Endless things to do in San Luis Obispo make every day (and every stay) your best ever. Explore things to do in SLO, including dining, events, family-friendly attractions and outdoor activities. There’s no shortage of unique things to do in San Luis Obispo, so start planning your trip today!
Sustainable SLO is a San Luis Obispo tourism program dedicated to helping the city achieve its sustainability goals. As part of our “Keys for Trees” program, a portion of your room charge when you stay at a San Luis Obispo hotel goes to planting trees around town.
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2025-2030 Strategic Plan I N T R O D U C T I O N The tourism industry is one of the strongest economic drivers in San Luis Obispo. The community is a beautiful gem in the Central Coast, offering a mix of history, outdoor recreation, great shopping, and proximity to both the coast and inland vineyards.
Collaborating with Visit SLO CAL on countywide sustainability education including serving as partner in the destination spotlight for the World Travel & Tourism Commission highlight the work of the City’s Climate Action programs and their intersection with tourism .
Follow The Central Coast Zoo on Social Sustainable SLO is a San Luis Obispo tourism program dedicated to helping the city achieve its sustainability goals. As part of our “Keys for Trees” program, a portion of your room charge when you stay at a San Luis Obispo hotel goes to planting trees around town.
The Travel & Tourism Development Index 2024 is the second edition of an index that evolved from the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) series, a flagship index of the World Economic Forum.
As global mobility accelerates, the tourism sector should ensure that travel fosters cultural understanding, constructive dialogue and shared prosperity.
Tourism is at a crossroads. Professor Marina Novelli explores the current trends impacting the industry and ways to make tourism more inclusive.
Is tourism a right or a privilege? Reimagining an industry for ...
Saudi Arabia demonstrates how tourism, when treated as core economic infrastructure, can deliver stability, diversification and shared value at scale.
Travel and tourism are not just economic drivers but also powerful connectors between cultures and communities, fostering understanding, opportunity and hope, especially in uncertain times. Despite contributing over 10% of global gross domestic product and supporting more than 350 million jobs, the sector faces serious pressures that must be addressed for sustainable growth. The future of ...
International tourist arrivals and the travel and tourism sector’s contribution to global GDP are expected to return to pre-pandemic levels this year, driven by the lifting of COVID-19-related travel restrictions and strong pent-up demand, as per the new World Economic Forum travel and tourism study, released today. Topping the 2024 list of economies are the United States, Spain, Japan ...
Tourism can deliver a better future but with less than six years remaining to achieve the Global Goals, it must unleash its full power – a new index provides insights.
6 years to the Global Goals – here's how tourism can help
The tourism industry has been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic – but seamless travel solutions could be the start of a resilient recovery.
The travel and tourism sector is thriving, but geopolitical tensions and digitalization could destabilize it. Here are four possible scenarios for the future of travel.
But capitalizing on tourism's potential while preserving and enhancing history and culture is possible — and it is already being done in sites around the world. From Malaysia to Saudi Arabia, many are already demonstrating the ability to balance economic development with socially and environmentally sustainable transformations.