Tourism officials say leisure travel should meet or exceed pre-pandemic levels this year but so far the boom is still in the future.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Tourism officials say leisure travel should meet or exceed pre-pandemic levels this year.The rhythmic sounds of the crab crackers and the steamy aroma of seafood still lure customers to Fisherman's Wharf but not like they used to.
"Most of these people are local. It's not people from other places coming in. I saw some people from Germany and one person from Canada this week," McFarland said.
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