If you love coming to San Diego for Comic-Con, then we have good news for you!
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer has announced a new deal with the organizers of Comic-Con International that will keep Comic-Con in San Diego through 2018. The previous deal expires after this yearâs convention.
At a press conference earlier today, Faulconer was flanked by Comic-Con organizers and San Diego Convention Center representatives as he touted the economic benefits for keeping the convention. âIf you still donât understand how much Comic-Con means to San Diego, more Superman means more super-streets, more light sabers means more library hours, and more Comic-Con means more neighborhood services for San Diegans.â
Despite Comic-Conâs reported $135 million influx to the city, it was not a guaranteed renewal. Both Los Angeles and Anaheim made major pushes to attract Comic-Con upstate after the long-promised San Diego Convention Center expansion failed to materialize. Comic-Con has become such a major attraction, it is no longer contained by the Convention Center alone â cough cough Nerdist Conival cough â Â so there’s a very real possibility the same issue may materialize again in three years if nothing is done to address it.
To keep Comic-Con this time, San Diego reportedly convinced the local hotels ânot to jack rates for the slew of visitors who invade the city each year.â AÂ relative measure, considering the high prices of the hotels as they currently stand, but an appreciated one regardless. The San Diego Convention Center also offered a flat rate for Comic-Con itself.
Comic fans, are you happy to hear that Comic-Con is staying in San Diego? Would you want to see Comic-Con move to Los Angeles, Anaheim, or Las Vegas? Say âSHAZAM!â and share your comments below!
HT: Deadline