdinand, a whale at SeaWorld San Diego — who was said to have been...
Summer’s over but SeaWorld San Diego fireworks are returning. Here’s how to watch the holiday shows
Fireworks, which have long been a SeaWorld San Diego staple during the summer months, will...
Topgolf secures 40-year lease commitment for flagship venue on San Diego Bay
The Port of San Diego has agreed in principle to lease for 40 years a...
Topgolf, Port of San Diego near agreement on lease for flagship venue on San Diego Bay
Topgolf International and the Port of San Diego are close to reaching an agreement on...
State Supreme Court says it won’t review San Diego’s hotel tax initiative to expand convention center
San Diego's now 3 1/2-year-old ballot measure to fund a long-sought convention center expansion will...
Street vendors along San Diego Bay get more space near Midway Museum, fewer spots by Seaport Village
The Port of San Diego has revised newly implemented regulations that create legal room for...
San Diego stores: 40 cents off gas today, free Salt & Straw, LEGOLAND Black Friday savings are live
Get a big discount on gas, today only If you're looking to refuel before Thanksgiving...
A new land devoted to dinosaurs will commemorate Legoland California’s 25th anniversary next year
Legoland California will mark its 25th anniversary in Carlsbad next year with a new land...
Motorized pedicabs, scooters and bikes banned from downtown San Diego’s waterfront walkway
Close encounters with out-of-control or obnoxiously loud pedicabs on the waterfront promenade opposite San Diego...
San Diego Symphony interested in Joe’s Crab Shack site near Rady Shell
The Port of San Diego's plan to redevelop the Joe's Crab Shack restaurant near the...
Comic-Con badge sale for 2024: It’s now or never
Fans of Comic-Con will have one last chance this Saturday to score ission to next...
Sneak preview: First phase of San Diego’s airport’s new Terminal 1 now 40% complete. What’s next?
Two years into construction on what is San Diego's single largest airport project, the long-awaited...
San Diego sees record $14.3B in tourism spending – 3 years after pandemic
More than three years after COVID-19 decimated the tourism industry, San Diego has come roaring...
Get ready, it’s Comic-Con badge time
If you were among the thousands of fortunate fans who were able to attend this...
Southwest Airlines announces new nonstop flights for San Diego
Southwest Airlines is expanding its portfolio of nonstop routes out of San Diego — with...
SeaWorld to San Diego: City ‘breached’ lease during pandemic and has no right to $12.2M in back rent
SeaWorld, which is being sued by the city of San Diego for more than $12.2...
Heading to San Diego airport? Changes ahead if you’re driving to Terminal 1
Come Friday, there will be new pedestrian and vehicular entrances to Terminal 1 at the...
Visitors to SeaWorld San Diego will soon be able to see this special baby penguin
An emperor penguin chick hatched at SeaWorld San Diego last month has overcome long odds,...