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Austin Plays Like a Rock Star
Austin CVB staff members head to Chicago this weekend for the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition. The conference features more than 200 exhibitors showcasing meetings destinations, facilities and services to some 3,000 meeting planners and executives. Joining Austin CVB at the tradeshow are The Driskill, Hilton Austin, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt Lost Pines Resort & Spa, Marriott Courtyard Downtown/Residence Inn, Renaissance Austin, Radisson Hotel & Suites and Austin Convention Center. The Marshall Ford Swing Band also performs in the tradeshow booth.
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Tourism Shows Healthy Growth
Over the past three years, the number of annual visitors to Austin increased by two million people and tourism created 10,000 new jobs. Based on that growth, tourism has replaced manufacturing as the city's fifth largest economic sector. These findings about the healthy outlook of the industry come from a newly released study on the economic impact of travel and tourism in the Austin-Round Rock MSA.
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Austin Feels the Beat
The sixth annual Austin City Limits Music Festival rocks Austin, September 14-16. Sold-out crowds descend upon Zilker Park to enjoy more than 130 bands performing on eight stages. The festival generates an estimated $27 million economic impact and contributes to a lucrative weekend for area hotels and restaurants.
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Customer Advisory Board Offers Client Perspective
Austin CVB's Customer Advisory Board (CAB), a group of industry leaders representing associations and meeting management firms from across the country, returns to Austin, August 29-31. The board provides critical feedback and insight relating to the city's development as a premier meetings and convention destination. Read More
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 Austin CVB Welcomes New Staff
Austin Ranks #1 for Hispanics
Go Online For Lights, Camera, Action
DMAI Holds Annual Meeting
Longhorns Score Touchdown for Economy
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Top Five Musical Cities We Love
Foammagazine
(Summer 2007)
"If you're looking for some of that classic country music, everyone is in universal agreement that your first stop should be The Broken Spoke, Austin's most famous live music venue."
Sip of Success
Southern Living
(August 2007)
"It feels 'so Austin,' this headquarters of a national company, Sweet Leaf Tea. Some employees ride bicycles to the office in the hip southern part of the city. A few wear flip-flops and T-shirts, and here and there dogs snooze behind their owners' desks."
Hill Country Heaven
Travel + Leisure Golf
(May 2007)
"The eclectic city of Austin may be better known for live music and barbeque, but golf is rising just beyond the city limits."
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Top 10 Spas: U.S.
Celebrated Living
(June 2007)
"Readers have ranked Lake Austin high among the country's best. This Texas Hill Country spa combines total luxury with the warmth of a friend's lake home."
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Texas Hill Country
Chili Pepper magazine
(June 2007)
"You can't talk about the Hill Country without taking a good look around Austin, gateway city and home to world-class hotels, hip, trendy shopping, and killer zesty cuisine."
Austin CVB Mission Statement:
The Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau is charged with marketing Austin nationally and internationally as a premier business and leisure destination, thus enriching our community's overall quality of life.
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Mexican American
Cultural Center
The Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC), located at 600 River Street, celebrates Austin's Latino heritage and offers the city's newest meetings and events venue.
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August 5-9
National Instruments
NIWeek 2007
Austin Convention Center
Est. Attendance 2,500
www.ni.com/niweek
August 7
Texas Propane Gas Association
2007 TPGA Trade Show
Palmer Events Center
Est. Attendance 1,000
www.txpropane.com
August 7-11
Austin Poetry Slam
National Poetry Slam
Palmer Events Center
Est. Attendance 5,000
www.nps2007.com
August 13-17
Texas Association of Counties
Post Legislative Conference
Hilton Austin
Est. Attendance 1,000
www.county.org
August 19-24
Keller Williams Realty
Mega Camp
Austin Convention Center
Est. Attendance 6,000
http://megacamp.kw.com
August 31-September 3
Jack & Adam's Austin Bicycles
Texas Tri-Series 2007
Downtown Austin
Est. Attendance 4,500
www.texastriseries.com
September 5-7
CMP Technology
2007 Austin Game Conference
Austin Convention Center
Est. Attendance 1,500
www.austingdc.net
September 19
Austin Board of Realtors
2007 ABOR Realty Roundup
Austin Convention Center
Est. Attendance 1,000
www.abor.com
September 24-30
Rotary International
Rotary Zone 25-26 Institute
Doubletree Hotel Austin
Est. Attendance 1,500
www.zone25-26.org
September 27-29
National Association for
College Admission Counseling
2007 Annual Conference
Austin Convention Center
Est. Attendance 4,000
www.nacacnet.org
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