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August 26, 2022 - In July, the River Walk Operations held the Armed Forces River Parade sponsored by Budweiser and put out over 1500 American Flags along the River Walk as part of the Bud Light Stars, Stripes, & Lights. Flags were also placed on bridges. A press conference held at the Drury Plaza Riverwalk Hotel kicked off ticket […] Read More

August 26, 2022 - This year Visit San Antonio has experienced growth in members representing all sectors of tourism and hospitality. As of the beginning of August, 159 new members have joined, including restaurants/bars, hotels/lodging, venues, service providers, arts and culture organizations, tour providers, attractions, shopping, sports facilities and more. The membership team continues outreach to identify and target […] Read More

August 26, 2022 - 2022 Learn in San Antonio Virtual Field Trip May 18 – June 14, 2022  Targeted to elementary and middle school-aged children studying Texas History, this year’s Learn in San Antonio Virtual Field Trip promotion launched in Austin and the Rio Grande Valley and reached 20,000 students. The promotion included the development of a new five-segment […] Read More

August 26, 2022 - Convention Leads – 2022 FYTD  October November December January February March April May June July Total 2021/22 169 173 161 214 217 277 229 308 291 255 2,294 2020/21 52 55 52 75 102 122 145 163 174 224 1,164 Convention Sales Event Production – 2021 YTD  October November December January February March April May […] Read More

August 26, 2022 - Social Media  In July the Visit San Antonio Facebook and Instagram channels experienced audience growth while Twitter and Instagram saw a decrease in audience growth compared to last month. Overall engagement on Visit San Antonio social channels increased in July with Instagram and LinkedIn showing the strongest levels of engagement.   On the River Walk channels, […] Read More

August 26, 2022 - Federal  No update.  State  The Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office (contained within the Governor’s Office) is currently under Sunset Review. The Texas State Legislature created the Sunset process in 1977 to address the need for and the effectiveness of state agencies and the programs administered by these agencies. This process provides the state with […] Read More

July 25, 2022 - The Communications Department recorded $1,560,230 in outer market earned media value from 64 outer market media placements logged in June, with the values still affected by the pandemic changes in media and travel. Coverage recorded for the month included Forbes, Medium, AAA The Extra Mile, Thrillist, Southern Living, The Boston Globe, Texas Highways, Texas Lifestyle […] Read More

July 25, 2022 - Federal  The U.S. Travel Association selected Mr. Geoff Freeman to lead U.S. Travel with the retirement of current President & CEO Mr. Roger Dow. Mr. Freeman will join U.S. Travel on September 1, 2022.  Visit San Antonio joined with U.S. Travel and its Sustainable Travel Coalition to send a letter to Congress advocating for the […] Read More

July 25, 2022 - Social Media The Visit San Antonio social channels received a lot of love from our followers in June, particularly on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram where we saw significant growth. As a result of these increased followers, we also experienced an increase in viewership of videos and impressions.   Continuing in a positive direction, the River Walk […] Read More

July 25, 2022 - June was a busy month for the Media Relations team with promotion of summer travel, execution of IPW 2022, media hosting, the launch of the Pride River Parade and advance promotion of the Armed Forces River Parade. The always-on pitching continues to pay off with wide variety of media coverage across our Storytelling Platforms.   To […] Read More