We have a list too and our area sells itself once we get the visitors here. Restaurants are very important to an area. The Bureau is constantly pushing to position Huntington Beach as a major dynamic player in the Orange County story. This doesn't just happen. Attracting an industry takes time and dollars.
Timing is everything.
Our city needs to be a destination. We need the dollars the visitor generates. The average day-tripper is good, but the four to five day visitor is better. The average convention meeting person will spend just under a thousand dollars in area per stay. Conferences of 300 - 500 mean big dollars to area.