How Austin’s Convention Center Expansion Could Reshape Hotel Demand

About this episode

The episode discusses the potential impact of Austin's convention center expansion on the city's hospitality and tourism sectors.

In this episode of Peachtree Group’s Peachtree Point of View, Greg Friedman, CEO of Peachtree Group, sits down with Katy Zamesnik, Interim Director of the Austin Convention Center, Tom Noonan, President and CEO of Visit Austin, and Peachtree Group’s VP of Investments John Schellhase to discuss how Austin’s convention center redevelopment could reshape the city’s long-term hospitality and tourism landscape.

People in this episode

Host: Greg Friedman

Guests: Katy Zamesnik, Tom Noonan, John Schellhase

Topics covered

• convention center
• hotel demand
• hospitality
• tourism
• Austin
• redevelopment

Keywords

• Austin Convention Center
• hotel demand
• hospitality
• tourism
• redevelopment
• Peachtree Group

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Peachtree Group, Austin Convention Center, Visit Austin

Places: Austin

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