Storyhouse Spirits What was once a passion for brewing beer grew into an insatiable thirst for distilling spirits and creating a place to connect. How did that transition occur? Before Matt Kidd and Steve Kuftinec connected to open Storyhouse Spirits, Matt Kidd passionately brewed crafted beer. After traveling the world from continent to continent, Kidd discovered a … [Read more...] about New SDTA Members
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Top Headlines of the Week: July 5 to July 9
Each week, the San Diego Tourism Authority will gather headlines that highlight coronavirus' impact on the hospitality and tourism industries, as well as how the San Diego region is faring in these unprecedented times. July 6 Report Reveals Which Regions Suffered Greatest Pandemic-Related Losses—TravelPulseSan Diego County July 4 Gas Prices Hit Highest Mark Since … [Read more...] about Top Headlines of the Week: July 5 to July 9
Weekly Hotel Performance Update – June 27- July 3, 2021
This week’s report includes Saturday night only of 4th of July weekend. For reference, July 4th was Thursday in 2019 and Sunday in 2021.Although County hotel room night demand dipped 28,000 room nights to 330,449 sold in the County, the average rate for the week of $201.20 was up $17 over the same week in 2019.Among top 25 U.S. Markets, San Diego County Occupancy of 73.8% was … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance Update – June 27- July 3, 2021
Weekly Hotel Performance – June 20-26, 2021
June is demonstrating the promise of summer and pent up leisure demand. Last week the county again sold more room nights than previous week totaling over 358,000.County occupancy reached 80.0% and the average daily rate was $191.San Diego ranked 3rd nationally (behind Oahu 81.4% and Norfolk 80.4%) in occupancy and 1st in the western competitive set, nicely outpacing the next … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance – June 20-26, 2021
Weekly Hotel Performance – June 13-19, 2021
San Diego County hotel demand continues to close the gap to the pre-COVID levels of 2019, with this week having sold 352,469 room nights—only about 25,000 short of the same week in 2019.San Diego once again beat out other western competitive set cities in occupancy and ADR, for the fourth week in a row.Weekday demand is fueling the week-over-week growth with Sunday-Wednesday … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance – June 13-19, 2021