Visa Inc. will relocate its annual Payments Forum back to San Francisco from Texas starting next year and has pledged to keep the gathering in the city through 2030, Mayor Daniel Lurie said on Wednesday. Visa President Oliver Jenkyn added that the company’s card‐transaction data show in-person spending in San Francisco is up about 10% and climbing each month, an early indicator that the city’s visitor economy is regaining momentum. Local tourism analysts say the recovery is being driven primarily by a resurgence in domestic travel and a busier conference calendar. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that, while the sector is expanding in 2025, growth in overseas arrivals is being crimped by President Donald Trump’s tougher stance toward foreign visitors. City Hall is pairing the private-sector boost with stepped-up public-works initiatives. Weekly deep-cleaning operations in the South of Market and Tenderloin neighborhoods are underway, and a newly signed agreement with Caltrans gives municipal crews authority to clear homeless encampments and litter from freeway ramps and other state-owned parcels inside city limits. Officials say the combined efforts are aimed at presenting safer, cleaner streets as San Francisco seeks to solidify its tourism recovery.
San Francisco Mayor two weeks ago: There will no longer be an option for people to sleep and use drugs on our streets. San Francisco today: Why have all these fentanyl smoking junkies moved into neighborhood parks? https://t.co/MdrsHdtHEU
San Francisco’s critical tourism sector is growing in 2025 thanks to more conferences and domestic visitors, but President Trump's hostility towards foreigners is taking a toll, experts said. https://t.co/jbHDJYlUMi
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