Member’s Blog

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

July 25, 2022 - River Walk Public Art Garden Tour  Motorcoach Tour Summer Familiarization Tour (FAM)  Visit San Antonio and industry partners welcomed four group tour company owners/travel planners who were eager to experience San Antonio, June 20-22, 2022. FAMS (Familiarization Tours) are an excellent way to showcase our destination to travel professionals who have the reach to continue […] Read More

July 25, 2022 - Convention Leads – 2022 FYTD  October November December January February March April May June Total 2021/22 169 173 161 214 217 277 229 308 291 2039 2020/21 52 55 52 75 102 122 145 163 174 940 Convention Sales Event Production – 2021 YTD  October November December January February March April May June Total 2021/22 […] Read More

July 25, 2022 - In mid-June, the first Bud Light Pride River Parade & Celebration was held with great success with a downtown parade followed by a parade on the Museum Reach to Pearl, with an estimated 45,000 attending. The River Walk Royalty also participated in the PrideSA street parade.   The River Walk Advisory Committee and Operators also had […] Read More

July 25, 2022 - Visit San Antonio’s Membership team continues the summer by offering educational opportunities for members through the Certified Tourism Ambassador (CTA) program. The CTA course provides support to our members in hospitality by ensuring their staff is knowledgeable and prepared to deliver positive experiences to visitors in our city to keep them coming back. Through our […] Read More

June 23, 2022 - The Communications Department recorded $3,047,502 in outer market earned media value from 94 outer market media placements logged in May, with the values still affected by the pandemic changes in media and travel. Coverage recorded for the month included The New York Times, The Daily Beast, Time Out, Eat This Not That, Flipboard, Zagat, Travel […] Read More

June 23, 2022 - Visit San Antonio’s membership team kicked off the summer by offering several educational opportunities for members through the Certified Tourism Ambassador (CTA) course. The CTA course provides support to our members in hospitality by ensuring their staff is knowledgeable and prepared to deliver positive experiences to visitors in our city to keep them coming back. […] Read More