Niki McDonald

San Diego County hotel room demand increased by more than 21,000 this last week - the second week in a row with decent growth.The largest demand increases came during the weeknights, with Sunday through Wednesday nights selling an average of 34,400 room nights per night, up an average of 3,700 room nights compared to last week.  Thursday increased demand by 2,700 to sell nearly … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance – May 16-22, 2021

Demand dipped a bit from week prior to 244,131 room nights sold throughout the county.This week’s softening came from a lessening in room night demand over the weekend.Sunday through Wednesday nights averaged 30,500 rooms sold, while Thursday sold 33,600.Friday and Saturday nights lost a combined 7,000 room nights sold compared to last week; Friday sold near 42,000 rooms while … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance – May 2-8, 2021

Hotel demand softened this week by roughly 6,500 room nights to sell a total of 248,577 room nights throughout the county.Weaker demand during the week was the sole source of the week-over-week reduction, as Friday and Saturday room night demand was relatively unchanged.Sunday through Wednesday nights sold an average of 30,000 room nights while Thursday sold close to … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance – April 25-May 1, 2021

The San Diego County Travel forecast (updated as of April 2021, but prior to the updated guidelines announcement on April 2) assumed positive vaccination rates and lower case numbers leading to a continued improvement in the leisure travel market and a slower but small start to meetings beginning in the second half of 2021. Overall, the travel industry will remain hampered for … [Read more...] about San Diego County Travel Forecast

For the last six weeks, San Diego hotels have seen demand higher than at any previous time since COVID began, and the market is now providing evidence of consistent demand following spring break weeks.Room night demand remained relatively unchanged from the previous week with the county selling 255,060 room nights this week.Also unchanged was day of week demand, with … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance – April 18-24, 2021