Feeding San Diego partnered with the SDTA to host a webinar on Feb. 9, 2022, titled "Feed People, Not Landfills: How to Get Ahead With Food Donations and Senate Bill 1383 Compliance." There's a new law in California you need to know about: SB 1383, California’s new organic waste and surplus food recovery legislation. Starting in 2024, restaurants, hotels, event venues and … [Read more...] about Learn all about the new food-recovery law with Feeding San Diego’s free webinar recap
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New San Diego Brand Campaign – Happy and You Know It
2022 Winter/Spring Advertising Program Overview To stimulate demand during the upcoming spring and summer season, the San Diego Tourism Authority is launching a new brand advertising campaign – “Happy and You Know It” – with the :30 TV commercial debuting on national television Jan. 29 during the Farmers Insurance Open: “Happy and You Know It”San Diego’s chill, happy and … [Read more...] about New San Diego Brand Campaign – Happy and You Know It
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
Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Jan. 9 to Jan. 15, 2022
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