About Us

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Celebrate Austin is the exclusive hardbound visitor and locals guide in Austin, making it a unique vehicle to reach a tremendously valuable market.  Locally owned for over 32 years, we are in the business of promoting local and corporate business to visitors, newcomers, Austinites and Texans via a hardbound book we print annually, and distribute throughout Austin and the entire Texas Hill Country. We have strong partnerships with local organizations and actively promote our clients and Austin at local media events and through Austin associations and chambers. We have a passion for Austin, and for encouraging the growth of both the visitor market and the branding of Austin as an identity as well as an icon to locals and newcomers as well.

We cater to over 17 Million Readers in Austin and Central Texas based on current circulation of one book in each of 30,000 hotel, motel, resort rooms, bed & breakfast retreats, and corporate housing rooms, 365 days a year, which retain a 65% occupancy rate with an estimated 3x reader pass rate per Mediamark Research, Inc.   We also print a pocket-sized version of Celebrate Austin advertorial based companion to our hard-bound tourist guide is distributed through the rack card stands or concierge desks in our hotel distribution list as well as dropped-stacked at area boutiques, professional lobbies, restaurants and other retail venues. We hand out our brochures at events as well. Benefit from the extra exposure beyond the hotel lobby: SXSW, ACL Festival, Pecan Street Festivals, Star of Texas Rodeo, ROT Rally and much more. We go where the tourists and locals go.

Distribution Facts:
 
CIRCULATION: Exclusively in 30,000 hotel, motel, corporate housing, B&B, and resort rooms and lobbies in Austin and surrounding Texas Hill Country.

EXPOSURE: With tourist traffic of +19 million visitors a year to Austin, our publication is estimated to be seen by +17 million visitors, locals and newcomers annually.

PURCHASING POWER: Hotel Gift Shops and CelebrateAustin.com allows for 24 hours a day/ 365 days a year visibility as well as options to partner with our sister
company Cityview TV - the Visitor’s Channel.

NEWCOMERS: Relocation Guide for Real Estate Agents and Recruiting Tool for Major Employers which gives YOU a chance to brand yourself to the NEW LOCALS moving to the area.

VALUE: At a time when people are moving away from daily or monthly subscriptions we retain our value because we are a publication that is not thrown away or forgotten a month later. Our hardbound publication is a collectors item and held on area stands for the entire year. We do not rely on subscription or book sales - we guarantee our distribution.
 
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Celebrate Austin participates in festivals, chamber meetings, association events and more opportunities for local networking, to
promote YOUR business and distribute our media to locals, newcomers and visitors.

HOT LEADS: Our advertisers have exclusive access to a monthly average of over 100 Reader Response Card information requests which we provide to you in an Excel spreadsheet which gives you an edge over your competition. 
 
Why is tourism so important? What sort of dollars do our advertisers take advantage of? 

  • Just one UT Football Home Game brings an average of $25 million to Austin
  • SXSW is forecasted to bring $95 million to the Austin economy
  • ACL is forecasted to bring $36 million to the Austin economy
  • The Republic of Texas (ROT Rally) Biker Rally is forecasted to bring $35 million
  • Pecan Street Festival, held twice a year, generates an average of $43 million
  • Live Music impacts our economy with $616 million annually
  • All stats gathered from ACVB, AHLA, Various Chambers and The University of Texas.
Our reader response cards from locals and tourists shared that:
 
70% are from TEXAS or the SW   
48% are RELOCATING to Austin!                         
57% were here on LEISURE
95% ate at a RESTAURANT                           
62% bought GIFTS (souveniors)                  
63% bought BOOKS (like OURS!) 
79% bought CLOTHES           
39% bought JEWELERY                           
96% WENT SHOPPING!  
 
and they want to see more information about: 
  • Dining
  • Home Furnishings/ Interiors                           
  • Day Trips to Hill Country
  • Shopping and Austin Culture  
  • Health & Wellness                          
  • Wineries/ Breweries
  • Austin Real Estate/Builders
  • Sports & Golf
  • Galleries/ Museums                       
  • Nightlife/ Entertainment                                         
  • Austin Education
  • Churches                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

If you're not already a part of Celebrate Austin, what are you waiting for?

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