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April 25, 2023 - Dear Valued Partners, May 2023 is nearly here! In a few weeks, we will welcome the U.S. Travel Association’s IPW 2023 to San Antonio. We are thrilled and eager to showcase The Alamo City to the world. The more than 5,000 delegates will not only experience the heritage and culture of our city but will […] Read More

January 23, 2023 - Dear Valued Partners, We welcome the new year with renewed energy and focus as we continue to build upon an encouraging 2022. The last few months have given us a head start on accomplishing goals, thanks to the hard work and dedication of the Visit San Antonio Team and collaborative efforts with our members, partners, […] Read More

August 29, 2022 - Dear Valued Partners:  I bring exciting news from Visit San Antonio’s recent trip to Nashville, where our team and partners attended the premier event for association CEOs and leaders, as well as destination marketing organizations, the 2022 American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Annual Meeting and Exposition themed Disruption=Opportunity. Our sales team did a phenomenal […] Read More

July 25, 2022 - Dear Valued Partners: I just returned from Destination International’s Annual Meeting where I had the chance to talk with fellow DMO leaders about the trends and successes they are seeing in their own markets. One thing was quite clear – San Antonio is faring better than most cities not just in our comp set but […] Read More

June 27, 2022 - Dear Valued Partners: A few short weeks into the summer season, we are seeing that it is not just the thermometer that is as hot as ever – our city’s leisure tourism continues to be a driver of strong business across the city. According to Smith Travel Research, hotel occupancy for May was 62.2 percent, […] Read More

June 1, 2022 - Dear Valued Partners: Memorial Day in Military City U.S.A. was celebrated with throngs of locals and visitors descending on our city acknowledging the importance of our service men and women who sacrificed their lives for our freedom. It also was spent thinking of the devastating gun violence that killed 19 children and two dedicated teachers […] Read More

April 21, 2022 - Dear Valued Partners: With each passing day, we distance ourselves a little bit more from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic over the past two-plus years. It is too soon to declare that things are back to normal, of course, but I am pleased to report that many of our metrics are telling us that we are trending positively. Nowhere is that […] Read More

March 25, 2022 - Dear Valued Partners: While we will not have the official occupancy numbers until the middle of April, there is little doubt that the two-week Spring Break period this month represented a welcome comeback for the tourism and hospitality industry. From crowded hotel lobbies to swarms of visitors exploring our lovely River Walk, there was evidence […] Read More

February 18, 2022 - Dear Valued Partners: A year ago at this time, San Antonio, already impacted by the ongoing effects of the pandemic, found itself recovering from a historic onslaught of arctic weather that paralyzed the city. For the tourism and hospitality industry, it was a bruising double shot.  What a difference a year makes … as today […] Read More

January 26, 2022 - Dear Valued Partners: In some ways, 2022 has started off in all-too-familiar fashion: COVID-19 still dominates the headlines and the travel industry confronts uncertainty in almost every direction. Yet, in the face of those challenges Visit San Antonio is seeing so many positives as the new year begins. As you will find in our attached […] Read More