Top Headlines of the Week: Oct. 4 to Oct. 8

Each week, the San Diego Tourism Authority will gather headlines that highlight the hospitality and tourism industries, as well as top news in the San Diego region.

Oct 4

• County Taking Grant Proposals for Unincorporated Areas—The San Diego Union-Tribune
• Emirates President Expects Full Business Travel Recovery Next Year—Airline Weekly
• Airline CEOs Want Governments to Mandate Covid Vaccines for International Travelers—Skift

Oct 5

• Hertz Taps Former Ford Boss as Its Interim CEO—Skift
• Why Holdout Delta Air Lines Is Still Not Mandating Vaccines for Workers—Skift
• Best Practices for Vaccination and Testing Requirements at Events—Skift

Oct 6

• Local Tech Entrepreneurs, Investors Share What It Takes To Make It During San Diego Startup Month—The San Diego Union-Tribune
• San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria Pleads the Case in D.C. For Lifting Border Restrictions—The San Diego Union-Tribune
• Grossmont College’s New Performing Arts Center Ready to Step Into the Spotlight—The San Diego Union-Tribune
• CDC Offers New Winter Holiday Travel Guidance After Confusion—TravelPulse

Oct 7

• San Diego’s $3.4B Airport Redo Could Start Next Month—The San Diego Union-Tribune
• San Diego Data Scientists With Ties to Amazon, Redhat Get $50M for Digital Privacy Startup—The San Diego Union-Tribune
• Why Do Unvaccinated COVID Survivors Also Need a Vaccine?—The San Diego Union-Tribune
• First COVID, Now HIV. Moderna and San Diego Researchers Race To Make a Vaccine—The San Diego Union-Tribune
• Los Angeles Airport Approves New Terminal, Concourse for 2028 Olympics—Airline Weekly
• U.S. Tour Operators Are Making These Preparations for November’s Influx of Global Visitors—Skift
•  United Airlines CEO Says Vaccine Mandate Wasn’t a Business Decision: Skift Exclusive—Skift
• Travel Industry Sees Strength in Luxury Market and Rise in Advisor Use—TravelPulse
• What’s Happening With Car Rental and Hotel Prices Right Now?—TravelPulse
• United Airlines Planning Largest Domestic Schedule of COVID-19 Era—TravelPulse

Oct 8

• Column: Hub of San Diego Black Culture Gets $35 M Boost So Legacy Can Live On—The San Diego Union-Tribune
• Anger in U.S. Customs and Border Protection as Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Looms—The San Diego Union-Tribune
•  Biden Is Expected To Enter a New Security Agreement With Mexico—The San Diego Union-Tribune

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