Broadway/San Diego, A Nederlander Presentation, is part of the nationally recognized Nederlander Producing Company of America and one of the country’s largest and most experienced operators of live theater. Broadway/San Diego made its original debut as the “San Diego Playgoers” in 1976, after presenting Equus at the Spreckels Theatre in Downtown San Diego. For several years, San Diego Playgoers presented... Read more
Archive for July, 2011
The History of Broadway/San Diego (and a special offer)
July 29 | Posted by Brian Hilemon | Member UpdatesSan Diego Featured by London Tour Operator, Black Tomato
July 28 | Posted by Elena Bogarin | Destination Promotions Tags: Black Tomato, tour operator, Travel TradeEver wonder how the travel trade positions San Diego to their clients? One example is this San Diego feature, compliments of London tour operator Black Tomato; distribution 85,000: http://www.blacktomato.co.uk/46877/the-alternative-city/. Brian Said, Director of Travel Trade Development, and the ConVis Travel Trade Development team have been making inroads in positioning San Diego as a hotspot for travel professionals appealing to their... Read more
San Diego Maintains Low Discriminatory Travel Tax
July 25 | Posted by Susan Bruinzeel | Industry TrendsBy Joern Lucht, conworld.net The GBTA Foundation, the education and research foundation of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), today released the 2011 findings from its annual study of car rental, hotel and meal taxes in the top 50 U.S. travel destination cities. The study reveals that the discriminatory travel taxes and fees enacted on travel-related services impose an average increased cost on... Read more
Comic-Con Makes Itself at Home
July 22 | Posted by Susan Bruinzeel | Destination Promotions, Industry Trends Tags: Comic-Con, Joe TerziBy Karla Peterson, Union Tribune reporter Batman is watching you from Petco Park. Spider-Man is hanging out at the Hard Rock Hotel. There is a huge inflatable Smurf at the foot of Park Boulevard. Less than a year after Comic-Con International announced that the 41-year-old entertainment convention would be staying here through at least 2015, the Con has taken over San Diego... Read more
Weekly Hotel Performance – 7/3 to 7/9
July 22 | Posted by Miriam Perkins | Industry TrendsFor the Week of July 03, 2011 to July 09, 2011 Region Occupancy % % Change ADR % Change RevPAR % Change San Diego County 92.9% 3.6% $144.46 5.3% $134.32 7.4% Sub-Regions San Diego Downtown 96.7% 2.4% $182.88 6.1% $176.99 8.4% Mission Valley 97.0% 1.6% $118.37 5.8% $114.98 8.6% San Diego/La Jolla 93.4% 3.8% $170.83 4.7% $159.71 8.6% San Diego South & East 87.0% 7.8% $71.56 3.4% $62.81 9.2% San Diego NE/Escondido 87.8% 6.0% $105.93 3.1% $93.24 9.4% Carlsbad/Oceanside 88.0% 2.2% $136.35 6.3% $120.21 11.5% Sea World/Oldtown/Airport 93.9% 3.8% $152.47 9.0% $143.45 13.1% Source: Smith Travel Research Fewer hotels report on a weekly basis that report on a monthly basis so these numbers should be seen as indicative of the market performance. ... Read more
ConVis to Launch NEW Leisure Advertising Campaign this Fall
July 21 | Posted by Erika Ohnesorgen | Destination Promotions, SDTA News Tags: advertising campaign, Happiness Is CallingConVis is updating our “Happy Happens” advertising campaign after a successful three-year run. Our advertising agency, MeringCarson, drafted concepts leveraging San Diego’s “Sunny Outlook” platform, based on preferences of key stakeholders and board members. The concepts were then presented to consumer focus groups in Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The result: “Happiness is Calling”. Creative is in the process... Read more
Media Tour Promotes New Volaris Airlines Flight
July 21 | Posted by Joe Timko | Destination Promotions, SDTA News Tags: public relations, Volaris AirlinesConVis hosted a Volaris Airlines media tour, July 15-17, to promote the two new Volaris flights from Mexico City and Quadalajara, Mexico to San Diego. 14 business and travel reporters from key newspapers and magazines in the two markets stayed in Old Town State Historic Park and were hosted by SeaWorld San Diego and the San Diego Zoo during their... Read more
Public Relations Secures Placements in the U.K.
July 21 | Posted by Joe Timko | Destination Promotions, SDTA News Tags: British Airways, public relationsWith the launch of the new British Airways flight on June 1 from London’s Heathrow to San Diego, PR has been very successful in securing San Diego travel stories in the U.K. press. Recent U.K. coverage includes The Daily Mail, circ. 205,681; Sainsbery’s Magazine, circ. 300,027; Travel Bulletin, circ. 7,857; Travel Weekly, circ. 15,919 (a leading UK travel trade); and... Read more
RevPAR Up for Seventh Month
July 21 | Posted by Miriam Perkins | Industry TrendsIn May, hotels in San Diego County saw YOY gains in RevPAR of 1.9 percent to $78.38 as a result of a 1.6 percent growth in occupancy, to 66.2 percent, while ADR was virtually flat at $118.36. May marked the seventh consecutive month of RevPAR growth improvements and the eighteenth month of consistent gains in occupancy. ADR has increased in... Read more
Co-Op Advertising Opportunities for FY ’12 – Don’t Miss Out
July 21 | Posted by Erika Ohnesorgen | Opportunities Tags: co-op advertisingThe ConVis Members-Only Co-Op Advertising program slated for this fall includes a Freestanding Newspaper Insert (FSI) that will drop in six key markets, September 18, targeting households with frequent travelers (total circulation 325K). ConVis is also working with TravelZoo and Travel Ticker in email blast campaigns targeting 13 million subscribers. Be sure to sign up by August 2 for the... Read more
