Althea Salas Nominated for Human Resources Professional of the Year
Congratulations to Althea Salas, Director of Human Resources at ConVis, for being nominated as one of the Human Resources Professionals of the Year by the San Diego Business Journal (SDBJ). This is the...
View ArticleSan Diego Ranked No. 6 on List of Top U.S. Meeting Destinations
San Diego has taken the No. 6 spot on Cvent’s list of the Top 50 Meeting Destinations in the nation for holding meetings and events. Cvent compiled the list by evaluating over 1,000 cities, based on...
View ArticleSan Diego No. 1 Labor Day Destination
San Diego is the number one Labor Day destination in Southern California according to a survey by travel agents of the Automobile Club of Southern California. The results of the survey underscore San...
View ArticleSan Diego takes Top Spot on List of Most Helpful DMO’s, Second for Best...
When 187 meeting planners where recently asked, which North American destination management organization (DMO) is the most helpful, San Diego prevailed as their number one choice. Runners up were...
View ArticleSDCVB Honored with HSMAI Gold Adrian Awards for Marketing Excellence
The San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau was honored with two prestigious Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Adrian Awards recognizing exceptional marketing...
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Travel + Leisure’s Best Cities: San Diego Ranks 6th in the U.S.
The results of Travel + Leisure’s(T&L) annual “America’s Favorite Cities” readership survey are in for 2012, and San Diego has made the top 10, coming in at number six on the overall list. The...
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Kerri Verbeke Kapich Selected as Finalist for SDBJ’s “Women Who Mean...
Congratulations to Kerri Verbeke Kapich, Sr. Vice President of Marketing & Strategic Partnerships, for being selected as a finalist in the San Diego Business Journal (SDBJ) Women Who Mean Business...
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Joe Terzi Honored as a Finalist for Most Admired CEO
Congratulations to our own Joe Terzi, President and CEO, who was recently among a select group of local leaders to be honored as a finalist for the Most Admired CEO in 2012. The Most Admired CEO...
View ArticleSDTA is Named the 2013 Convention & Visitor’s Bureau of the Year
For the 7th time and the second year in a row, the San Diego Tourism Authority (SDTA) was named the 2013 Convention & Visitor’s Bureau of the Year by the associates of ConferenceDirect. The SDTA,...
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Isabel Sauerbrey Receives the IT Executive of the Year Award
Isabel Sauerbrey, the San Diego Tourism Authority’s (SDTA) Vice President of Information Technology, has won IT Executive of the Year in the small nonprofit organization category. This prestigious...
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SDTA Wins Marketer of the Year Award for Kids Free Campaign
The San Diego Tourism Authority (SDTA) was a big winner at the recent San Diego Chapter of the American Marketing Association Awards, scoring three major awards including Marketer of the Year for the...
View ArticlePrevue Magazine awarded the San Diego Tourism Authority a 2013 Pillar...
Winning the category Return on Collaboration (ROC) for the most inspired example of a hotel or Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) partnering with the local community, the SDTA was awarded Prevue...
View ArticleSDTA given “The Gold Service Elite” Award by Meetings and Conventions Magazine
In Nov. 2013, the San Diego Tourism Authority was recognized as “The Best of the Best“ by Meetings & Conventions Magazine, receiving the Gold Service Elite Award. The SDTA has received this award...
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SDTA Marketing Team Wins Two California Poppy Awards
The Visit California Poppy Awards are a biennial contest that honors the best and brightest of California tourism promotion. On Thursday, February 6th Caroline Beteta presented the the San Diego...
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San Diego Nightclubs Reach Top 50 in Nation
Hosting a meeting in San Diego means more than just a day full of keynotes, seminars, conferences and the occasional break-out session. Attendees need to unwind after-hours and mingle with friends,...
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SDTA Research Director Announced as 2nd Vice President of Travel and Tourism...
Congratulations to San Diego Tourism Authority’s very own Susan Bruinzeel on becoming the new 2nd Vice President for the Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA). We are proud that she will take...
View ArticleSDTA Board Chairman Kevin Konopasek throws first pitch at Padres game!
The only question still unanswered is Who’s On First? Not sure if we’ll ever get that answered, but one thing for sure is SDTA Board Chairman Kevin Konopasek can throw a baseball! Yesterday, he had the...
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SDTA Welcomes Two New Board Members
We’re happy to announce two new board members to the San Diego Tourism Authority! Both hotel veterans offer valuable insight and knowledge regarding the local tourism industry. We look forward to them...
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SDTA Hospitality Golf Tournament Recap
It was a picturesque day at the Steele Canyon Golf Club on Monday April 28th for the 2014 San Diego Tourism Authority Hospitality Golf Tournament. We were happy to host so many members networking with...
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National Travel & Tourism Week Petco Park Photo Recap
Thanks to everyone who attended our annual Travel & Tourism Week event at Petco Park! We had a great turnout and had the chance to mix and mingle with so many of our colleagues in the tourism and...
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