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June 27, 2019 - U.S. Travel Association’s IPW is the leading international inbound travel trade show, driving $5.5 billion in future travel to the United States. It is a national showcase of America, where U.S. travel exhibitors connect with travel buyers and media from more than 70 countries to promote their product, negotiate future business and build relationships. IPW […] Read More

June 27, 2019 - Summer Outreach The summer marketing plan includes a variety of special initiatives that will expand the brand message. Celebrity host Mario Lopez and the production crew of TV show Food Quest visited San Antonio June 6-8 to film the a that will air on the Food Network and the Travel Channel. They interviewed chefs Johnny […] Read More

June 27, 2019 - Although legislative session in Austin has finished, there was still considerable action on various issues. The Governor had until June 16th to veto bills and behind the scenes work was still being done up until the veto deadline. In total, the Governor vetoed 58 bills, compared to 51 in 2017, and 44 in 2015 (his […] Read More

May 31, 2019 - The Destination Group Sales Division confirmed 60,409 total room nights in the month of April. This production includes OneStream Software’s SPLASH User Conference for May 2022. This event will bring close to 8,000 room nights and over 3,500 attendees. The team also confirmed Sport Clips for their 2025 Annual Meeting. This is a repeat group […] Read More

May 31, 2019 - As you know, we closed out the 86th Session (referred to in Austin as Sine Die) on Monday, May 27th. The Texas House adjourned shortly before 1 p.m., and the Texas Senate adjourned at approximately 4 p.m. At the outset of the Session, the Governor, Lt. Governor and Speaker of the House, Dennis Bonnen outlined […] Read More

May 31, 2019 - In the middle of all of the Fiesta activities, plenty of work still had to be completed by the Visit San Antonio team. During Fiesta itself, the team was able to welcome five media to experience the unique time of year that is so very emblematic of our destination. Media representing CNN, AFAR, Boston Globe, […] Read More

May 31, 2019 - The Communications Department recorded $1,237,973 in outer-market earned media value and 123,707,996 Impact Impressions for April. Secured media represents coverage for San Antonio and our partners, which maintains the destination top of mind for visitors worldwide. Coverage recorded for the month in major outlets included Forbes, National Geographic, Town & Country, Travel + Leisure, AFAR, […] Read More

May 31, 2019 - Leisure Pass Group Go City Cards Leisure Pass Group (the owner of Smart Destinations and Leisure Pass North America) have announced a new Regional Director, Maria Cuevas Hunter, who will be dedicated to the San Antonio market. Based in Cancun, she has developed a recent suite of products in Cancun and has spent over a […] Read More

May 31, 2019 - Quadruple Creative Creative executions are live for all four of the personas identified through research as the most impactful visitor types for San Antonio. Those identified as Urban Traveling Family, History/Arts/Culture, Foodie and High Energy Educated Urbanite travelers seeing San Antonio advertising targeted to each of the personas. See the four print ads here. See […] Read More

April 25, 2019 - March was a busy month of outreach to media across the country. The Visit San Antonio team had media missions to Atlanta, San Francisco, Mexico City and Guadalajara. The team met with top national and international media including CNN, Upscale Magazine, Modern Luxury, Alto Nivel (Mexico), Travel + Leisure (Mexico), Aeromexico’s Aire and Accent, El […] Read More