Media & Press

Help us share the San Diego Experience

The Communications Department provides assistance to working press filing stories about the San Diego region as a leisure travel and meeting and convention destination. The department offers a variety of materials and services for print and electronic travel media.

Public Relations

Waterfront Park at dusk with the city and water fountains lit up glowing

Public Relations

Press materials, including story ideas, a San Diego Press Kit and current news releases, are distributed regularly to over 1,000 media outlets nationwide and are available upon request. The department also maintains a library with hundreds of high-res digital images and a selection of b-roll video footage of the destination. Additionally, the department offers a Media Hosting Program for travel media on assignment visiting the San Diego region to do research for a story.

Contact the Communications Team

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What's New in San Diego?

San Diego is a vibrant and evolving city, with new hotels, restaurants, and attractions opening every year. What's New in San Diego is updated every three months. The following are the newest additions and upcoming offerings that visitors can experience in the region.

A multicolored LEGO cake sculpture with "25" on top and a "LEGOLAND California" sign, displayed outdoors with trees and LEGO buildings in the background.

Anniversaries

Going big with Animae

New Awards News for Media

A large historic hotel with red roofs, white walls, and multiple gables, surrounded by palm trees and landscaped gardens under a blue sky.

Hotel Renovations

A child holds up a stuffed turtle toy toward a large sea turtle swimming in a blue aquarium tank.

Major Attraction News

Large crowd at a street parade holding a giant rainbow flag, with banners, buildings, and a clear blue sky in the background.

Major Events

A man and woman walk together and smile inside a modern, spacious living room with neutral decor, large windows, and contemporary furniture.

New Hotels and Renovations

A large crowd gathers on a baseball field in front of a big screen during an event at a stadium, with city buildings visible in the background.

New Venues

3. Dr. Seuss's The Lorax

Performing Arts

Favorite Mexican Restaurants in San Diego

Restaurants, Breweries and Nightlife

Enjoy Outdoor Shopping

Shopping

A red light rail train is stopped at a station near a stadium filled with bright lights and a large crowd, during dusk.

Transportation and Tour Companies

Two people pose in an optical illusion room at the Museum of Illusions San Diego; one appears large and the other small due to the room’s angled walls and geometric blue pattern.

Visual Art and Museums