Gaylord Hotels and Marriott International have opened the Convention Center and Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention of $ 1.3 billion in Chula Vista (San Diego County), California, which marked the first presence of the west coast of the brand and its first property since it was developed, developed, developed, developed, presents the conventions center and the largest hotels hall of California.
The property of the coast of 36 acres, which anchors the master plan of Chula Vista Bayfront of 535 Acres, includes 1,600 rooms and 477000 square feet of space for interior and exterior meetings. The complex offers 135,000 square feet of Céspedes and event terraces, 67 rupture rooms and four dance halls, which include a dance hall and an exhibition hall of 140,049 square feet.
First new gaylord since 2018
Gaylord Pacific is the first new property of the brand since the opening of Gaylord Rockies Resort in Colorado in 2018.
The port of San Diego projects $ 475 million in annual economic impact of the complex.
“What we are seeing in terms of interest and reservations gives us all the confidence that the property is reaching exactly at the right time for the west coast meetings,” said Peter Borum, Marketing and Public Relations director of Gaylord Pacific.
Return on the market head
The launch of the complex coincides with Visit California launching a new prognosis on May 5, anticipating that general visits in the state decrease 1% this year, to 268 million visits. This is the first decrease of the year after year projected on visits since 2020.
In addition, forecasts for 2025 predict a 9.2% decrease in international trips to California, due in part to the feeling of consumers, the limited air transfer of key global markets and a strong US dollar that makes trips more expensive for visitors to Osther countries.