Visit Santa Barbara will host its 2025 Annual General Meeting, noon to 1 p.m. Thurs., May 29, at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, 136 E. De La Guerra. The annual gathering, held during California ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, Calif. (Oct. 27, 2025) — As the holiday season approaches, accommodating visiting friends and family sometimes ...

Visit Santa Barbara, destination marketing organization for Santa Barbara’s South Coast region, will host its 2025 Tourism Summit, 2-4:30 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 30, at the Cabrillo Pavilion, 1118 E.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Locals on the hunt for holiday deals can now pass along the savings to their friends and family because Visit Santa Barbara is bringing back its Locals Lodging Promotion ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Hochman covers the worlds of luxury, travel, and entertainment. Fall is a glorious time to visit Santa Barbara. The ...

Want to know how to get from Santa Barbara to Solvang and have the best weekend getaway itinerary ever? The distance from about the middle of Santa Barbara to the middle of Solvang is roughly about 34 ...

Santa Barbara has a rep. It’s an escape for the extremely rich and Californian, an idyllic town nestled between the Santa Ynez Mountains and the Santa Barbara Harbor, 95 miles northwest of Los Angeles ...

Santa Barbara is one of California's most seductive cities, all white adobe, ocean breezes and vine-covered hills, but the ...

The outdoor patio at historic Arnoldi’s Cafe in Santa Barbara makes for a serene, charming dining atmosphere. Courtesy of Mike McGinley An idyllic sunset in Santa Barbara, Calif. Mike loved capturing ...

Below is a press release from Visit Santa Barbara regarding upcoming lodging deals for South Coast Residents. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – As the holiday season approaches, accommodating visiting friends ...