Tony is a former president of the San Diego City Council. He authored the city’s first fair banking ordinance, as well as legislation to create the Gang Prevention and Intervention Commission and the small business contracting ordinance. As president of RISE San Diego, Tony is responsible for building strategic partnerships and advancing the organization’s community … [Read more...] about Tony Young
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Top Headlines of the Week: May 3 to May 7
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. May 3 San Diego County Considers Waiving Restaurant Fees to Offset Pandemic Losses—The San Diego Union TribuneUS Sets Pandemic-Era High for Air Travel, … [Read more...] about Top Headlines of the Week: May 3 to May 7
Weekly Hotel Performance – April 25-May 1, 2021
Hotel demand softened this week by roughly 6,500 room nights to sell a total of 248,577 room nights throughout the county.Weaker demand during the week was the sole source of the week-over-week reduction, as Friday and Saturday room night demand was relatively unchanged.Sunday through Wednesday nights sold an average of 30,000 room nights while Thursday sold close to … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance – April 25-May 1, 2021
COORDINATED MEDIA CAMPAIGN FOR NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK
Overview / Background To support National Travel and Tourism Week, running May 2 – 9, the San Diego Tourism Authority will have a local advertising presence in the market throughout May (National Travel and Tourism Month), focused heavily around National Travel & Tourism Week dates. The media presence aims to educate the local leadership and business community that … [Read more...] about COORDINATED MEDIA CAMPAIGN FOR NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK
San Diego County Travel Forecast
The San Diego County Travel forecast (updated as of April 2021, but prior to the updated guidelines announcement on April 2) assumed positive vaccination rates and lower case numbers leading to a continued improvement in the leisure travel market and a slower but small start to meetings beginning in the second half of 2021. Overall, the travel industry will remain hampered for … [Read more...] about San Diego County Travel Forecast