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Correction:
Due to incorrect data provided to the San Diego Business Journal, a story in the Jan. 1 issue (“Region Destined to Stay a Top 10 Destination for Nation’s Travelers”) included the wrong numbers for the average daily hotel room rate and the average daily revenue from rentals between January and October 2006. The correct rate was $132 and revenue from the rooms let averaged $101.
The outlook for San Diego’s lodging industry for 2007 can be summed up in one word: boom. The same as 2006, or two words if you want to get technical: continued boom.
The numbers for 2006 aren’t all in yet. But statistics from Smith Travel Research, which tracks the industry nationwide, give credence to the prediction.
Typically, occupancy at the county’s hotels has placed the area among the top 10 destinations that the researcher surveys. (Smith Travel does not track Las Vegas.)
In 2006, though, considering they logged occupancy of 78.3 percent year-to-date through October, they appear likely to make it to the top five, particularly if robust holiday travel predictions for the region hold true.
According to the San Diego Convention
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