tourism

Convention And Visitors Bureau Campaigning To Fill Hotels For Fiesta Week

Eileen Pace — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 22:52:55 +0000

The San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau is kicking off a new campaign to increase occupancy at area hotels during Fiesta week.

Krystal Jones, senior brand manager for the bureau, said locals often don’t try to book hotels, thinking they’re booked up long in advance.

Botanical Garden Announces 24-Ton Sand Adventure

Eileen Pace — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 02:05:15 +0000

Ted Siebert, an internationally renowned sand sculptor, is leading a design team in building three massive artworks at the San Antonio Botanical Garden using 24 tons of sand.

The designs will include the Alamo and the Moy Grand Hibiscus flower.

First Mass In Newly-Restored Mission San Juan Capistrano

Eileen Pace — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:05:44 +0000

Mission San Juan Capistrano has had restoration work done numerous times over the years to keep it from collapse, and the tiny colonial church re-opened this week to its first mass since the extensive renovation started almost two years ago.

It was a big undertaking -- more work needed to be done than with any of the other mission restorations -- but San Juan was about to collapse. Its buttresses struggled to restrain the cracking walls, and the ground was giving way.

'Victory or Death' Letter Back In San Antonio For 13-Day Exhibit

Eileen Pace — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:05:00 +0000

The William B. Travis “Victory or Death” letter from the Battle of the Alamo is back in San Antonio. The letter will be on exhibit at the Alamo for 13 days -- the same length of time the fortress was under siege -- and then will be returned to the state archives.

Under the watchful eyes of dozens of police officers, state troopers carried the letter into the Alamo before an audience of hundreds.

The fourth-generation great-nephew of Col. William B. Travis read a transcript of his uncle’s letter as it was carried past the crowd and into the Alamo shrine.

Photos: William Travis' 'Victory Or Death' Letter Returns To Alamo

Tyler PrattTyler Pratt — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:32:30 +0000

Visitors Bureau Launches Tourism Ambassador Program to Better Sell City

Ryan Loyd — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:15:08 +0000

Slides at the front of a decorated gymnasium inside the Mission Concepción Sports Complex give guests an idea just how many visitors are coming to San Antonio.

Tourism brings in over $10 billion per year, and one out of every eight employees in San Antonio work in the industry. City leaders figured that's a lot of San Antonians greeting a lot of guests, so they adopted a program to help prepare those who are most involved with visitors.