Thomas Black, Bloomberg
While most developed countries enjoy modern, high-speed rail travel, the U.S. is way behind. By the time it catches up, driverless cars with long-life batteries could supersede trains or perhaps climate change may have begun to wreak havoc.
7 months ago
Visit San Antonio + Skift
The city of San Antonio realizes that collaboration of its private and public sectors is key to attracting high-tech companies and large-scale events.
10 months ago
Natasha Rausch, Bloomberg
On the Texas coast, Port Aransas has a significant drive-in market and its tourism board has been laser-focused on putting Hurricane Harvey behind it. Tourism will continue being part of the town's DNA, just like others along the Gulf.
10 months ago
Visit Fort Worth + Skift
Different sectors in advanced and creative industries in Fort Worth work together to support the city’s rise on the national scene.
11 months ago
Visit Fort Worth + Skift
Everyone wants to have a "local" experience, and meeting and event attendees are no exception. Planners should look no further than Fort Worth for a destination that goes beyond the convention center.
11 months ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
Looking after yourself is the new rock 'n' roll, so it makes total sense that "The Live Music Capital of the World" should turn into a wellness center.
12 months ago
Amanda Albright, Bloomberg
Arlington already has big-league baseball and football teams. Now it is spending $10 million to build an electronic sports arena to cash in on a growing new trend of watching people play video games. But will the investment pay off?
1 year ago
VisitDallas + Skift
The “Texas Welcomes All” coalition, which is fighting discriminatory legislation in the state, proves that convention and visitor bureaus can drive real societal impact –– both within tourism and beyond.
1 year ago
Will Weisert, Associated Press
If you come, they will build it. That's the dilemma facing many tourist towns after the hurricanes. They need visitors to fund their rebuilding efforts, but the tourists will go elsewhere if there is no place to stay and little to do.
2 years ago
Tim Jones and Darrell Preston, Bloomberg
U.S. high-speed rail will continue to be imaginative until all states get on the same page about how to fund these projects.
3 years ago
Greg Oates, Skift
Visit Dallas redeveloped its website to reflect the city's neighborhood appeal in an effort to attract more leisure travelers and extend its domestic source markets for short-term getaways.
3 years ago
Greg Oates, Skift
In a city with the sixth largest LGBT population nationwide, Visit Dallas wants meeting planners to know it has a completely different attitude toward equality and tolerance than Houston.
4 years ago
