Simon Property lands in Santa Barbara before National Outlet Shopping Day

Simon Property flew from Half Moon Bay to Santa Barbara on June 9th, a 34-minute hop along the California coast in the company’s Gulfstream G550 (N63HS). The short flight came late in the afternoon, touching down at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport just after noon local time.

The same week Simon Property arrived in Santa Barbara, the company announced the return of National Outlet Shopping Day, its “retail’s biggest experiential shopping event,” scheduled for June 11-14 across 90 Premium Outlets and The Mills locations nationwide, per a Simon Property press release [marketscreener.com]. The trip also follows the May 11th earnings call in which CEO Eli Simon detailed a $2 billion development pipeline and raised full-year guidance, as covered by Bisnow [bisnow.com] and Commercial Observer [commercialobserver.com]. Santa Barbara is not a typical Simon Property destination — the company’s known frequent stops include Chicago, Miami, Washington, and London — but the brief coastal visit suggests a private business meeting or a break before a busy promotional week.

The flight fits a pattern of short California hops in recent days: on June 6th and 7th the jet moved between Los Angeles, Kona, and the San Francisco Bay Area, suggesting a West Coast working trip ahead of a major marketing push.