The April/May 2015 edition of “What's New in San Francisco” is now available at http://www.sanfrancisco.travel/article/whats-new-san-francisco-aprilmay-2015.

Highlights include:

• San Francisco Travel Reports Record-Breaking Numbers of Visitors and Economic Impact in 2014
• San Francisco Travel's www.sanfrancisco.travel Scores Webby Award Nominations
• World Series Champions San Francisco Giants Return to AT&T Park for 2015 Season
• World Golf Championships-Cadillac Match Play, April 27-May 3, 2015
• SFMade Week Celebrates San Francisco's Local Manufacturers, May 4-10, 2015
• San Francisco Botanical Garden 75th Anniversary Celebration, May 31, 2015
• “Whales: Giants of the Deep” at California Academy of Sciences
• Alcatraz Island and Angel Island Combination Tour Returns for the Season
• Muir Woods Shuttle – The Way to Go to the Redwoods
• 58th San Francisco International Film Festival, April 23-May 7, 2015
• Museum of the African Diaspora Features “Portraits and Other Likenesses” from SFMOMA, May 8-Oct. 11, 2015  
• Celebrity Fashion Photographer Roger Erickson Celebrates Local LGBTQ Public Figures in Major City Hall Exhibition 
• Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Celebrates 15th Anniversary Season with 100 Free Events, May 3-Oct. 31, 2015
• San Francisco Playhouse Announces 2015-2016 Mainstage Season
• New Conservatory Theatre Center Announces 2015-2016 Season
• American Conservatory Theatre Gives Strand Theatre an Exciting Next Life
• Walt Disney Family Museum Presents Disney and Dalí: Architects of the Imagination
• U.S. Premiere of “Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait,” at Contemporary Jewish Museum, July 23-Nov. 1, 2015
• Off the Grid and the Presidio Trust Announce the Return of Twilight@The Presidio on Thursday Evenings
• Tempranillo Advocates, Producers and Amigos Society (TAPAS) Presents Grand Wine Tasting, April 26, 2015
• Game Restaurant Transformed to All Spice
• Palace Hotel Reinvents Tradition with Tea Time and Saturday Signature Tea
• Original Ghirardelli Chocolate Manufactory Reopens After Extensive Renovation
• Calistoga Winery JAX Vineyards Opens Urban Tasting Room in the Heart of SOMA, San Francisco
• Singing Chef Has a Green Thumb at Trattoria Pinocchio in North Beach
• Hilton Worldwide Expands Portfolio in San Francisco with Acquisition of Parc 55 Wyndham San Francisco – Union Square
• New Park Central Hotel San Francisco Offers Luxury and Location 
• Villa Florence Hotel Introduces Phased Multi-Million Dollar Makeover
• Turkish Airlines Starts Nonstop Service to Istanbul                                                                                                
• SFO Ranked #1 for “Best Airport Staff in North America” by SkyTrax
• SFO Creates, Licenses Tracking System for App-Based Ground Transportation
• SFO Scores Multiple Awards for Concessions, Amenities

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