As California drops capacity and social distancing rules, experts are tempering expectations on a full rebound of the state’s tourism industry, while state and local tourism officials express some optimism.
Leisure and hospitality employment has plummeted across the greater Bay Area since the pandemic began a year ago, and a ban on conventions are a big factor in the decline -- and in any bounce back.
A year of pandemic -- and the attendant shift to working from home for many office workers -- has upended the office rental market, but observers are optimistic about an (eventual) upswing.