Earlier this week a California Superior Court judge ruled that Measure C, which would provide funds to expand and modernize the San Diego Convention Center as well address homelessness and repair roads, needed a two-thirds vote to pass and not a simple majority, as the City of San Diego had argued. The San Diego city attorney and the Yes on C campaign have pledged to … [Read more...] about Update on Efforts to Modernize the San Diego Convention Center
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Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Feb. 27 to Mar. 5, 2022
A winter storm blew through San Diego during the latter part of this last week, dampening hotel demand a bit compared to the previous week. Despite the poor weather, two large events held downtown (the CRSSD music festival at Waterfront Park and Garth Brooks at Petco Park) help raise demand throughout the county on Saturday night. County hotels sold a total of 320,216 room … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Feb. 27 to Mar. 5, 2022
Headlines You Need to Read | 4 March 2022
Each week, the San Diego Tourism Authority gathers headlines that highlight the hospitality and tourism industries, as well as top news in the San Diego region. Special Section: Top 50 San Diego Black Leaders of Influence 2022 Honorees — San Diego Business JournalSan Diego resort awarded top spot in this year’s U.S. News luxury rankings — San Diego Union-TribuneThe first … [Read more...] about Headlines You Need to Read | 4 March 2022
Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Feb. 20 to Feb. 26, 2022
This latest week began with the last night of the President’s Day holiday on Sunday, which sold more than 50,000 room nights throughout the county. In total, county hotels sold 333,275 room nights for the week, an increase of 12,000 over the previous week. This is the greatest level of demand since last August and just about equal to pre-pandemic demand in the same week of … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Feb. 20 to Feb. 26, 2022
Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Feb. 13 to Feb. 19, 2022
In the week leading up to the President’s Day holiday weekend, San Diego hotel demand rose by 40,000 room nights over the prior week to sell a total of 321,191 room nights. This is the greatest number of room nights sold since San Diego hosted the Breeder’s Cup in November 2021.County occupancy rose to 72.4%, an increase of 9 points over the previous week. San Diego ranked 6th … [Read more...] about Weekly Hotel Performance Update – Feb. 13 to Feb. 19, 2022