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2009 Media Kit
Accommodations • Attractions • Events • Relocation • Maps Texas Edition - September/October 2008
Texas Hotel Elegance
The Rosewood Crescent Hotel
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Dallas, Texas
Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek
Barton Creek Resort
Hyatt Hill Country Resort
Dallas, Texas
Austin, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
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DIRECT E-MAILED TO TRAVEL CONSUMERS Website/Travel Blog Hits THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES 500,000 - Yearly Hit Count Total..................................... 2,600,000
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Publication Issues
Deadlines
January/February
December 23, 2008
March/April
February 23, 2009
May/June
April 27, 2009
July/August
June 26, 2009
September/October
August 24, 2009
November/December
October 23, 2009
Partial Roster of Clients Accommodations: Barton Creek Resort Hyatt Hill Country Resort Rosewood Crescent Hotel Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Crk. Sheraton Gunter Hotel Flying L Guest Ranch Omni La Mansion Hotel The Watermark Hotel Hotel Valencia Emily Morgan Hotel Days Inn Northeast Comfort Inn Super 8 Quality Inn - Sea World Mansion at Judge’s Hill La Quinta Beach Resort La Copa Inn Resort Travelodge South Padre Island Tapatio Springs Resort Comfort Suites - Northeast Days Inn - Austin Adam’s Mark Hotel Homewood Suites Omni San Antonio Hyatt Regency Austin Radisson Corpus Christi Attractions: Sea World of Texas Six Flags Fiesta Texas Natural Bridge Caverns Ripley’s Believe it or Not & Plaza Theatre of Wax Rio San Antonio Cruises Schlitterbahn Water Parks Institute of Texan Cultures Recreation: The Republic Golf Course La Cantera Golf Course Pecan Valley Golf Course Quarry Golf Club Landa Park Golf Club Canyon Lake Golf Club The Bandit Golf Club
Northern Hills Golf Club Woodlake Golf Club City of San Antonio Golf Clubs Mesquite Rodeo Forest Creek Golf Club Circle C Ranch Golf Club Non-Profits: NCAA Men’s Final Four The Classic Theatre Go Girls Go! Texas Hotel & Lodging Assoc. Texas Travel Industry Assoc. AAU Sports Festival A Taste of the Northside Entertainment/Dining: Texas Rangers Baseball Club Hard Rock Cafe Polly Esther’s Dance Plex Bohanan’s Steak House Aldaco’s Restaurant Rivercenter Comedy Club Grape Creek Vineyards CVB’s: Arlington CVB Fredericksburg CVB New Braunfels CVB Houston CVB Corpus Christi CVB Austin CVB Dallas CVB Fort Worth CVB San Antonio CVB Tyler CVB Lubbock CVB The Woodlands CVB El Paso CVB Bandera CVB Other: Southwest Airlines Verizon Wireless Ticket City