As the state-issued shelter-at-home orders continued through the month of April, the tourism industry including hotels, attractions, museums, restaurants, and bars remained closed to non-essential guests throughout San Diego County resulting in significant economic loss to the tourism industry. Visitation in April fell to about 10% of usual levels with 161,000 … [Read more...] about Tourism Industry Performance – April 2020
Weekly Hotel Performance (May 17-23)
Hotel room demand inched up again this past week reaching 130,000 room nights, which was the 10th highest in U.S. as other markets start to reopen ahead of California.Occupancy in San Diego County reached 38% on a supply base of 48,828 hotel rooms. The average daily rate (ADR) increased by $4 to $97, following weeks of it hovering around $93. The ADR for Saturday, May 23 was … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance (May 17-23)
Tourism Industry Performance – March 2020
COVID-19 reached San Diego in early March, causing a total shutdown of the tourism industry. All attractions, restaurants, and lodging services closed their doors to guests by the middle of the month as official stay-at-home orders issued by the state went into effect Thursday, March 19. With county shelter-in-place measures beginning mid-March, visitors to San … [Read more...] about Tourism Industry Performance – March 2020
January 2020 Hotel Performance
San Diego hotels in the month of January averaged 70.4 percent occupancy, growing 1.7 percent compared to 2019, while the average daily rate (ADR) was $148.26, down 1.0 percent from last year. San Diego occupancy for the month ranked 10th among top 25 markets, while ADR ranked 9th. Occupancy grew significantly most days of the week, with Sunday nights up 5 … [Read more...] about January 2020 Hotel Performance
December 2019 Hotel Performance
San Diego hotels in the month of December averaged 62.7 percent occupancy, a 6.3 percent reduction compared to 2018, while the average daily rate (ADR) was $135.50, down 5.4 percent from last year. San Diego occupancy for the month ranked 10th among top 25 markets, while ADR ranked 9th. With the American Society for Hematology (ASH) missing from this month’s mix … [Read more...] about December 2019 Hotel Performance