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The Santa Barbara Zoo Reopens on June 23!

June 17, 2020

The Santa Barbara Zoo Reopens on June 23rd!
Welcome back! The Santa Barbara Zoo will reopen on June 23 with limited capacity. During the initial reopening phase, advance reservations and online tickets are required for all guests and members

To ensure adequate social distancing between guests, visits are limited to 90 minutes, and attendance is
capped each day to limit the total number of guests in the Zoo at one time.

For more information, visit https://www.sbzoo.org


Betty Carroll Celebration of Life

June 17, 2020

You are invited to visit:

https://passportsantabarbara.com/

to enjoy

Betty Carroll Celebration of Life Music

Betty Carroll Celebration of Life pictures

Betty Carroll Celebration of Life video


Santa Barbara named top ‘trending’ travel destination

February 28, 2020

Key Largo in Florida, Moab, Utah and Anna Maria Island, also in Florida, were named first, second and third, respectively.The “trending” category for the travel platform is a new one and recognizes destinations that saw the biggest increase in positive reviews, booking interest and searches over the last year.


Santa Barbara Receives New York Times Destination Recommendation

January 11, 2019

Santa Barbara is ranked third on The New York Times’ annual “52 Places to Go in 2019” list and is one of only two cities in California (Los Angeles was the other) and 11 destinations in the United States to make the newspaper’s prestigious list.


Travel + Leisure names Montecito one of “50 Best Places to Travel in 2019”

December 14, 2018

Santa Barbara, Calif. (December 13, 2018)  Montecito was named one of the “50 Best Places to Travel in 2019” by Travel + Leisure.

It was the only place in California to be named to the list and one of only 14 cities in North America, sharing the ranks with New York City, Houston, Toronto and more.

 ”Travel + Leisure‘s annual list of Best Places to Travel is the ultimate resource for travelers who are looking to plan their next big trip,” said Jacqueline Gifford, editor in chief of Travel + Leisure. “These are the most compelling destinations across the globe—places that are thriving because of standout culinary scenes, marquee hotel and museum openings, or new tours that are opening up a destination in ways our editors have never seen before.”

 


Santa Barbara Wins 2018 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Award

October 11, 2018

Santa Barbara has been recognized as one of the nation’s “Best Small Cities in the U.S.” by Condé Nast Traveler 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards. Santa Barbara first appeared on the list in 2015. The destination, which welcomes more than 7.2 million total visitors per year, is one of 15 winners ranked in the category among other top reader favorites. More than 400,000 readers took part in the annual survey casting hundreds of thousands of votes, according to Condé Nast Traveler.


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