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Tourism director previews new Visit Big Bend beta site; court approves promotional contracts
Summary
Tourism director reported on training sessions, said the Chisos concession is operating at 50% capacity, previewed a beta Visit Big Bend website and requested approval for a set of advertising contracts (American Archaeology, Texas Highways, Tour of Texas web portal, and National Geographic); the court approved the contracts and encouraged site tweaks ahead of a March target.
Robert, the tourism director (speaker 5), told the court the office is "in full swing" for show season and summarized recent hospitality training events. He reported that the Chisos concession is operating at roughly 50% while pump repairs continue and that signage at Post Park will be replaced in time for spring break.
Robert previewed a beta version of a new Visit Big Bend website and showed commissioners a homepage with video and large images; he said the site will be translated (German/French) and needs small textual fixes and contact details corrected before going live. He asked for approval of several promotional contracts — American Archaeology, Texas Highways, the Tour of Texas web portal and a four-page National Geographic/UK placement — noting the UK placement is expensive but provides both print and digital exposure.
The court approved the advertising and promotional contracts by voice vote and Robert said contractors expect the beta website to be ready for internal review by March 1. Commissioners discussed the timing and the value of consolidated lodging links rather than listing many short-term rentals individually.
