Austin Official Visitor Guide and Meeting Planner Guide Deadlines Announced



In partnership with Weaver Multimedia Group, Austin CVB publishes three guides each year that target Austin area visitors and meeting planners. All guides feature a creative layout and design, enhanced advertising opportunities and unmatched distribution.

The Austin Official Visitors Guide features comprehensive information on attractions, restaurants and more, and provides visitors and locals with the information they need to discover what separates Austin from the rest of Texas.

Meeting planners and tour operators reference The Austin Meeting Planner & Destination Guide throughout the planning process while booking conventions or planning a group tour. Packed with insightful information and advertisements that provide essential details, this is the must-have guide for every meeting professional and tour planner.

Important Advertising Deadlines:
The Austin Official Visitors Guide, published semiannually
circulation: 110,000 per edition
Spring advertising deadline: February 22; Publication date: April 25
Fall advertising deadline: July 24; Publication date: September 26

The Austin Official Meeting Planner & Destination Guide, published annually
circulation: 7,000 (with 2,000 wire-bound copies)
Advertising deadline: August 21; Publication date: October 24

Contact Weaver Multimedia Group at 512-583-7271 or lindap@weaver-group.com to reserve your space.


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"Famous for its rambunctious live music scene, Austin has seen whole neighborhoods transformed in recent years...Yet what's remarkable about Austin is its tranquility. It has many of those quiet places that seem so far from the urban center but are only a few minutes past a couple of curves off the main thoroughfares."
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"Texas draws nearly as many leisure visitors as California, and business visitors come for the same reasons: Sunny summers, mild winters and a grand tradition of Southern hospitality...the InterContinental Stephen F. Austin and Four Seasons Hotel Austin include notable meeting spaces."
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"Austin is no longer a city of just students and politicians...The gallery scene in Austin has grown exponentially in the past few years."
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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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January 24
Angelou Economics
2008 Economic & Technology Forecast
Austin Convention Center
Est. Attendance 1,200
Economic Impact: $6.7 million
www.angeloueconomics.com

January 25-30
Texas Association of School Administrators
MidWinter Conference on Education
Austin Convention Center
Est. Attendance 4,000
Economic Impact: $6.7 million
www.tasanet.org

January 28-31
Government Technology Conference
GTC Conference
Austin Convention Center
Est. Attendance 11,000
Economic Impact: $10.8 million
www.govtech.com

February 6-8
Texas Computer Education Association
2008 TCEA Annual Convention
& Exposition
Austin Convention Center
Est. Attendance 12,000
Economic Impact: $29.2 million
www.tcea.org

February 15-17
Austin Marathon
Palmer Events Center
Est. Attendance 22,000
Economic Impact: $5.7 million
www.attaustinmarathon.com

February 20-24
Texas Middle School Association
2008 Annual Convention
Austin Convention Center
Est. Attendance 4,000
Economic Impact: $5.3 million
www.tmsanet.org

March 3-6
Texas Association of
School Business Officials

2008 Annual Convention
Austin Convention Center
Est. Attendance 1,600
Economic Impact: $1.6 million
www.tasbo.org

March 5
Dell, Inc.
2007 All Finance Meeting
Austin Convention Center
Est. Attendance 1,000
www.dell.com

March 7-16
South by Southwest
Austin Convention Center
Est. Attendance 38,000
Economic Impact: $43.5 million
www.sxsw.com

March 27- 29
Association of Texas
Professional Educators

Annual Convention
Austin Convention Center
Est. Attendance 1,500
Economic Impact: $1.5 million
www.atpe.org

April 2-5
National Intramural-Recreational
Sports Association

Annual Conference & Recreational Sports Exposition
Austin Convention Center
Est. Attendance 2,100
Economic Impact: $1.8 million
www.nirsa.org

April 3-5
Destination Imagination
Palmer Events Center
Est. Attendance 6,000
Economic Impact: $5.9 million
www.destinationimagination.org