Travel and tourism has helped tourist industry of travel California afloat especially in the period of recession. In United States travel California is the no 1 travel destination and department of travel and tourism wants to sustain this reputation. During the layoffs everywhere around travel California has helped employing 873,000 Californians with wages of nearly $30 billion. Santa Maria itself experiences the positive results in the travel California region and this is because of the dedicated staff of professionals who understands and look after the nuances of the travel California. Visitors and convention bureau (VCB) is trying every possible means to look after the comforts of the tourist who travel California. They are providing with many wonderful facilities including lawn bowling, two golf courses, Santa Maria Fair Park, North Country wineries and wine tasting rooms, many soccer fields, hotels and restaurants, and the Uncol Elks Recreation Facility.
