San Diego hotel demand picked up this week, with more than 30,000 room nights sold compared with last week, and more than half of that increase coming from a rise in group and transient demand among upscale properties. The county sold a total of 285,955 room nights this week.County occupancy rose to 64.3%, up from 57.1% last week. San Diego ranked eighth among top 25 markets … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Dec. 5 to Dec. 11, 2021
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Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2021
This week saw San Diego hotel room-night demand soften to its lowest level since early May 2021, with the county selling a total of 253,857 room nights. This is 22,000 fewer room nights than the week prior and largely reflects seasonal declines in leisure travel. Group and business travel, which helps to bolster room demand during the offseason, has been slower to return and is … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2021
Member spotlight: Boatsetter is making a splash
Skimming across San Diego’s beautiful waterways on another gorgeous SoCal day is one of those matchless local pleasures. And yet boat ownership is not necessarily the best fit for everyone. Enter Boatsetter, a rapidly expanding international startup (and SDTA Member) that endeavors to get more people out on the water by serving as an “Airbnb for boats.” We chatted with … [Read more...] about Member spotlight: Boatsetter is making a splash
Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Nov. 21-Nov. 27, 2021
The week of Thanksgiving saw San Diego hotel demand soften from the week prior, to sell a total of 275,993 room nights throughout the county. Even so, room demand was on par with the same week in 2019, aided in part by a Special Edition of Comic-Con over the holiday weekend.San Diego County occupancy averaged 62.1%, ranking the county seventh among top markets and third … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Nov. 21-Nov. 27, 2021
San Diego Flyer rolls out free electric airport shuttle, and Terminal 1 rebuild gets under way
Travelers can now plug into a vital new link between the regional transit system and San Diego International Airport: The San Diego Flyer, a free electric shuttle-bus service that debuted Nov. 21. The service operates seven days a week between the airport and the Old Town Transit Center, which offers connections to the San Diego Trolley, MTS bus lines and Coaster and Amtrak … [Read more...] about San Diego Flyer rolls out free electric airport shuttle, and Terminal 1 rebuild gets under way