Hotel demand in San Diego declined slightly this week, selling a total of 251,540 room nights throughout the county. This is roughly 90,000 more room nights sold than in the same week of 2021, but about 76,000 lower than in 2019 and 2020.County occupancy reduced to 56.6% ranking San Diego 6th among top markets (unchanged from last week) and 3rd in the western competitive set … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Jan. 30 to Feb. 5, 2022
Meetings in San Diego
Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Jan. 23 to Jan. 29, 2022
San Diego hosted the Farmers Insurance Open from Jan. 26 to 29 at Torrey Pines, which helped boost hotel demand by nearly 18,000 room nights over the previous week. County hotels sold a total of 259,906 room nights, roughly 100,000 more room nights sold than in the same week of 2021 but 70,000 less than the same week in 2019 and 2020.Occupancy rose to 58.5% throughout the … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Jan. 23 to Jan. 29, 2022
Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Jan. 16 to Jan. 22, 2022
Compared to the week prior, San Diego hotels sold nearly 11,000 more room nights this past week, which included the tail end of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. County hotels sold a total of 242,267 room nights, which is about 50,000 fewer than in the same week of 2019 but roughly 100,000 more than in 2021.County occupancy rose to 54.6%, ranking San Diego seventh in … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Jan. 16 to Jan. 22, 2022
Catching up with Kavin Schieferdecker, SDTA’s chief sales officer
This past fall, the San Diego Tourism Authority was delighted to hire Kavin Schieferdecker as the organization's chief sales officer, a newly created position that oversees long-term sales for the San Diego Convention Center and hotel meetings as well as convention services. Kavin came to SDTA from Philadelphia, where he served as senior vice president of convention sales at … [Read more...] about Catching up with Kavin Schieferdecker, SDTA’s chief sales officer
From a re-envisioned Terminal 1 to new and expanded routes, there’s a whole lot happening at San Diego International Airport
By James Hebert Excitement is taking wing these days at San Diego International Airport, with the start of a major project to renovate Terminal 1, plus the welcome addition of new carriers and routes and the return of others. The airport celebrated the official groundbreaking for the New T1 on Dec. 13. The $3.4 billion project will bring a brand-new Terminal 1 as well as … [Read more...] about From a re-envisioned Terminal 1 to new and expanded routes, there’s a whole lot happening at San Diego International Airport