The Power of Tourism – Tweet Sheet 2019

Share these tweets to promote National Travel and Tourism Week and celebrate The Power of Tourism. When creating your own tweets, be sure to use the hashtags #SanDiegoTourism, #TravelMatters and #NTTW19.  And below, be sure to thank and include sponsors of the annual meeting in your social media posts too!

The Power of Tourism Tweets

• There were nearly 36 million visitors to San Diego in 2018 and 17.7 million stayed overnight. #SanDiegoTourism #TravelMatters #NTTW19
• 70% of the $11.5 billion spent by visitors in San Diego was spent at businesses other than lodging. #SanDiegoTourism #TravelMatters #NTTW19
• More than 194,000 jobs are related to the tourism/hospitality industry including food, lodging, and attractions. #SanDiegoTourism #TravelMatters #NTTW19
• There are more than 62,645 hotel rooms in San Diego, with more scheduled to open in 2019. #SanDiegoTourism #TravelMatters #NTTW19
• San Diego’s Top 5 International Markets: Canada, Mexico, UK, China & Germany #SanDiegoTourism #TravelMatters #NTTW19
• $11.5 billion in visitor spending translates to $19 billion in regional economic impact! #SanDiegoTourism #TravelMatters #NTTW19
• Visitor taxes collected help fund local fire, police, roads and infrastructure, and city services! #SanDiegoTourism #TravelMatters #NTTW19
• #SanDiegoTourism is a major source of jobs in our region and provides tax revenue essential to local government. #TravelMatters #NTTW19
• My favorite taco in San Diego is _________________. #SanDiegoTourism #TravelMatters #NTTW19

SeaWorld San Diego

Don’t forget to tweet them and thank them for hosting the event and reception!

• Thank you #SeaWorldSanDiego for hosting the SDTA annual meeting! #SanDiegoTourism #TravelMatters #NTTW19

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For more research on why travel matters, visit SanDiego.org/impact.

Find out more about National Travel & Tourism week at USTravel.org.

While you’re sharing the love, be sure to also thank the sponsors and partners who have made the SDTA 2019 Annual Meeting possible:

• Expedia Media Solutions @ExpediaMedia
• SDG&E @SDGE
• Cox Business @CoxBusiness
• University of San Diego Continuing & Professional Education @USanDiegoContEd
• aResTravel @aresTravel
• MeringCarson @MeringCarson
• SeaWorld @SeaWorld #SeaWorldSanDiego
• Alliant AV @AlliantEvents
• Cravory Cookies @TheCravory
• Booking.com @bookingcom
• San Diego Airport Authority @SanDiegoAirport
• Marsh & McLennan Agency @MMA_West