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Archives for August 2011

The Lodge at Torrey Pines Awarded AAA Five-Diamond

August 11, 2011 By Joe Timko Leave a Comment

Ten Consecutive years as one of North America’s Most Luxurious Accommodations The Lodge at Torrey Pines has been honored with the 2012 AAA Five Diamond Award, the tenth-year in a row that the luxury resort has captured one of the travel industry’s most prestigious awards. Since the opening in 2002, The Lodge at Torrey Pines located in La Jolla, California, remains to be the … [Read more...] about The Lodge at Torrey Pines Awarded AAA Five-Diamond

North County Spring/Summer OTA Boosts ADR

August 9, 2011 By Kathleen Kubota Leave a Comment

The results are in for our North County Spring/Summer OTA summer program, and total bookings were up for our peak travel season promotions with Orbitz, Travelocity, Hotels.com, Expedia.com and Expedia International (Germany, UK and Canada). Total impressions were 16,966,976 with an initial spend of $170,824 and a total value of $362,687. Room nights booked were at 107,158, with … [Read more...] about North County Spring/Summer OTA Boosts ADR

North County Sales Update

August 9, 2011 By SDTA Staff Leave a Comment

North County Sales Update Our North County Sales team, led by Jonathan Friedman, has been working diligently to achieve positive results for our North County hotels. Leads generated by National Sales Directors Sonia Storbeck and Tricia Tarnutzer went definite for 525 and 83 room nights, respectively, and the team attended two conferences to promote North County as a … [Read more...] about North County Sales Update

PR Summer Roundup for North County

August 9, 2011 By Joe Timko Leave a Comment

Many international media visited North TMD hotels, restaurants or attractions in June and July: • 16 UK and international travel media participated in the British Airways (BA) Inaugural Tour and four travel media from Russia, Sweden, Norway and Denmark took part in a second BA Media Tour • Three Australian travel journalists joined a group tour: Woman’s Health, circ. … [Read more...] about PR Summer Roundup for North County

Nine-Acre Garden Expansion Underway

August 5, 2011 By SDTA Staff Leave a Comment

The Japanese Friendship Garden of San Diego is about to become one of the largest public Japanese-style gardens in the United States. Nine acres of Gold Gulch Canyon will complement the existing two-acre site in Balboa Park. Completion is anticipated by 2014, just in time for the Park’s 2015 Centennial celebration. Slated for construction are a camellia and azalea garden, … [Read more...] about Nine-Acre Garden Expansion Underway

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