Many out of state tourists visit Sonoma County each year with the intention of visiting their favorite winery. Due to the economic downturn less out of town tourists are traveling to wine country but more local residents are taking advantage of their hometown by vacationing locally. The money saving options of a weekend vacation is really drawing Northern California residents to wine country.
Sonoma County supervisors have seen a drastic increase in local tourism and have taken measures to continue the momentum. Wineries aren’t the only Sonoma County operations seeing an increase in local foot traffic. Parks and bicycle rental facilities have also seen a steady increase in business. Many companies are advertising ‘green’ vacation packages and giving local residents discounts. Sonoma County is not the only region noticing an increase in local vacationers and many other areas are also offering resident discounts and local vacation packages.





