Among the concerns are tourism’s impact on traffic, and that it made it difficult to access Newport for residents and guests alike.

Nine resort hotels in Newport Beach’s Tourism Business Improvement District are asking the City Council to dissolve it so they can transfer their marketing activities, paid for by room rate ...

The city's tourism district was formed in 2009 to help the major resorts in Newport Beach cope with the Great Recession following the global financial crisis. Resort operators funded the district with ...

The Newport Beach City Council late last month reviewed the $6.7-million budget allotted to a marketing agency for the upcoming fiscal year and gave its unanimous approval, albeit with some ...