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
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Headlines You Need to Read | 01 April 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. Regional leaders lobbying in Washington for central transit hub, new border crossing, other infrastructure — San Diego Union-TribuneFletcher announces initiatives to tackle homelessness, mental health, with $10M in … [Read more...] about Headlines You Need to Read | 01 April 2022
Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Mar. 20 to Mar. 26, 2022
Hotel demand in San Diego continued its upward trajectory with the county selling a total of 365,543 room nights this last week. This represents an increase of 6,000 room nights over the previous week and surpasses the total number of room nights sold in the same week of 2019 by more than 2,300 room nights – the first week in which room night demand exceeded pre-pandemic levels … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Mar. 20 to Mar. 26, 2022
Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Mar. 13 to Mar. 19, 2022
An influx of Spring Breakers and a handful of March Madness basketball games at SDSU helped push weekly hotel demand to its highest level since July 2021. San Diego hotels sold a total of 359,522 room nights, an increase of 28,000 over the previous week and nearly matching room demand for the same week in 2019.County occupancy averaged 80.3%, up 6.1 points from the previous … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Mar. 13 to Mar. 19, 2022
Headlines You Need to Read | 25 March 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. Spring break travel to San Diego picking up — Fox 5 San DiegoSan Diego city workforce vaccination rate reaches 90 percent, officials say — San Diego Union-TribunePandemic-Related Disruptions Continue for Small … [Read more...] about Headlines You Need to Read | 25 March 2022