This Just In: Austin Press Releases

The Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau (Austin CVB) has launched a new mobile application that serves as an interactive site itinerary and destination management tool for meeting planners, event attendees and clients considering Austin as a meeting or event destination. Aptly named The Austin iTinerary, the application invites users to download their site visit or group schedule, track appointments, get in touch with venue contacts, view maps, and add comments to each item for future reference.  (more)

The Austin Sports Commission, a division of the Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau, announced today that USA Volleyball has selected Austin to host its signature annual boys’ youth national championship event, the USA Junior Olympic Boys’ Volleyball Championships, at the Austin Convention Center from June 30-July 7, 2010.  (more)

Unwind. Renew. Simplify. Making its way to the Live Music Capital of the World® is the International SPA Association’s 19th annual ISPA Conference & Expo, Oct. 5 – 8. The Hilton Austin and Austin Convention Center play host to the 1,800 leading spa professionals, projected to leave behind $1.7 million in estimated visitor spending.  (more)

The National Council of Destination Organizations (NCDO), an industry council of the U.S. Travel Association, has presented AustinTexas.org, the official website of the Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau, with a Destiny Award in the “Marketing Programs: Interactive Marketing” category.  (more)

Indie band Spoon visits the Live Music Capital of the World® July 9-11, performing three shows at Stubb’s Bar-B-Q, each with a different opening act. The Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau offers exclusive access to discounted concert tickets, goodies from Stubb’s and hotel accommodations through a Spoon travel package available only at www.austintexas.org/visitors/special_offers.  (more)

Continually ranked among the top U.S. cities for technology, business and creative innovation, Austin is about to welcome another big name in independent and interactive design. The HOW Design Conference, sponsored by HOW Magazine, the creative and business resource for graphic designers, takes place in Austin from June 24-27 at the Austin Convention Center. Recognizing Austin’s reputation as a creative and technology hub, organizers have opened the conference to local residents on a “pay as you go” basis.  (more)

The Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau is partnering with Advanced Reservation Systems, Inc. (ARES), a travel booking and packaging program that offers a one-stop shopping experience for travelers. A number of convention and visitors bureaus, including San Diego, Phoenix and Baltimore, are turning to ARES and thus benefiting travel decision makers. The new feature on AustinTexas.org allows visitors to plan and book a trip all in one place, from the hotel to the airfare and car rental, making the reservation process more convenient.  (more)

Austin’s live music scene competes for decibels this weekend as more than 40,000 bikers rev their engines for the 15th annual Republic of Texas (ROT) Biker Rally, June 11-14. Four days of rides, parades, exhibits and big-name concerts take place at the Travis County Exposition Center and throughout downtown. The ROT Rally has grown into the most popular motorcycle event in Texas and one of the largest in the country. Attendees are expected to leave behind $36 million in estimated visitor spending.  (more)

The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) brings its annual Leadership Conference to Austin from June 7-9. PCMA’s selection of Austin to host this important meeting – which provides networking and leadership education opportunities, and showcases the destination to top meeting planners, corporate and association executives and hospitality industry professionals – serves as a testament to Austin’s growing reputation as a premier meeting and convention destination.  (more)

AustinTexas.org, the Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau’s official destination website, has been nominated for a 2009 Webby Award, in the Tourism category. Web users across the globe can vote for AustinTexas.org to receive a People’s Voice Webby at http://pv.webbyawards.com/*. Voting takes place through April 30; winners will be announced on May 5.  (more)