- San Diego County braced for severe weather last week as Hurricane Hilary traveled northbound from Mexico and aimed to hit California by the weekend. As locals prepared for historic rainfall and strong winds, many travelers avoided the region over the weekend.
- Hotel demand throughout the county was significantly weaker than the previous week on all fronts, with Group demand among upscale+ hotels slumping as well as leisure demand. Overall, county hotels sold 340,704 room nights, nearly 30,000 fewer than the same week in 2019 and about 10,000 fewer than 2022.
- County occupancy sank to 75.6%, pulling San Diego’s national ranking down from 5th place to 9th last week, below other western destinations such as Seattle (77.2%), San Francisco (76.9%) and Los Angeles (76.9%). Oahu Island (88.4%), New York (83.7%) and Boston (79.6%) were the top markets for the week.
- Despite the dip in demand, average rates remained resilient. County ADR came in at $222, ranking San Diego 4th in the nation and 1st in the western competitive set. Compared to the same week of previous years, last week’s ADR was slightly below 2022 ($228) but far ahead of the $177 from 2019.
- The convention center hosted one primary event through the week which contributed about 8,700 RNs to total demand. Group demand throughout the county came in at 30,204 RNs sold, noticeably less than the 39K RNs sold in the same week last year and the 42K RNs sold in 2019. Group rates averaged $222, equal to the Group ADR logged last year, but about $60 more than in 2019.
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