The seventh largest city in the United States and a city with a thriving and growing business environment, San Antonio is the ideal location for corporate meetings.

In June, Forbes Magazine ranked San Antonio fourth on its list of “boom towns” to watch in the next decade. An influx of educated workers and entrepreneurs, strong family growth and new jobs will make it happen, the publication states. The city’s AAA bond rating from all three rating agencies speaks to the city government’s financial stability. And, as Texas helps lead the nation out of its economic doldrums, San Antonio boasts the healthiest economy of Texas’ three largest cities.

Fortune 500 companies like Valero Energy Corporation, Tesoro Corporation, USAA, CC Media Holdings and NuStar Energy are proud to call San Antonio home. Financial giants such as Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. and IBC Bank-San Antonio, both named to Bank Director Magazine’s Top 150 Banks, prefer to do business in San Antonio. Powerhouses like Toyota, Medtronic, Boeing, Becton Dickinson, Petco, Allstate and Nationwide Mutual Insurance are also making significant investments in San Antonio.

Fort Sam Houston, a National Historic Landmark, is the home for combat medical training for the entire Armed Forces. With the new 24th Air Force at Lackland AFB, the first-ever unit designated solely for cyberspace operations, San Antonio is the second-largest cybersecurity hub outside of Washington, D.C.

Exciting Options

San Antonio not only boasts a diverse economy, but also an impressive array of premier hotels, resorts, restaurants, and venues, making it an excellent corporate meeting destination.

Here are just a few reasons why corporate planners choose San Antonio:

• World-class accommodations and amenities
• Opportunities for tours of local businesses and innovative, state of the art facilities
• Potential for sponsorships from vendors and suppliers
• A safe, affordable city offering an abundance of cultural and recreational activities
• Themed venues offering experiences such as teambuilding at a working ranch or the Culinary Institute of America, having cocktails in an art museum, competing in a golf tournament on a championship course, or holding a reception in a grotto along the River Walk
• Easily accessible international airport and municipal airport appealing for private planes
• A unique destination, shaped by a rich and colorful history

Pride in Diversity

San Antonio takes pride in being a city of diversity, from its economy to its culture. It echoes that diversity in the wealth of opportunities for corporate meetings.