San Antonio is a modern city whose heritage, culture, traditions, and natural beauty have attracted adventurers, entrepreneurs, visitors, businesses, and conferences for hundreds of years. The River Walk, the city's most popular attraction, is a tree-shaded community of restaurants, hotels, cafes, shops, and art galleries. The warm, sunny climate is perfect for year-round golf and tennis, while the hills and rivers are great for hiking and water sports. For more sedate adventures, enjoy museums, symphony performances, and public gardens.

FAST FACTS

• WHERE WE ARE 8 miles to downtown from San Antonio International Airport • served by 13 airlines, including American, Continental, Delta, United, Northwest, Southwest

• WHERE TO STAY approximately 30,000 hotel rooms in the city • 16.75 percent total hotel room tax

• WHERE TO STAY Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center • 440,000 square feet of exhibit space • 59 meeting rooms • 3 ballrooms and a 2,500-seat theater for performing arts • additional venues: the Alamodome, the Municipal Auditorium and Conference Center

• WHERE TO PLAY water sports, year-round golf, tennis, SeaWorld San Antonio, Six Flags Fiesta Texas • San Antonio Spurs basketball (1999 and 2003 NBA champions), San Antonio Silver Stars (WNBA), San Antonio Missions baseball, San Antonio Rampage AHL professional hockey team

• WHAT'S NEW River Walk extension and beautification • convention center expansion and renovation • Watermark Hotel and Spa, new five-star quality property

• WEATHER winter, 40 to 63 degrees; spring, 60 to 80 degrees; summer, 74 to 95 degrees; fall, 58 to 81 degrees

• WEB HIGHLIGHTS electronic RFP • electronic hotel reservation service • calendar of events • special packages

STATS

203 South St. Mary's Street, 2nd Floor
San Antonio, TX 78205
Phone: 210.207.6700
Toll-free: 800.447.3372
Fax: 210.207.6739
TTY: 210.207.6706
www.sanantoniovisit.com
Executive Director: Melvin Tennant, CAE
Corporate Sales: Mindy Miller, CMP;
Amy Sanchez, CMP