Hyatt Hotels Corporation proudly announces the naming of the new Mission Pacific Hotel and The Seabird Resort, both expected to open in Spring 2021 in Oceanside, Calif. The two adjacent hotels will be the newest and largest oceanfront resort development in San Diego County in more than half of a century, collectively spanning 700 feet of beachfront property.
Escape the cold and take advantage of these amazing Oceanside lodging specials with up to 20% OFF your stay! Don’t let these fantastic savings pass you by, start the new year off right with a trip to beautiful Oceanside.
“When we envision a fire station, we typically think of a safe place where our modern-day heroes wait to respond to emergency calls. These men and women are nothing short of brave. In their line of work, they witness things that most of us cannot even imagine. But at Fire Station No. 1 there are things happening that have our first responders feeling uneasy—paranormal activity.” As seen in the Osider Magazine, September/October 2017, Vol. 4 Issue 5.
The RAAM vans are the support vehicles for the participants of Race Across America (RAAM) and Race Across the West (RAW) and will be traveling with the riders as they make their way from Oceanside, CA to their final destinations of either Annapolis, MD or Durango, CO
The 2019 Oceanside Tourism Summit was held on May 29th to an energetic audience excited for the future of the city. It was a morning of celebration as Visit Oceanside President and CEO, Leslee Gaul shared that tourism brought a record $382 Million to Oceanside in 2018.
The official ground breaking ceremony has taken place for the two new beach resorts being built in downtown Oceanside. Both projects are slated to open in 2020.
Tourism continues on an upward trend in Oceanside, mirroring recent trends reported by Visit California. There has been a consistent increase in visitors, travel spending and travel industry employment over the last seven years with 2017 reaching record highs in Oceanside. According to the most recent study by Dean Runyan Associates, visitor spending in Oceanside in 2017 was $351 million, representing a 10.1 percent increase from 2016. The visitor spending directly supported more than 3,300 jobs in Oceanside with tourism industry employment in the city increasing at an average annual rate of 5.1 percent since 2010.
Visit Oceanside (VO) took home top honors for its latest branding campaign at the recent ADDY Awards, the San Diego advertising community’s top creative recognition event. Featuring the unique people, places and events that give Oceanside its one-of-a-kind personality, VO’s “Respect the O’riginals” print and cross platform campaigns both received Gold, the event’s highest award, while the “O’riginal O’siders” video series earned a Bronze in the category of Film, Video and Sounds.
Visit Oceanside has partnered with Midnight Jack Brewing Company for an inaugural Oceanside brewery collaboration project. This special campaign includes a custom beer recipe highlighting the distinctive flavors of the region and a colorful custom label, capturing the unique personality of the city. Greetings from Oceanside is a limited release brew available in a collector’s can and on draft at select Oceanside restaurants, tap rooms, and hotels.
Visit Oceanside unveiled its 2017 branding campaign “O’riginal O’siders” at the 7th Annual Oceanside Tourism Summit held on April 18th at the city’s historic Star Theatre. Using words such as authentic, real, inventive, free-spirited and unorthodox, the campaign will focus on the unique people, places and events that give Oceanside its one-of-a-kind personality. Awards were also shared with industry partners that stood out and supported local tourism efforts over the past year.
“Sarah was the only spirit we made contact with that night, but it was unlike any encounter we’ve experienced as a team.” The two-story Victorian style home on the 101 has been a staple of Oceanside for nearly 130 years, but before it was the home to Hill Street Café, it was home to a woman who still resides there in spirit. As seen in the Osider Magazine, September/October 2016, Vol. 3 Issue 5. This article is available in a printed version until November, 2016. Words by Amber Lussier. Photos by Zach Cordner. Historical Research and Images by Krosti Hawthorne/Oceanside Historical Society.
Visit Oceanside launches a new brand, highlights industry growth since the creation of the TMD in 2011, and honors local champions during the sixth annual Oceanside Tourism Summit on April 26, 2016; held at the historic Brooks Theatre in downtown Oceanside.
For the first time in San Diego, witness 5,000 hand-carved illuminated Jack O’Lanterns Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, October 2 – 25, 2015. This fun family friendly fall event, the RISE of the Jack O’Lanterns, is a must add to your Halloween event list! Professional artists and experts will show Jack O’Lanterns of various designs
Tourism Summit Inspires “No Fear” and Innovation On Thursday, May 8, 2014 the Visit Oceanside Conference and Visitors Bureau held its 4th annual Tourism Summit at the new SpringHill Suites by Marriott in downtown Oceanside. Set to the theme of “No Fear, Innovate,” the event provided an opportunity to recognize local businesses helping to advance
