"Once again we had another successful convention in San Antonio! It is one of the top destination favorites for our members. We could not have asked for better facilities, service, food - overall a phenomenal job by the city. San Antonio gets it! They know how to do meetings!"

Deborah A. Miles
CMP, Meeting Services Manager, AAEP

"San Antonio is THE complete package! It offers an excellent hotel block with easy access to the Convention Center, restaurants, shopping and the ... Riverwalk. The Convention Center is beautiful with an abundance of natural light and positively out of the ordinary as you watch the river boats go by below. The quality of the food at the Center will leave attendees raving and the service is above par. The Convention Bureau is attentive to all of your needs before, during and after the meeting. The 2011 SNM Annual Meeting in San Antonio is being called “one of the best”. Thank you San Antonio for helping SNM earn this worthy designation…..attendees and staff can’t wait to go back!"

Judy Brazel
Director, Meeting Services, Society of Nuclear Medicine

"The San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau pulled off one of the best Imperial Council sessions in recent history. Thank you so much for your professionalism and unparalleled hospitality. The CVB Staff is a group of consummate professionals and I have nothing but the utmost respect and admiration for you all. Thanks for making me and my staff look good. We appreciate all the extra time and effort you put into helping to make this session one of the most memorable in recent years."

Michael C. Andrews
Executive Vice President Shriners International

The most memorable thing about San Antonio is the people. People in the city are friendly and helpful. The Bureau representatives go out of their way to be sure that no detail is overlooked. The hoteliers and Convention Center staff go above and beyond to be sure that all attendees have everything they need.

Convenience is important to people planning a meeting and to those attending a meeting. San Antonio is a wonderful city for convention attendees and meeting planners alike. Everything a convention attendee needs is within walking distance. The hotels are close to the Convention Center. Shopping is close to the convention center. Restaurants and the Riverwalk are close to the Convention Center. Additional meeting rooms are close to the Convention Center. Even History(the Alamo) is close to the Convention Center.

The Riverwalk hosts restaurants, shops , water taxis , and tourists. The splendid weather and the Hispanic influence contribute to the holiday feeling.

And in these economic times, San Antonio stands out because it is so economical. San Antonio is a city that is caring, friendly , unique and affordable. It is a wonderful city for a convention.

Thanks for making me and my staff look good. We appreciate all the extra time and effort you put into helping to make this session one of the most memorable in recent years."

Jacqui Joseph-Biddle
Convention Director, National Council of Teachers of English

"San Antonio’s appeal to our attendees was evident in the number of positive comments we received from our survey results noting the friendliness of the community, the number of entertainment and restaurant options, and the ability to combine education, association business and networking in a venue which meets the association’s goals for the annual meeting."

Windy Christner
CMP; Senior Director, Meetings & Exposition, American Pharmacists Association

"San Antonio is a great destination for a meeting. The city is easily accessible from the airport. Our program was successful with the variety of hotels and restaurants within walking distance to the Convention Center."

Diane Rosenbaum
CMP; Meeting Services Manager; Oncology Nursing Society

"The city of San Antonio is like visiting your favorite relatives. Everyone we worked with from the CVB and hotels to the cashier in the mall gift shop are so welcoming and accommodating. The San Antonio CVB really made us feel like we were the most important group in town. It was like they give us a great big hug when we arrived!"

Nicole Sutter, CMP, CEM
Director of Events, United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation