In the week leading up to Memorial Day and the unofficial start to the summer travel season, San Diego County hotels sold a total of 337,359 room nights, roughly unchanged from the week prior.County occupancy averaged 75.0%, only a half point higher than last week but on par with the occupancy seen for Memorial Days prior to COVID, which ranged from 72-78%. San Diego ranked 5th … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance Update – May 22 to May 28, 2022
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Weekly Hotel Performance Update – May 15 to May 21, 2022
Travelers haven’t let rising prices derail their travel plans. A total of 335,393 room nights were sold throughout San Diego County this latest week, a slight reduction of about 8,000 from the week prior but right in line with typical seasonal patterns for this time of year and nearly matching the number of rooms sold during the same week in 2019.County occupancy decreased to … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance Update – May 15 to May 21, 2022
Meet Jaymie Rivaldi, the SDTA’s new Site Experience Manager
The SDTA is so pleased to welcome Jaymie Rivaldi aboard as the newest member of the Site Experience Team. Jaymie brings to our operation an impressive background in tourism and hospitality, with 20 years of experience in the field. That experience includes positions with two airlines and two study-abroad tour operators, as well as two years of DMO work with the French … [Read more...] about Meet Jaymie Rivaldi, the SDTA’s new Site Experience Manager
Launch it with style in San Diego: Big brands choose the city to showcase latest innovations
From Charles Lindbergh's famously record-breaking plane to the first sequencing of the human genome, San Diego has proved an amazing place to launch products and ideas that help bring the whole world together. In just the past eight months, three splashy launch events from international brands have drawn the eyes of the world to San Diego. A quick look: Rady Shell at … [Read more...] about Launch it with style in San Diego: Big brands choose the city to showcase latest innovations
Weekly Hotel Performance Update – May 8 to May 14, 2022
A total of 343,163 room nights were sold throughout San Diego County this latest week, a slight uptick from the week prior and roughly 30,000 more room nights than the same week in 2019.Among upscale properties, group occupancy rose to 34.1%, finally beating out Phoenix (31.8%) and crowning San Diego the group leader among western markets. The 63,000 group room nights sold this … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance Update – May 8 to May 14, 2022