Orange county Hotels News

17 most luxurious O.C. hotels, restaurants
Seventeen restaurants and hotels in Orange County have earned a top hospitality award for their pampering service and luxurious surroundings.The seven restaurants and 10 hotels are among 120 that earned the "AAA Four Diamond Award" for 2012 - an annual survey produced by the Automobile...

Orange County hotel-tax collections rise for November
Orange County's hotel-tax collections rose 5.8 percent for the month of November, in a sign of continued improvement for the area's hotels and resorts.

Orange tourist tax dips for 1 s t time in 22 months
Orange County's hotel tax collections faltered slightly in December, after nearly two years of consecutive year-over-year increases.

3 arrested in narcotics bust
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday the arrest of three men and disruption of a reported narcotics distribution organization this past January.

O.C. car loan debt tops $16,000
Orange County residents owed more on their auto loans in December than the nation as a whole with an average $16,128 outstanding, reports CreditKarma.com, the online credit information site.

Help wanted: O.C. auditor-controller. Pay $173,000
The Orange County Board of Supervisors is looking for an auditor-controller to replace David Sundstrom who left Jan. 31 to take the same job with Sonoma County.

West Baden, French Lick hotels get top rankings
In Orange County, to be exact. U.S. News & World Report’s most recent listing of the nation’s best hotels includes Indiana’s Top 10. The magical, restored Wes ...

Top pampering, luxurious O.C. restaurants for 2012
Seven restaurants in Orange County are among 120 that earned the "AAA Four Diamond Award" for 2012 - an annual survey produced by the Automobile Club of...

Tourism to Orange County slightly increased in 2011
Spending by tourists crept up last year after dips during the economic downturn, according to