1. Yosemite National Park
2. San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge
3. Disneyland Resort
4. Alcatraz Island
5. Big Sur
6. Lake Tahoe
7. Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
8. Universal Studios Hollywood
9. Hearst Castle
10. Santa Monica Pier
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History of the website
and Tourism Marketing
in California
Visit California.com
Domain registration date: 10-11-1998
Timeline
1985 first Internet Domains registered VB.com/1985
1994 Registation of the domain Hotels.com 30-03-1994
1995 / 1996 The first Visitor Bureau,
VBs or CVBs
start to use the prefix "Visit"
1996 California Divison of Tourism
launches it's DMO website
gov style internet address
gocalif.ca.gov
1998 Registration of the domain
VisitCalifornia.com
10-11-1998
2000 Launch of the website
by the California Divison of Tourism
during times
of
governor Gray Davis
and the management
of
Caroline Beteta
and
Barbara Steinberg
The historic domain gocalif.ca.gov
is replaced by Visit Califonia.com
California becomes one of the pioneers
of the now famous
"Visit" domain format
for Tourist websites.
2020 Ad Campaign
the Ultimate Playground
The award winning TV spots
feature Californians in different locales,
all contributing to keep a beach ball up in the air.
The locations include a San Francisco cable car,
sequoias in Northern California, sunny beaches,
an outdoor wedding in Temecula
and a Palm Springs swimming pool.
The background music is “Mr. Blue Sky”
by Electric Light Orchestra.
