Applications for the Texas Travel Industry Recovery Grant (TTIR) program, administered through the Texas Economic Development & Tourism Office, opened Feb. 1 for a new application category. The TTIR Program provides reimbursement grants of up to $20,000 for the recovery of Texas businesses in the to...

Spring has arrived in Fredericksburg and with it comes record-numbers of visitors over last week’s spring break holiday. If that can be used as a prelude to summer, Fredericksburg and Gillespie County can likely expect to see a steady increase in visitation over the next few months. This past week, ...

The travel industry has had its ups and downs for the past several years. With COVID-19 related shutdowns and economic instability, many people are viewing vacations differently than they once did. Cheryl Sowder is a travel advisor who lives in Harper and owns her own franchise with Cruise Planners ...

For the Lenten season, my pastor is delivering a series of messages, using renovation as a metaphor. In his first sermon, he reminded us that renovati...

The crowd at Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce’s 102nd Annual Membership Banquet may have been anxious about the weather, but they shared good feelin...

In February 2022, the Fredericksburg Convention and Visitor Bureau (FCVB) launched the LoveFBGTX stewardship campaign. Over the course of the year, th...