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ized and “ready to be put to bed,” Snyder
says. They’re also in the planning stages of
their upcoming Annual Conference, which
will be held from Aug. 6-9 in El Paso.
TACVB is also looking at expanding
membership in neighboring states. A recent
membership drive in 2012 added many ad-
ditional members from Oklahoma. “We’re
still focusing on Oklahoma, and then we will
go off to our other shoulder states,” Snyder
says.
Looking ahead longer term, Snyder
wants every member bureau to be seen as the
tourism and destination authority in their
particular city, and have them work closely
with economic development and city lead-
ers. “Our focus is helping our members be-
come that voice for their city to work with
their leadership and economic development,
still stay ahead and keep tourism coming to
their city,” she says. o