Unity Dinner Honors Texas Tourism

Nearly 1,000 tourism industry professionals gathered for the annual Texas Travel Industry Association’s Unity Dinner on February 14 at the Hilton Austin Hotel. According to 2003 statistics, tourism contributes approximately $41.2 billion to the state’s economy and directly supports more than one million jobs.

Texas singer and songwriter Gary P. Nunn (left), pictured here with Austin CVB President and CEO Bob Lander, provided entertainment for the evening.




Annual March Madness Resumes

One of Austin’s busiest times of the year is underway. Events in March draw more than 500,000 visitors and generate an estimated economic impact of nearly $50 million.
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Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa

Nestled alongside the Colorado River and McKinney Roughs Nature Park, just 13 miles from Austin-Bergstrom Airport, sits the future home of Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa. Read More


Austin Visitor Center Celebrates First Year

The Austin Visitor Center celebrated its first anniversary at the Sixth Street address on March 1. The Visitor Center moved from Second Street to 209 E. Sixth Street to provide easier accessibility to a greater number of visitors. Read More

Austin Rocks Chicago at Client Event

Austin CVB took the “Live Music Capital of the World” to Chicago on Texas Independence Day, hosting the “Austin Rocks the Blues out of Chicago” client event. Partners included the Hilton Austin, Austin Marriott at the Capitol, Hyatt Regency, Omni Austin Hotel Downtown, Austin Convention Center, Crowne Plaza, Marriott Horseshoe Bay, Continental Airlines, Crica Austin and Freeman Decorating. Groove Labs provided attendees with an opportunity to perform with a band in true Austin fashion.
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New Board Member for Austin CVB

Austin Fine Arts Festival

McWilliams Appointed to Arts Commission

APEC Comes to Austin

Single in the City 101

The Washington Post
(February 13, 2005)
“For those looking for Mr. or Miss Right, we’ve scoped out four cities—Austin, Colorado Springs, San Diego, and Raleigh-Durham, N.C.—with some of the country’s largest populations of young professional singles.”

“For bars/restaurants swarming with singles, cruise SoCo along Congress Avenue. Other hot spots: Oslo, for metrosexuals and the women who primp like ‘em; Iron Cactus for tequila shooters; and Cuba Libre for manicures and martinis, followed by men."


Messing with Texas

Estates West
(Spring 2005)
“The cheese stands alone, and so does Austin among all the towns in Texas. The Live Music Capital of the World and hippest, most-nuanced haunt in the Southwest, this city looks and feels different from other Lone Star destinations—much to pride, prejudice and pleasure to those who call it home.”

“It’s true: Austinites are as varied as buttons in a jar, ranging from left wingers to conservative cowboys to technology gurus (Michael Dell) to movie stars (Sandra Bullock) to pro athletes (Lance Armstrong). Celebrities and unknowns relish the casual atmosphere, fantastic food (especially barbeque at County Line or Salt Lick) and internationally renowned music and film scenes.”


Weekend Away-Austin

Country Home
(March 2005)
“Host to some of the best live music in the country, great architecture and interior design, and a population of youthful free spirits, Austin, Texas is a favorite stomping ground for our editors.”


Texas

Corporate & Incentive Travel
(January 2005)
“Besides an abundance of music, Austin has made significant investments in their own convention center, a new airport and other facilities to enhance their service to meetings and conventions. The Austin City Convention Center doubled in size, and Austin added 1,000 new downtown hotel rooms including the Hilton Austin 800-room convention center hotel.”


 

Whole Foods Market

An 80,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market, the company’s largest store, opened yesterday in downtown Austin, creating a truly unique shopping experience. With a roof garden plaza, a variety of delectable food stations and five sit-down dining areas, the deep-rooted Austin store has transformed from a local natural and organic supermarket to a major culinary destination for visitors and locals alike.
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March 4-5
Texas USA Wrestling Central
2005 State Tournament
Austin Convention Center
www.txusawrestling.com
Est. Attendance 4,500
 
 
March 4-6
International Exhibitions, Inc
2005 IEI Spring Home
and Garden Show
Austin Convention Center
www.texashomeandgarden.com
Est. Attendance 40,000
 
 
March 6-10
Applied Power Electronics Conference
2005 Exposition
Hilton Austin Downtown
www.apec-conf.org
Est. Attendance 700
 
 
March 11-20
South by Southwest
Austin Convention Center
www.sxsw.com
Est. Attendance 10,000
 
 
March 13
2005 Austin Bridal Events of Distinction
Austin Convention Center
www.bridaleventsofdistinction.com
Est. Attendance 2,500
 
 
March 19-20
Vintage Market and Event Company
2005 City-Wide Garage Sale
Palmer Events Center
www.cwgs.com
Est. Attendance 2,000
 
 
March 28-30
Lamar University
2005 Seamless Transitions
State Conference
Austin Convention Center
www.texasp16slc.org
Est. Attendance 1,200
 
 
March 31-April 2
Association of Texas
Professional Educators
2005 ATPE Annual State Convention
Austin Convention Center
www.atpe.org
Est. Attendance 1,400
 
 
March 31-April 2
Texas Speech Language
Hearing Association
2005 TSHA Annual Convention
Austin Convention Center
www.txsha.org
Est. Attendance 2,600
 
 
April 3-9
Texas Library Association
Annual Convention
Austin Convention Center
www.txla.org
Est. Attendance 8,000