By Lori Weisberg, The San Diego Union-Tribune, 12:37 p.m., July 15, 2011 Sampling of Summer Hotel Promotions: Rancho Bernardo Inn Hidden Vineyard Escape: For $309 a night (per room), guests will visit three family-owned North County wineries via a chauffeured car. That includes a one-night stay, tastings at the three wineries and a picnic-basket lunch for two. The … [Read more...] about Hotels Build Summer Business with Fun and Games
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CTTC and ConVis Host a “Royal Summer”
The California Travel & Tourism Commission conceived the “Royal Summer - Three Days Isn’t’ Enough” campaign so leisure travelers from across the U.S. and the globe can think about spending additional time in San Diego to experience more than just the iconic gateway cities the royal couple visited. In response, the California Welcome Center Alpine joined the 20 … [Read more...] about CTTC and ConVis Host a “Royal Summer”
Tourism Report and Travel Forecast Now Available
Please be advised that the SDCVB Monthly Tourism Industry Report for June 2011 and the San Diego Quarterly Travel Forecast, June 2011 release, are now posted to SanDiego.org/Research. We know many businesses are working on putting together their 2012 plans. Please feel free to use our reports to inform your strategies and budgets. To view other SDCVB research documents click … [Read more...] about Tourism Report and Travel Forecast Now Available
Over 200,000 Visitors Served
Greetings from Visitor Services! We would like to share our June 2011 and FY 11 statistics with you. Visitor Services fiscal year 2011 recap: Walk-in visitors July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011: IVIC: 151,548 (includes 5,523 visitors assisted at various info booths during FY 11) La Jolla Visitor Center: 33,775 CWC Alpine: 24,093 TOTAL: 209,416 Phone and email … [Read more...] about Over 200,000 Visitors Served
Record Set for Room Nights Sold
The sales results are final and certainly worthy of special recognition--an outstanding effort by a dedicated team of ConVis Sales professionals all contributing to a record-setting FY 2011 performance to benefit San Diego businesses. Leads increased by 13% over 2010 (278) to 2,411, and definite hotel room nights were up by 8.4% (56,710) to 734,127. We also had the … [Read more...] about Record Set for Room Nights Sold