The month of December started with steady daily room demand, but much of the State of California went back into lockdown on December 6 due to the surge in COVID-related hospitalizations. As a result, hotels were required to limit reservations to essential travel only.The third week of December saw the lowest room demand in recent months with a total of 125,630 room nights … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance December 27, 2020 – January 2, 2021
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Top Headlines of the Week: December 12 – December 18
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. Dec. 14 80-plus Business Groups Blast COVID Restrictions as Discriminatory—San Diego Union TribuneMural Tourism Discovers Resurgence Inspired by Pandemic … [Read more...] about Top Headlines of the Week: December 12 – December 18
Weekly Hotel Performance – December 6-12, 2020
The state of California enacted new COVID restrictions in response to the latest spike in cases and ICU hospitalizations. Notably, San Diego County was required to enact a stay-at-home order beginning December 7 for at least three weeks. As part of the restrictions, hotels are no longer allowed to accept leisure guests and can only operate for essential travelers.Hotel room … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance – December 6-12, 2020
Hotel Industry Performance – October 2020
STR – Hotel Performance – October 2020 County of San Diego Room night demand fell by roughly 28,000 from September to a total of 997,060 room nights sold in October. It should be noted that Labor Day weekend in September was the best performing weekend during the recovery, so October’s monthly performance is more in line with demand seen in August, the last month without … [Read more...] about Hotel Industry Performance – October 2020
Tourism Industry Performance – October 2020
Total visitor volume for October was roughly 1.21 million, a fall of 54% from last October, but only a 3.6% decline from September 2020.Hotel/motel visitors totaled 490,000, a 7.9% decline from September, while household guests totaled 211,000, a 5.8% decline from previous month. Overall, overnight visitors totaled 759,000, a decline of 42.9% from last year and down 6.7% from … [Read more...] about Tourism Industry Performance – October 2020