For travelers seeking to maximize their dollars – and sneak in a few freebies on the way – Texas is the perfect destination.
Visitors can begin by checking out the terrific travel packages featured on TravelTex.com. (http://www.traveltex.com/TravelPackages.aspx) The savings include hotel packages all over the Lone Star State, from San Antonio to Abilene, from The Woodlands to Fort Worth. There is a package to fit all budgets. Texas also offers potential visitors a free Texas State Travel Guide – a jam-packed guide with information on more than 400 Texas cities, towns, and attractions – a Texas Accommodations Guide, and a Texas Official Travel Map.
State-wide convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs) promote affordable accommodations and dining that won’t break the bank, and a variety of activities and experiences that are 100 percent free. For example, visitors can wander through the Fort Worth Stockyards to experience the twice-daily cattle drive and weekend rodeo, tour Dallas’ Morton H. Myerson Symphony Center, or spend an afternoon beachside in picturesque South Padre Island. In Austin, visit the state’s Capitol Building and the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum, followed by some window-shopping on South Congress (or ‘SoCo’). And for visitors to Dallas/Fort Worth, San Antonio, Houston and Corpus Christi, TravelTex.com offers free podcast walking tours, downloadable to any mp3 player and taken at the listener’s own pace.
Below is a sampling of CVB Web sites, on which visitors can find region-specific savings opportunities and travel packages. For a complete listing of links to CVBs throughout Texas, visit www.TravelTex.com.
• Amarillo Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Corpus Christi Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau
• San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau
For information about travel deals, packages and other special offers throughout the state of Texas, visit www.TravelTex.com.
