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Tourists visit the Alamo last year. A new report from the Texas Workforce Commission shows the local tourism industry on a path to full recovery after the losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Business & Development

Latest employment figures show local tourism industry racing toward full recovery from pandemic losses

by Waylon Cunningham May 20, 2022May 20, 2022

San Antonio’s tourism industry lags behind the region’s overall employment rebound, but is steadily making up lost ground, new job figures show.

People converse with each other during the SprayFoam 2022 Convention and Expo at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center on Wednesday.

Business & Development

San Antonio’s business conventions slowly return, like ‘SprayFoam 2022’

by Waylon Cunningham March 9, 2022March 9, 2022

The 34-story Grand Hyatt Hotel is being sold to an Arizona-based nonprofit.

Business & Development

Grand Hyatt to be sold, city to be paid back under prospective deal

by Waylon Cunningham February 23, 2022February 24, 2022

People walk near the Torch of Friendship downtown while wearing masks last April.

‘Optimistic for 2022’: Tourism agency forecasts post-pandemic recovery

by Jackie Wang August 25, 2021August 26, 2021

People walk through Six Flags Fiesta Texas on Saturday. The theme park was forced to cancel its popular Celebrity Fan Fest event due to a new surge of COVID-19 cases caused by the Delta variant.

Business & Development

San Antonio tourism industry faces tough decisions amid delta wave

by Lindsey Carnett August 7, 2021August 7, 2021

Newly released data from the Texas Workforce Commission shows that medial annual wages in San Antonio fall below the state average.

Business & Development

As tourism ramps up and hotels raise wages, workers play hard to get

by Waylon Cunningham July 26, 2021July 25, 2021

A roadside landscape along State Highway 17 heading north towards Balmorhea, TX.

On the road: Vaccinated, will travel

by Robert Rivard July 15, 2021July 14, 2021

Business & Development

Visit San Antonio’s new CEO has a 100-day plan to jump-start travel

by Waylon Cunningham June 11, 2021June 11, 2021

A GoRio Riverboat floats down the San Antonio River full of visitors. While masks are required on the boats, not all were wearing them. Tuesday, March 16, 2021.

Travel and tourism can power pandemic recovery

by Dave Krupinski May 5, 2021May 5, 2021

Los viajeros están regresando masivamente a los hoteles de San Antonio. Los trabajadores no

by Waylon Cunningham April 3, 2021May 26, 2021