By James Hebert Roller-coaster riders zoom high above Mission Beach aboard the Giant Dipper at Belmont Park. As spring continues to heat up, San Diego's tourism industry has been bursting with good news. Here’s a look at some of the positive developments across the regional tourism scene: Hotel business hits high notes Hotel occupancy has hit two major recent … [Read more...] about San Diego tourism is notching lots of “spring wins” as the industry rebounds
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Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Apr. 10 to Apr. 16, 2022
Hotel demand dipped slightly during the week leading up to Easter with county hotels selling a total of 350,137 room nights, roughly 15,000 less room nights than the previous week. Leisure demand remained strong, and transient demand among upscale properties improved by 13,000 room nights. However, this was not enough to overcome the 25,000 fewer room nights from group … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Apr. 10 to Apr. 16, 2022
Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Apr. 3 to Apr. 9, 2022
An unseasonable heat wave blew through San Diego, helping raise hotel demand by more than 25,000 room nights over the week prior. San Diego County sold a total of 365,937 room nights, slightly more than the same week in 2019.County occupancy rose by 5.7 points week-over-week to average 81.0%, ranking San Diego 4th in the nation and 1st in the western competitive set (up from … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Apr. 3 to Apr. 9, 2022
Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Mar. 27 to Apr. 2, 2022
Rainy, cooler weather may have put a damper on travel to San Diego last week. San Diego County hotels sold a total of 340,096 room nights, 15,000 fewer than the prior week. Nonetheless, last week marks the seventh consecutive week when San Diego properties sold at least 300,000 rooms, and the more than 1.5 million room nights sold in March puts the region within 3% of the … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Mar. 27 to Apr. 2, 2022
Tourism Economics report shows strong rebound for industry, forecasts continued growth
A new report prepared for the SDTA by Tourism Economics offers plenty of positive news for the regional tourism industry, showing big improvements in visitorship, room demand and other categories for the third quarter of 2021. Those gains came despite complications caused by the Omicron virus variant, inflation and other factors. The report also projects a much-welcome … [Read more...] about Tourism Economics report shows strong rebound for industry, forecasts continued growth