Updated on April 30, 2021 at 11:18 pm
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April 2021 came with looser pandemic restrictions for San Diego County, including changes for events and venues, plus increased capacity at Petco Park for Padres games. The month also brought the halt and restart of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine our region and beyond. Here s a day-by-day look back at what happened in San Diego County this month as the pandemic continued.
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Espinoza compared OB to a ghost town at the peak of the pandemic and said now some rooms at The Ocean Beach Hotel are getting booked far in advance.
“We booked it about 3 months ago,” said William Herrera, visiting from the Coachella Valley. “We enjoy the view, enjoy the hotel and then right here, in this area, you got everything within walking distance.”
Espinoza said they’ve been selling out on weekends but are still struggling in sales during the weekday, compared to weekday sales before the pandemic.
And It’s the same trend across the county.
According to data collected by the San Diego Tourism Authority, hotels in some parts of the county are reaching between 82 and 92 percent occupancy on weekends.
Out of 15 permanent staff, Chamia was left with two to run her boutique hotel.
“Things are steadying up after the lifting of the lockdown and the introduction of health protocols that we are observing. Local guests are streaming back with many international arrivals being noted here,” she says.
Chamia is also the Mombasa County chairperson for Kenya Association for Women in Tourism.
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Some distance away in Malindi, Kilifi County, Maureen Awuor, the General Manager of Ocean Beach Hotel also recounts the disruption brought by the virus.
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