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Destination Irvine unveils ‘Flip Side of Irvine’ rebrand as HID revenues hold steady

City of Irvine City Council · February 10, 2026
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Summary

Destination Irvine presented its first full annual reports since joining the city, reporting HID assessment revenues of about $4.5M (FY23–24) and $4.8M (FY24–25), outlined recent earned-media placements and introduced a new ‘Flip Side of Irvine’ campaign and visitor videos.

Destination Irvine presented its annual report and new brand to the City Council on Feb. 10, highlighting steady hotel-improvement-district (HID) revenues and an expanded marketing push aimed at increasing hotel stays and visitor spending.

Misty Bond, director of Destination Irvine, told the council the 2% HID assessment applies to all hotel room rentals in Irvine and that the city collected roughly $4.5 million in assessment funds in fiscal 2023–24 and about…

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