San Antonio’s Tourism and Hospitality Generates Highest-Ever Economic Impact of $19 Billion in 2022

Visit San Antonio | August 9, 2023

New study reveals the industry impacted the local economy approximately 10% above the pre-pandemic peak in 2019  SAN ANTONIO, TX (August 9, 2023) — In a remarkable rebound, the San Antonio tourism and hospitality industry shattered key performance metrics, surpassing pre-pandemic levels with an unprecedented economic impact of $19 billion – a 10% year-over-year increase. The findings, identified by Trinity University professors Richard V. Butler, Ph.D., and Mary E. Stefl, Ph.D., in a study commissioned by Visit San Antonio, the San Antonio Hotel & Lodging Association, the Texas Restaurant Association—San Antonio Chapter and th...