Los Angeles Updates

Updated: 4/6/2021 at 12:30 p.m.

As the health and safety of visitors to Los Angeles is paramount, Los Angeles Tourism is committed to providing travelers with accurate and timely information about traveling to the city safely.  

We are working closely with Los Angeles County and City of L.A. officials and LAX Airport while also monitoring the latest developments from the CDC and L.A. County Public Health regarding the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on travel to L.A.

Visitors to L.A. County are asked to self-quarantine for seven days. The quarantine requirements are waived for any fully vaccinated traveler. For complete details on the travel advisory, please click here.

Los Angeles residents and visitors are required to practice physical distancing and wear face coverings/masks when in public including:

• Exercising in neighborhoods;
• Waiting at a host stand for outdoor dining or take-out
• On a hiking trail, golf course or beach (face coverings must be worn when out of the water or when other people are nearby);
• Riding on L.A. Department of Transportation transit buses, Metro buses or trains;
• Traveling through LAX Airport

The guidelines on face coverings exempt children under 2 and people with certain disabilities.

For additional information about COVID-19 and travel to L.A., visit L.A. County Public Health's official FAQ. 

Healthy Travel Practices from the CDC
Travelers are encouraged to always exercise healthy travel habits when traveling:

• Wear a cloth face covering in public
• Wash your hands often
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth
• Avoid close contact with others, maintaining 6 feet of physical distance
• Cover coughs and sneezes
• Stay up-to-date on vaccinations
• Avoid contact with animals while traveling
• Be aware of the latest travel advisories from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention and U.S. State Department

Additional Resources:
CDC’s Considerations for Travelers: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/travel-in-the-us.html
LA County Public Health: http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/Coronavirus/
California Department of Public Health: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/ncov2019.aspx

Los Angeles World Airports is working nonstop to update their policies, procedures and physical spaces to ensure a clean, safe and healthy airport journey. To learn more about the steps LAX Airport taking as part of the new airport experience, visit https://www.flylax.com/travelsafely.

To help stop the spread of COVID-19, all travelers arriving in L.A. from another state or country are required to fill out an online form, acknowledging they understand California's travel advisory. Find the form at http://Travel.LAcity.org.

Hotels and lodging in Los Angeles County are open for leisure and non-essential travel with stringent safety protocols in place for the health and well-being of guests and staff.

Restaurants in L.A. County are open for takeout, delivery and limited capacity indoor and outdoor dining.

L.A. County beaches are open. Beachgoers are required to practice social distancing by staying at least six feet away from others (except between members of the same household). Hiking trails, trailhead parks, tennis courts, skate parks, bike parks and golf courses are open.

Retail stores, malls and shopping centers are open with occupancy limited to 75% maximum capacity.

Museums, zoos and aquariums are open at 50% indoor operations. 

Movie theaters are open at 50% capacity with reserved seating. 

Theme parks and outdoor live events, including spectator sports, began reopening in April. 

Personal care services (hair salons, nail salons, barbershops) are open for indoor operations at 50% maximum capacity. 

Gyms, fitness centers, yoga and dance studios are open for indoor operations at 25% capacity, with masking required; outdoor fitness operations are also open.

As the health and safety of visitors to Los Angeles is paramount, Los Angeles Tourism is committed to providing meeting professionals with accurate and timely information as they prepare for upcoming conferences, conventions, trade shows and exhibitions in L.A. 

NotifyLA is the City of Los Angeles’ mass notification system used to provide information regarding necessary actions, such as evacuations, to Los Angeles residents, businesses and subscribers via recorded phone messages, text messages or e-mail in case of emergencies or critical situations. Because NotifyLA uses the 911 database, only land-line numbers are automatically included in the system. In order to receive a notification via your cell phone, Voice over IP (VoIP) number or email, you must register those telephone numbers and/or e-mail address in NotifyLA. NotifyLA uses geomapping so alerts are targeted by geographic location. That means, alerts will only be sent to the subscribers in the area impacted by the emergency.

The Emergency Management Department has five divisions comprised of administrative staff and specialists that work with City departments, municipalities and an array of community-based organizations to ensure that the City and its residents have the resources and information they need to prepare, respond and recover from emergencies, disasters and significant events.

200 N. Spring St, Room 1533
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 484-4800
emd.emdweb@lacity.org

Call 9-1-1 when there is a life-threatening emergency that requires the immediate response of emergency services such as police, fire or paramedic.

• Non-emergency Police: 877-275-5273
• TTY Service: 213-847-0652
• Park-related emergencies: 323-913-7390
• Water Service: 800-342-5397
• Power Service: 800-342-5397
• Gas Service: 800-427-2200
• Traffic Signals: 818-374-4823
• Road closures (Cal Trans): 800-427-7623
• Street Lights: 800-996-2489
• American Red Cross public information: 213-739-5200
• Animal Services: 888-452-7381
• Building Inspection: 888-524-2845
• Storm damage/mud slide reports: 888-524-2845
• Refuse collection: 800-773-2489
• Sewer/storm drain problems: 800-773-2489
• Trees down/debris removal & related problems: 800-996-2489