TOU302A - San Diego Destination Fact Sheet: Targeting New Markets

This document presents a destination fact sheet for San Diego, California, targeting new markets as part of a tourism association's marketing plan. It highlights key attractions such as Balboa Park, San Diego Zoo, Coronado Beach, and the Gaslamp Quarter, providing essential information for tourists, agents, and local operators. The report covers accessibility from New York via flight and train, noting travel times and distances. It emphasizes San Diego's vibrant tourism sector, which significantly contributes to the local economy and employs a large workforce. The fact sheet also touches upon the city's climate, cultural heritage, and various activities available, aiming to attract visitors with diverse interests.

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San Diego, considered as the second largest place in
California and eights largest in United States has a
citywide population of near about 1.3 million people
and almost more than 3 million people on its
countryside. Within an area spread over 4,200 sq.
miles, San Diego is the 10 th most tourist-attracted
place in the world having 18 incorporated cities and
many other charming communities and
neighborhoods. The downtown history of San Diego
consists of Gaslamp Quarter, Coronado, Little Italy,
Carlsbad, Del Mar, Hillcrest, Chula Vista, La Mesa,
Escondido and Barrio Logan.
Introduction:
Having a bright sunny weather and a magnificent
coastline of 70 miles coastline, there are different
activity types that take place in San Diego. The place
is mostly attracted for the sun seekers all through the
year including some flavorsome authentic Mexican
cuisine, imperial zoo, and prosperous nightlife.
The culinary art and the art and culture also is a
thriving part of San Diego. San Diego has won many
awards for preparing its culinary arts on eating
establishment.
There are almost 92 courses provided by the country
and includes many exciting sports, luxury spas,
games, beachfront resorts and many more.
Tourism in San Diego is the second largest economy
in San Diego and almost employs 184,000 people in
the country. Tourism is considered as an important
economic health in San Diego.
Key Attractions:
San Diego provided their tourists with plethora
passion to accompany. San Diego invites its tourists
to come out from their comfort area and delve into
new activities that it provides. To discover a quest is
considered as an adventurous thing in itself. Places
that attracts tourists the most in San Diego are -
 Balboa park – An eminent San Diego Zoo
 San Diego Zoo and the Safari Park – The largest
of all zoos in USA
 Torrey Pines State Reserve – Features with
Oceanfront Reserve
 Coronado Beach – Most popular beach for
families and couples
 USS Midway Museum – Longest-serving
American Aircraft Carrier of the 20th Century
 Cabrillo National Monument – Located in
Southernmost Point of Point Loma
 Gaslamp Quarter – Place that Consists of Shops,
Theatres, art Galleries, and awesome Restaurants
 Maritime Museum of San Diego - Bustling
Seaport
 SeaWorld San Diego – Wildlife Performer in
Beaches of San Diego
 Mission Beach and Pacific Beach – Giant
shoreline that is all connected together in San
Diego
 Sunset Cliffs – Best Place for Ocean Views in
Point Loma
 La Jolla Cove - Famous for its Beauty
Destination Fact

Getting to San Diego from New York
Tourism in San Diego
Commonly known as the birthplace of
California, San Diego is basically a home for
Kumeyaay people. San Diego was first visited
by the Europeans that are presently the West
Line Coast of United States.
The main economic engines that San Diego
has to meet the needs of the country is
military, defense, manufacturing, trade, and
tourism; among which the tourism is
considered as the most important economy of
the country.
The climate, Belmont amusement park,
SeaWorld San Diego, Belmont amusement
park, Balboa Park, and the beaches are the
main attraction for the tourists that visits San
Diego.
There is Mexican as well Spanish Heritage in
San Diego, which reflects the historic sites in
the city.
Almost about more than 32 million
visitors who visits the place in each year
and about 8$ billion are spent by the
tourist collectively. Almost about
160,000 people are employed in San
Diego in the tourism sector in the
country.
Way by Flight:
The distance of the nearest airport New-York
(TEB) and San Diego (NZY) is almost about
3,905.12 K.M. that is about 2,426.53 Miles.
The fight from New York to San Diego takes
about 5 hours and 5 minutes.
There are many similar routes TEB →
NZY , TEB → NKX , LGA → SAN , LGA →
NZY , LGA → NKX
Way by Train
There are almost 12 trips of trains from the New
York station to San Diego station every day. The
travelling agent Amtrak almost has most of the
trains in between the stations with almost 12 trips
each day that turns around to 246 trips in a month.
The time taken to travel by train from New York to
San Diego is almost 80hour and 55 minutes to cover
a distance of 2429.2 miles of journey.
While travelling on the train route, near about 56
stations comes in between from the departure of
train from New York until the arrival of the train
in San Diego. The trains from New York generally
depart from the station named Penn Station.

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