New “California 101" Web Series Offers Tips for Travel Throughout the Golden State

Kicking off with 35 visually-stunning, yet information-rich videos, the series shows travelers how to see and do some of the best destinations and experiences in California – a great planning tool in advance of National Plan for Vacation Day on Jan. 30.

“California 101 allows travelers to see different trip ideas in video format, and then click through to web content for a deeper dive into the details of trip planning,” said Visit California President & CEO Caroline Beteta. “With so much to see and do in California, this series will serve as a great starting point that is as inspirational as it is educational.”

Housed on Visit California’s Dream365TV network and also viewable on YouTube, the videos are categorized into five themes: National Parks, Road Trips, Resorts, Beaches, and “5 Amazing Things to Do In…” The series covers experiences across the state including: Beverly Hills: 5 Amazing Things, Gold Country Road Trip, and Death Valley National Park. 

California 101 is an SEO data-driven content program that delivers informative ‘how-to’ content answering the most frequently asked questions about California travel. The combination of beautiful, compelling and fast-paced videos with insightful articles full of useful information and links, is designed to intersect consumers searching for California information and draw them into the Visit California content ecosystem. Once there, they will be educated and inspired, and have the necessary tools to move further down the booking path.  

There  are still 28 days until National Plan for Vacation Day, an initiative by US Travel’s Project: Time Off encouraging Americans to declare their vacation time for the rest of the year, at the start of the year. Visit California encourages travelers to utilize the California 101 series to plan their ultimate California vacation by watching a video (or two) a day until Jan. 30 – then mark their calendars and use all of their PTO in 2018.

Destinations Featured in California 101 include:

1. Amador County
2. Angels Camp
3. Auburn
4. Bakersfield
5. Beverly Hills 
6. Big Bear Lake
7. Big Sur
8. Cambria
9. Cedar Glen
10. Channel Islands National Park
11. Chester
12. Coloma
13. Coronado
14. Crescent City
15. Dana Point
16. Death Valley National Park
17. Del Mar
18. Emerald Bay
19. Encinitas
20. Forestville
21. Fort Bragg
22. Fresno
23. Huntington Beach
24. Jenner
25. Joshua Tree National Park
26. La Jolla
27. La Quinta
28. Laguna Beach
29. Laguna Niguel
30. Lake Arrowhead
31. Lake Tahoe
32. Lassen Volcanic National Park
33. Lodi
34. Lompoc
35. Los Angeles
36. Los Gatos
37. Manchester Beach
38. Monterey
39. Morro Bay
40. Murphys
41. Napa
42. Newport Beach
43. Olympic Valley
44. Orcutt
45. Palm Springs
46. Palo Alto
47. Pinnacles National Park
48. Pioneertown
49. Placerville
50. Point Arena
51. Ragged Point
52. Rancho Santa Fe
53. Redwood National and State Parks
54. Rutherford
55. San Diego
56. San Francisco
57. San Jose
58. San Luis Obispo
59. San Simeon
60. Santa Maria
61. Santa Monica
62. Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
63. Sonoma
64. Sutter Creek
65. Traver
66. Truckee
67. Vallecito
68. Ventura
69. Yosemite National Park

ABOUT VISIT CALIFORNIA:
Visit California is a nonprofit organization with a mission to develop and maintain marketing programs – in partnership with the state’s travel industry – that keep California top-of-mind as a premier travel destination. According to Visit California, spending by travelers totaled $126.3 billion in 2016 in California, generating 1.1 million jobs in the state and $10.3 billion in state and local tax revenues. For more information about Visit California and for a free California Official State Visitor's Guide, go to www.visitcalifornia.com. For story ideas, media information, downloadable images, video and more, go to media.visitcalifornia.com

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