Going into the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, San Diego hotels sold roughly 15,200 more room nights than the prior week, for a total of 231,489 room nights sold. The early weeks of 2022 are selling about 80,000 more room nights per week than the start of 2021.San Diego County hotel occupancy rose to 52.1%, with much of the rise occurring Saturday night. San Diego … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Jan. 9 to Jan. 15, 2022
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Headlines You Need to Read | 21 January 2022
Each week, the San Diego Tourism Authority gathers headlines that highlight the hospitality and tourism industries, as well as top news in the San Diego region. Winter is a wild time along the San Diego coast. How to spot whales, octopuses and more — Los Angeles TimesNonprofits say proposed fee spikes in San Diego threaten festivals, street fairs, special events — San Diego … [Read more...] about Headlines You Need to Read | 21 January 2022
In praise of Mayor Gloria’s remarks on tourism, public safety and more
By Julie Coker, President and CEO, the San Diego Tourism Authority I hope you all were able to tune in to Mayor Todd Gloria’s State of the City address earlier this week. I was heartened by his remarks, as he laid out how his administration plans to effectively address some of the biggest obstacles facing our city and our industry. It was no accident that the mayor … [Read more...] about In praise of Mayor Gloria’s remarks on tourism, public safety and more
Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Jan. 2 to Jan. 8, 2022
Hotel room demand fell in the first week of January, as expected after the holiday surge. San Diego hotels sold a total of 216,277 room nights throughout the county this week – a stronger start to the year than in 2021, but at least 60,000 room nights short of the demand from the first week of 2019 and 2020.County occupancy fell to 48.7%, the lowest level since early spring … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Jan. 2 to Jan. 8, 2022
Headlines You Need to Read | 14 January 2022
Each week, the San Diego Tourism Authority gathers headlines that highlight the hospitality and tourism industries, as well as top news in the San Diego region.— Travel Pulse San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria focuses on infrastructure, homelessness in second ‘State of City’ speechNew proposal would transform much of northeast Mission Bay into marshland — San Diego … [Read more...] about Headlines You Need to Read | 14 January 2022