Catalina In The News

AVALON, CALIF. (May 18, 2023) - Catalina Island Company is excited to announce the opening of the island’s first biergarten this June. Flx Biergarten’s name is a nod to the vintage Flx buses that have been a staple of island tourism since the 1950s.

AVALON, CALIF. (AUGUST 12, 2021) - The Catalina Wine Mixer is returning on September 10-11, for its sixth year at Descanso Beach Club on Catalina Island. This year boasts an assortment of offerings between Friday and Saturday, including special VIP programming, wine tastings from more than 15 wineries, a variety of live music, and much more.

Experience Italy, Germany, New Zealand, and more all without leaving the U.S. ... The surrounding mountains, colorful cliffside homes, and sweeping ocean vistas of Avalon on Catalina Island just off the coast of California resemble those in Positano on Italy’s Amalfi Coast.

AVALON, CALIF. (August 30, 2023) - In a display of unity and compassion, Catalina  Island Company announces its heartfelt commitment to a fellow island community by  supporting the Maui Strong Fund, established by the Hawai’i Community Foundation in  the wake of devastating wildfires.

Catalina Island is about to get its place in the tech sun, as the poster child for one year in the new Apple computer operating system update, called macOS Catalina, and residents are thrilled. Apple historically updates its software each year with the name of a different California landmark.

Built as a family summer cottage for Chicago Cubs owner William Wrigley Jr. in 1921, Four-Star Mt. Ada sits perched on a hill overlooking the port of Avalon. The Georgian Colonial Revival-style mansion is pristinely preserved with antique furnishings, bay windows affording breathtaking ocean vistas throughout and beautiful relics, like original Catalina Pottery.

Catalina Island Company today announced the reopening of the historic Hotel Atwater following a total transformation, bringing an exciting new guest experience to the beautiful seaside town of Avalon, just off the Southern California coast on Catalina Island.

AVALON, CALIF. (SEPTEMBER 30, 2020) — With the upcoming retirement of the Catalina Island Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Randy Herrel, the company announced today that a new executive team will lead it into 2021 and beyond.

Yes, this channel island is beautiful with scenic views around every turn. It’s founders hoped to make it reminiscent of a sojourn off the coast of Italy. But it’s also expensive to visit, leading to its nickname: “Cashalina Island.”