Josie Norris / San Antonio Express-News
The average daily rate at hotels reached $144.60 in March alone, the highest monthly rate ever. The month’s occupancy rate was 72.6 percent, the highest since last summer. The spread of the omicron variant slowed business in January at Hotel Valencia downtown, but February and March were “amazing months,” said Stacy Seaborn, director of sales and marketing.“If omicron hadn’t happened, January, February and March would have been just a banner quarter,” she said.
Business travelers and convention attendees have been slower to return than leisure visitors. As of early March, Visit San Antonio, which markets the city to convention planners, had 327 meetings booked for 2022 with an estimated 460,664 attendees.