This Just In: Austin Press Releases

AUSTIN, TX-Like the city itself, Austin's new signature cocktail is cool, colorful and easy to enjoy. The Driskill Hotel's "The Brazos Brasiliensis Batini" uses local ingredients and unique presentation – it's garnished with a hibiscus flower and blackberry to resemble a bat – to capture the flavors of Austin and celebrate the city's most unique attraction, the 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats that fly from the Congress Avenue Bridge each night.  (more)

The Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau (Austin CVB), in partnership with griotmedia, recently unveiled the new website, www.AustinTexasSoul.org. The site serves as the ultimate online destination for African American travelers seeking information on Texas’ capital city.  (more)

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)

It used to be that important information was above the fold. Now it’s after the jump. Austin’s progressive population continues to go digital, and in the Live Music Capital of the World®, that means that music fans seek the hottest album and show recommendations via electronic word-of-mouth: blogs.  (more)

Like the city itself, Austin’s new official cocktail is cool, colorful and easy to enjoy. La Condesa’s “The Enlightened Austin Martini” uses local ingredients and unique presentation – it’s garnished with fresh watermelon – to capture the flavors of Austin and celebrate the city’s eclectic, and healthy, character.  (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)

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)

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)

Starting today, Austin music fans across the globe are invited to vote for one of five finalists to win the inaugural Austin Song Contest. Voting continues through May 5, and takes place online at www.austintexas.org. The winner will be announced at Austin CVB’s Annual Luncheon at the Hilton Austin on May 8th.  (more)