40th Annual Gold Key Awards Nominate Today! The criteria for nominating is easy and fast! Click the links below and nominate someone deserving! Deadline is Monday, February 11, 2019 by NOON Awards will be presented in the following eight categories. Food and Beverage Person of the Year Gold Key Award Guest Service Associate of the Year Heart of the House … [Read more...] about 40th Annual Gold Key Awards – Nominations Now Open
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San Diego Lodging Performance – January 6-12, 2019
In the second week of 2019, San Diego hotels crept up in both occupancy rates and average daily rates, but still fell short of levels in 2018. Occupancy rates ranged from 55% in Del Mar/Oceanside to near 72% Downtown. Properties in the I-15 Corridor, however, were the only to see gains over the same week in 2018, with a 3% improvement in occupancy; all other regions fell … [Read more...] about San Diego Lodging Performance – January 6-12, 2019
San Diego Lodging Performance – December 30, 2018 – January 5, 2019
San Diego hotel performance slumped in the first week of 2019 after the bump felt during the Christmas holiday. Occupancy rates ranged from about 45% on the I-15 Corridor, to nearly 66% in Mission Bay. All regions saw significant losses in occupancy compared to the same week in 2018, most notably in Downtown, down -15%, and Mission Valley, down -16% for the week. Average … [Read more...] about San Diego Lodging Performance – December 30, 2018 – January 5, 2019
San Diego Hotel Pipeline Update
By the end of 2018, a total of eight properties opened (or re-opened) in San Diego County, adding 1,252 hotel rooms to the supply. Several properties that were scheduled to open during this last year have been delayed into 2019, which currently lists fourteen hotels to open. 2019 poses to add another 2,379 rooms to the supply if all the hotels listed open as … [Read more...] about San Diego Hotel Pipeline Update
San Diego County 5-Year Travel Forecast – December 2018 Update
Excerpt from full document by Tourism Economics for the SDTA. As the year concludes, San Diego visitation and traveler spending both look to have had a very strong 2018. Approximately 35.8 million visitors will have spent around $11.3 billion, representing 2.3% growth in visitation and 4.7% growth in spending compared to 2017. Day visitor growth outpaced overnight visitor … [Read more...] about San Diego County 5-Year Travel Forecast – December 2018 Update