Member Blog Posts in "Leisure, Travel & Tourism"

City Council Agenda Includes Short Term Rentals - Again

posted on January 12, 2012

 The controversy over short term rentals continues as property owners, their irate neighbors and the Austin city council struggle to reach a conclusion on what to do about them. Read more »

Author: Cheri Stringer

Ten Things I Learned In Line At The Super Bowl

posted on February 25, 2011

I’m a Packer’s fan by marriage (18 yrs) , so when the Pack made it to the Super Bowl this year and it was to be held in Dallas, a mere three hour drive from our house in Austin, I knew it was only a matter of time and money before my husband exclaimed, “we’re going to the Super Bowl baby!”.  And he did, and we did.And it was ….a learning experience. I grew up in Dallas and was a Cowboys fan by geography… and I went to the same chuch that Coach Landry went to so it was practically part of my religious upbringing. What’s that word? Indoctrination? Read more »

Author: Julie Niehoff

Old West Cowboy Shooting

posted on February 5, 2011

Author: Cherie A. Harris

Startup Savvy: Trade Show Booth Design on a Budget

posted on August 23, 2010

At the recent TACVB (Texas Association of CVBs) annual conference in Lubbock, my business partner Becky McCray and I negotiated a trade show booth for our Tourism Currents online course in social media for tourism as part of our speaker fee. Read more »

Author: Sheila Scarborough

Use What You Have: Sports as a Tourism Niche

posted on July 21, 2010

If you are part of the tourist board for Paris or Tokyo or New York, you have visitors coming in all the time, for millions of different reasons. If you are a smaller town or less urban region, you have to look around and ask some hard questions....what do we have that can draw visitors and tourism dollars since we appear to have misplaced our Eiffel Tower?One answer these days is sports tourism. Read more »

Author: Sheila Scarborough

No one reads those comments

posted on June 11, 2010

 The hotel’s general manager just made that statement and muttered that people just like to complain. The marketing manager couldn’t believe his ears.  He had been monitoring various websites where travelers could post their own reviews of lodging and restaurant properties.  He watched the comments pile up, mostly negative. Read more »

Author: Marilyn McCray

Social Media for Crisis Communications

posted on June 7, 2010

One of the best uses of social media is to engage the public directly, with the latest information available, when there is a crisis. An organization should build their brand reputation and online network before something blows up, rather than showing up to engage only after some disaster occurs.(People do notice Johnny-come-latelies on the social Web.) Read more »

Author: Sheila Scarborough

Oprah, You Are Killing Me

posted on May 23, 2010

So I heard that adding to your list of yo-yo dieting, waffling between yelling “DON’T SPEND ANOTHER SUMMER FAT” and sheepishly admitting “I guess I was talking the talk but not walking the walk”, and creating fad diets out of materials that are meant to be health at every size, you and your television network are now planning a reality show in which you’ll go inside an eating disorder treatment fa Read more »

Author: Ragen Chastain

Giving a Web site more Web 2.0 features

posted on January 18, 2010

If you're thinking about making your static company Web site a little more interactive and interesting, you might enjoy some of these suggestions.... Read more »

Author: Sheila Scarborough

It's Tax Season, Are Your Investments In Order?

posted on December 10, 2009

Around tax time, your attention is particularly focused on your finances and assets.  The current status of the economy can be unsettling and knowing how you can be prepared has become very important.  As you start working on your taxes, you’ll probably be reminded of some of the milestones that occurred during the previous year. Did you recently move?  Has your relationship status changed?  Did you have a baby?  Are you now taking care of your parents?  Did you get a raise at work or change jobs? If any of these milestones have occurred in the  Read more »

Author: S. Todd Harris