California town pays tourists $100 to come visit
UPI News Service, 02/05/2021
A small California town with a tourism industry hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic is offering visitors $100 to come and stay.
ADVERTISEMENT The Visit Santa Maria Valley program is providing $100 vouchers, which can be used at the town s wineries, breweries and restaurants, to tourists who stay for at least two nights at hotels there.
The promotion, which launched Thursday, runs through March 31. Santa Maria Valley has so much to offer, Jennifer Harrison, director of the Santa Maria Valley Visitors Bureau, told CNN. We have beautiful beaches, hotels and wineries that are such a great option for budget-conscious travelers during a time of economic rebound.
Santa Maria Valley will pay tourists $100 to travel there and stay for a minimum of two nights at a hotel in the area. The payment comes in the form of a voucher.
Town in Southern California to pay tourists to visit
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A small California town just outside Santa Barbara wants to pay tourists to visit their village to help boost their community amid the pandemic.
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A California town near Santa Barbara wants to pay tourists to visit their city to help boost their community amid the pandemic.
According to CNN, the City of Santa Maria created the program Visit Santa Maria Valley due to California Gov. Gavin Newsom s announcement in December that the state was going on a second lockdown due to rising cases of COVID-19.