Recovery Outlook for the San Diego Lodging Market

Marcus Lee | May 5, 2022

By Marcus R. Lee Amid a worldwide pandemic, RevPAR for Greater San Diego fell approximately 50.0% in 2020 from 2019 levels.[1] This compares to a 47.5% drop for the United States as a whole and a 57.6% drop for the top 25 markets in the nation, according to STR. By year-end 2021, the greater San Diego market’s RevPAR had recovered to just under 80.0% of the pre-COVID performance. This rebound is less than the 83.0% recovery experienced nationally, but stronger than the 67.0% recovery of the top 25 markets. On June 15, 2021, the State of California retired the majority of its COVID-19 restrictions and entered a statewide reopening phas...