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Northstar Meetings Group | Sarah J.F. Braley The Alamo’s facelift continues, new convention center features are planned, and a host of fine-dining options await groups. The infectious energy of a
San Antonio is on a population and development boom that has seen the recent opening of 10 hotels and approximately 70 restaurants in the last two years, along with a $2.5 billion expansion of San Antonio International Airport that will include a new terminal and a resulting spike in air lift.
San Antonio (Feb. 15, 2023) – The design renderings and a 3D model of the new terminal planned for San Antonio International Airport (SAT) were revealed at today’s City Council meeting. The Terminal Development Program (TDP) will reimagine the passenger experience – creating a sense of place for everyone arriving in San Antonio. The TDP is on schedule with a completion date in mid-2028.
San Antonio is the seventh American city with 1.4 million inhabitants. Here, a few small skyscrapers rise in Downtown, but the metropolis surprises first with its network of canals, which earned it its nickname of "Little Venice of Texas", and with its trendy atmosphere that mixes American and Mexican influences.
Visit San Antonio's Marc Anderson, speaks to TravelMole's Graham McKenzie on San Antonio and the upcoming IPW 2023 San Antonio!
In a year with multiple airline industry disruptions, San Antonio International Airport came close to matching its all-time passenger record set prior to the pandemic.
San Antonio is America’s seventh-largest metro but can feel like a walk in the park with its abundantly unfolding outdoor and natural spaces.
Travel and tourism have come roaring back this year. People are anxious to return to a sense of normalcy after two years of pandemic living. Still, the meeting and event industry faces lingering challenges, from rising costs to competition for space, supply-chain issues, staffing shortages, flight frustrations, and strict contract clauses.
Ever check into a new hotel and feel like you’ve been there before? Or wake up in the morning and forget what city you're in? In hospitality as in other industries, brand sameness can bring on the blahs. Absent any emotional or experience design considerations, blandness can be another bummer on the road.
While Austin’s been keeping it weird, San Antonio’s been keeping it beautiful. USAToday called the city’s 15-mile River Walk one of the country’s 10 most attractive sights—and luckily, the 1.6 million-square-foot Henry B. González Convention Center sits right on it.
