San Diego Connect

Isabel Sauerbrey, the San Diego Tourism Authority’s (SDTA) Vice President of Information Technology, has won IT Executive of the Year in the small nonprofit organization category.  This prestigious award is presented by the San Diego Business Journal and honors Isabel for her leadership, innovation and technology expertise.  She and her team support the SDTA’s successful sales and marketing efforts that keep... Read more

For the 7th time and the second year in a row, the San Diego Tourism Authority (SDTA) was named the 2013 Convention & Visitor’s Bureau of the Year by the associates of ConferenceDirect. The SDTA, which had a record year in FY12 selling 740,000+ room nights in group sales alone, was recognized for delivering exceptional service for groups meeting in San... Read more

Congratulations to our own Joe Terzi, President and CEO, who was recently among a select group of local leaders to be honored as a finalist for the Most Admired CEO in 2012.  The Most Admired CEO Awards, sponsored by the San Diego Business Journal, recognize outstanding business leaders for their professional contributions and achievements for their own organizations, the community and the local... Read more

Congratulations to Kerri Verbeke Kapich, Sr. Vice President of Marketing & Strategic Partnerships, for being selected as a finalist in the San Diego Business Journal (SDBJ) Women Who Mean Business Awards program. The award honors dynamic female leaders who have contributed to the growth and vitality of San Diego’s business, civic and cultural landscape. Kerri was selected as a finalist... Read more

The results of Travel + Leisure’s(T&L) annual “America’s Favorite Cities” readership survey are in for 2012, and San Diego has made the top 10, coming in at number six on the overall list.  The article states our, “… sunny SoCal city has been a longtime winner in the weather category, but the city offers much more than blue skies.”  Besides... Read more

The San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau was honored with two prestigious Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Adrian Awards recognizing exceptional marketing programs in the promotion of the travel industry.  The winning entries, “Happiness is Calling”, in the advertising category, and the British Airways Campaign, in the public relations category, were honored with gold awards.  HSMAI is a... Read more

When 187 meeting planners where recently asked, which North American destination management organization (DMO) is the most helpful, San Diego prevailed as their number one choice.  Runners up were Orlando, Chicago and Las Vegas in the number two, three and four spots respectively.  San Diego was also selected as North America’s second-favorite meeting spot.  Chicago was number one being chosen 20.8... Read more

San Diego is the number one Labor Day destination in Southern California according to a survey by travel agents of the Automobile Club of Southern California. The results of the survey underscore San Diego’s enormous popularity as a regional get-a-way spot.  San Diego’s temperate climate, natural beauty, world-class attractions, friendly atmosphere and diverse destination offerings continue to make us the... Read more

San Diego has taken the No. 6 spot on Cvent’s list of the Top 50 Meeting Destinations in the nation for holding meetings and events.  Cvent compiled the list by evaluating over 1,000 cities, based on total room nights, unique RFPs and awarded business generated through the Cvent Supplier Network for the period July 2011 through June 2012. San Diego’s ranking... Read more

Congratulations to Althea Salas, Director of Human Resources at ConVis, for being nominated as one of the Human Resources Professionals of the Year by the San Diego Business Journal (SDBJ). This is the second year running that Althea has been nominated for the annual award in the non-profit category. The SDBJ honors companies that have created exceptional work environments where... Read more