Hilton San Diego Bayfront
Featured Opportunity
Lobby Elevator Clings
- Huge visibility for your message as attendees wait for lobby elevators throughout the day — and night!
- Two banks of elevators:
- Six elevators to the low floors
- Five elevators to the high floors
| Rates | |
| Lower floors | $37,200 |
| Upper floors | $31,200 |
Rights only. Additional production fees will apply. (Click here for production fees and specifications.)
Center Lobby Column Wrap
| Rate | |
| Exclusive sponsorship | $9,000 |
Rights only. Additional production fees will apply. (Click here for production fees and specifications.)
Column Wraps on Gull Street
- Attendees see your message often as they walk between the hotel and the convention center using Gull Street doors. (The most common path for attendees.)
- Six columns on the sidewalk immediately outside the doors.
- An additional four columns are available on the way to, and in front of, the Starbucks and its outdoor seating area.
| Rates | |
| Six columns* | $10,800 |
| Four additional columns by Starbucks* | $9,600 |
*Exclusive opportunity; one supporter may choose one or both of the above options.
Rights only. Additional production fees will apply. (Click here for production fees and specifications.)
Escalator Clings and Promenade Column Wraps
- Escalators from the lobby to the Promenade level doors attendees use most to travel to and from the convention center. Includes four side clings facing “in.”
- Also includes two columns at the base of the escalator, right inside the Gull Street doors.
- Note that columns have hotel directional information that must be branded around (see photo).
- Combine with the Window/Door Clings: Gull Street Doors to Convention Center to dominate this path!
Note: Escalator railing/surround could be purchased by another advertiser.
| Rate | |
| Exclusive sponsorship | $30,000 |
Rights only. Additional production fees will apply. (Click here for production fees and specifications.)
Front Desk Overhead Cling
Your brand takes center stage behind the front desk and greets attendees as they check in/out and each time they return to the lobby.
| Rate | |
| Exclusive sponsorship | $9,600 |
Rights only. Additional production fees will apply. (Click here for production fees and specifications.)
Front Entrance Doors
- Make a statement with your brand on the sliding entrance doors at this key hotel.
- Four double-sided doors.
- Combine this sponsorship with the Outdoor Column Wraps and Welcome Banner to own the attendee welcome experience!
| Rate | |
| Exclusive sponsorship | $12,600 |
Rights only. Additional production fees will apply. (Click here for production fees and specifications.)
Lobby Column Wraps
- Great visibility for your brand on four column wraps in the busy lobby area.
- Two of the columns are at the head of the escalators attendees will use going to and returning from the convention center.
- Note that one column has hotel directional information that must be branded around. See photo.
| Rate | |
| Exclusive sponsorship | $25,800 |
Rights only. Additional production fees will apply. (Click here for production fees and specifications.)
Lobby Escalator Railing
- Great lobby visibility for your message.
- 17 lobby-level, double-sided glass clings surround the escalator to the Promenade level doors attendees use most to travel to and from the convention center.
Note: Escalator branding could be purchased by another advertiser.
| Rate | |
| Exclusive sponsorship | $12,000 |
Rights only. Additional production fees will apply. (Click here for production fees and specifications.)
Lobby LED Wall
- An exclusive opportunity for one advertiser to dominate this hotel lobby!
- LED wall faces front door and is next to the escalator most attendees will use to get to the convention center.
- Static or video ads.
- LED wall is live 24/7.
- No hotel content.
| Rate | |
| Exclusive sponsorship | $30,000 |
No additional production charges if advertising comes in to spec. (Click here for production specifications.)
Lobby Light Wall Clings
- Light up your brand in the Hilton lobby with your message on this light wall.
- Two sections available on either side of the Hilton’s permanent artwork.
| Rate | |
| Exclusive sponsorship | $9,000 |
Rights only. Additional production fees will apply. (Click here for production fees and specifications.)
Outdoor Column Wraps and Welcome Banner at Hotel Entrance
- Be the first to greet attendees as they arrive at the Hilton.
- An overhead archway welcome banner and driveway siderails leading from the street to the front doors.
- Combine this sponsorship with the Hotel Entrance Doors to own the attendee welcome experience!
| Rates | |
| Welcome Banner | $15,600 |
| Two column wraps | $9,600 |
Rights only. Additional production fees will apply. (Click here for production fees and specifications.)
Window/Door Clings: Gull Street Doors to Convention Center
- Gull Street is the highly traveled path for Hilton guests to the convention center.
- Your brand on the doors and entry windows get multiple daily impressions with these double-sided clings.
- Windows can be branded in the top two rows above the doors.
- Combine with the Escalator Clings and Promenade Column Wraps to dominate this path!
| Rate | |
| Exclusive sponsorship | $12,000 |
Rights only. Additional production fees will apply. (Click here for production fees and specifications.)
Deadlines
Space reservation deadline: March 8, 2027
Prototypes due: March 15, 2027
Materials due: March 22, 2027
Installation to be completed by 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 20, 2027.
Dismantle to begin after 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 23, 2027.
If AUA2027 must be converted to virtual, sponsorships will transition to an option of equal value and exposure.
AUA and Ascend Media encourage all advertisers and sponsors to use environmentally friendly printing, including recycled/recyclable paper and plant-based inks. No petroleum-based UV coating. Aqueous coating permitted.
All rates are net. No agency discounts apply. Cancellations are nonrefundable.
All quantities herein are based on projected attendance and association membership numbers and, in some cases, projected non-member professionals, and are therefore not guaranteed.
