Executive Summary: July 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…
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Executive Summary: June 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…
Read MoreExecutive Summary: May 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…
Read MoreExecutive Summary: April 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…
Read MoreExecutive Summary: March 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…
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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…
Read MoreExecutive Summary: December 2021 & January 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…
Read MoreExecutive Summary: November 2021
Dear Valued Partners: A few nights ago, I took part in my first Ford Holiday River Parade on the beautiful San Antonio River Walk, and it was another quintessential San Antonio experience. Where…
Read MoreThe Power of Recovery
Dear Valued Partners: Earlier this month, we had the opportunity to join as a tourism and hospitality community and take part in the Visit San Antonio Annual Meeting at the…
Read MoreCelebrating a Successful IPW and Looking Ahead
Dear Valued Partners: Members of the Visit San Antonio Team and I were joined by GO RIO Cruises, The Alamo, San Antonio Spurs, Thompson Hotel San Antonio-Riverwalk and several Texas partners in…
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