Articles tagged “austin”

Business Travel

When Conferences Are Talent Magnets For a City — Meetings Innovation Report

Part of C2 Montreal's mandate is to attract outside companies and talent to explore the city's convergence of social, tech, research, cultural, urban, and industrial innovation. The conference's trendy design is just the first step in that process.

Greg Oates, Skift | 7 years ago

Business Travel

Destinations Promote Tourism and Tech Culture With Pop-Up ‘Houses’ at SXSW Austin

In a super competitive market to attract high-tech talent, cities are promoting their overall livability and lifestyle attributes as much as their tech economies. At SXSW 2016, they accomplished that with expensive and experiential destination marketing strategies integrating local venues and global panels highlighting the future of business.

Greg Oates, Skift | 9 years ago

Hotels

Marriott Makes a Loyalty Play at SXSW Festival With the Help of Ryan Adams

By partnering with South by Southwest for the first time, Marriott is targeting a new audience that it coins "experience seekers," while also adding a certain cachet to its loyalty program.

Greg Oates, Skift | 9 years ago

Business Travel

The SXSW Event App Tries to Set a New Standard in Conference Customization

After years of talk and conjecture about event app customization and beacon technology, the 2016 SXSW GO app seems positioned to deliver on those expectations.

Greg Oates, Skift | 9 years ago

Meetings

The Convention Industry Is Turning Second-Tier Cities Into Top-Tier Destinations

Due to accelerating globalization, more cities than ever are competing to attract foreign corporate investment and talent. Therefore, city leaders are placing a higher value on convention centers to help develop their destinations' business brand.

Greg Oates, Skift | 9 years ago

Announcements

The Evolution of What Once Was the World’s Coolest Conference

Fast Company's extensive historical overview of SXSW Interactive provides a story arc from the birth of 21st century multimedia to Zooey Deschanel.

Greg Oates, Skift | 11 years ago

SkiftX

Best Travel Ads This Week: Delta’s Crew Creates an Unusual Christmas Carol

Samantha Shankman , Skift | 11 years ago

Skift Originals

Tourist visitor centers go mobile to meet travelers where they’re at

In one of the only instances where mobile doesn’t refer to a smartphone, CVBs are physically meeting tourists where they are and meeting their need for instant relevant information.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Business Travel

Austin poised for more conventions with 4,000 new hotel rooms

Some 4,000 new hotel rooms are coming to HomeAway headquarters' city, Austin, Texas. With more rooms, Austin would become a more attractive host for meetings and conventions.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Austin is ready to take on more conventions, but needs more rooms first

Anyone whose been to Austin for its massive festivals knows the room crunch, and even services such as Airbnb and Homeaway can't fit all the people.

Gary Dinges, Austin American-Statesman | 12 years ago