As tourism and conferences return to the Alamo City, hotels are looking to fill lots of positions. Author: Erica Zucco (KENS 5) Published: 6:38 AM CDT July 22, 2021 Updated: 4:02 PM CDT July 22, 2021
SAN ANTONIO As leisure business picks up and conventions start being held in person again, some hotels say they re seeing a boost in bookings. As they do, they re working to staff back up.
Garvin O Neil, General Manager of the Historic Menger Hotel, says the site has deep roots in Texas history. The Menger is, in many ways, a great historic complement to the Alamo, O Neil said. The hotel was opened in 1859, within 20 years or so from the famous battle. It was opened by Mr. Menger who came from Germany and he was a cooper and brewed beer so he brewed one of the first beers in Texas and called it Menger beer. He opened a tavern to serve it and realized very quickly that there was nowhere for people to sleep off all the beer they