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
Tourists are back, but San Antonio s tourist attractions lack workers to serve them
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City Sightseeing driver Nick Stincelli briefs his passengers near the Alamo. The company is facing a lack of drivers and ticket hawkers.Photos by Robin Jerstad /Contributor
Tourists are jumping back on its double-decker bus tours of San Antonio as the pandemic eases, but a new hurdle is holding City Sightseeing back from a full recovery: a lack of drivers and ticket hawkers.
Owner David Strainge said demand is strong enough to run four of his six buses, but he has only three out on the streets for his hop-on, hop-off tours of downtown. He can’t find a driver for a fourth never mind drivers for the two additional buses Strainge is hoping to deploy this summer.
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