Travel & Tourism Week celebrated in The Woodlands

THE WOODLANDS, Texas – The centerpiece of The Woodlands Town Center, Waterway Square, will serve as the backdrop for the Woodlands Convention & Visitors Bureau to kick off National Travel & Tourism Week on Friday, May 3, 2013 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the 10th Annual Fiesta Universal.

At Fiesta Universal, a celebration of Latin/ Hispanic culture, visitors can stop by The Woodlands Convention & Visitors Bureau’s booth to receive promotional items and to sign up to win a “Be a Tourist” prizes that include gift cards to The Woodlands Mall, Tommy Bahama’s, Waterway Cruisers, Boardroom Salon for Men, Market Street plus more! Visitors can also stop by The Woodlands Mall Information Desk or the Market Street Concierge Desk May 4-12 for a chance to win one of these fabulous prizes.

“Fiesta Universal is a great way to kick off Travel & Tourism Week,” says Nick Wolda, president of The Woodlands Convention & Visitors Bureau. “Events such as this contribute to the unique appeal of The Woodlands as a premier getaway destination.”

According to the Woodlands Convention & Visitors Bureau, hundreds of thousands of travelers from 80 countries around the world visit The Woodlands each year for business and leisure travel. In Montgomery County, tourism is a $2 billion industry, 80 percent of which takes place in The Woodlands.

Nationally, travel and tourism remains one of America’s largest industries, according to the U.S. Travel Association, based on expenditures made by domestic and international travelers. The industry also employs a large percentage of our population with 7.7 million direct travel-generated jobs and $188 billion in travel-generated payroll.

The Woodlands Convention & Visitors Bureau aims to drive demand for The Woodlands as a travel destination, thereby creating new revenue for businesses and increasing sales and hotel occupancy tax for The Woodlands Township. Tax revenue generated by the tourism industry is invested back into improving The Woodlands’ infrastructure and programs.

For more information on The Woodlands, visit www.TheWoodlandsCVB.com or call 281-363-2447. Also, “like” The Woodlands Convention & Visitors Bureau on Facebook, “follow” them on Twitter and “view” them on YouTube.