Top Headlines of the Week: July 27 – July 31

Each week, the San Diego Tourism Authority will gather headlines that highlight coronavirus’ impact on the hospitality and tourism industries, as well as how the San Diego region is faring in these unprecedented times.

July 31

• San Diego getting new outdoor movies, classes and events as shopping centers embrace ‘streetail’ — San Diego Union-Tribune
• ‘Survival of the fittest’: Tourism continues to falter worldwide amid pandemic — USA Today
• European Union extends travel ban on Americans — TravelPulse
• New study reveals consumers’ growing desire to spend on travel — TravelPulse

July 30

• San Diego to receive $1.8 million for small businesses impacted by Coronavirus pandemic — KPBS
• EU extends ban on American travelers — again — with US COVID-19 cases far outpacing European countries — USA Today
• International tourism lost $320 billion in revenues in 5 months — Investopedia
• Seaworld’s Emperor dive coaster is a no go this year as theme park company cuts costs amid COVID-19 — San Diego Union-Tribune

July 29

• Travel CEOs urge federal involvement with Covid-19 testing — Travel Weekly
• US Travel urges passage of STEP Act to support tourism industry — TravelPulse
• What travel will look like after Coronavirus — Wall Street Journal
• Readers React: Comic-Con@Home almost as good as being there — San Diego Union-Tribune
• Bleak new forecast for conventions prompts Mission Bay hotels to lobby San Diego for financial relief — San Diego Union-Tribune

July 28

• The Dish: As some restaurants fall to the pandemic, new ones rise — San Diego Union-Tribune
• KAABOO joins other San Diego events by postponing to 2021— KPBS
• Air travel not expected to recover until 2024 — Travel Weekly
• IATA: Lack of confidence in business travel will stymie total travel recovery until 2024 — Business Travel News
• Portside Pier welcomes public at the Embarcadero — NBC 7 San Diego

July 27

• Meetings industry leaders call for unity and consistency — TravelPulse
• San Diego hotels booking up despite ongoing coronavirus pandemic — CBS 8
• Travel industry leaders ask Trump, lawmakers to expand COVID-19 testing to revive sector — USA Today
• WHO says travel bans aren’t the answer to COVID-19 — TravelPulse

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