Article: Visitors Group in San Antonio, Texas, to Focus on Regional Travelers.

By Melissa S. Monroe, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Sep. 27--In the coming weeks, Texans and folks in neighboring states can expect to see and hear more advertisements touting San Antonio as a great place to visit, as tourism officials try to cope with a decline in travel that followed the Sept. 11 attacks.

The San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau is reworking its marketing strategy to appeal to people who want to vacation closer to home.

It's expanding its direct mail campaign, visiting with chambers of commerce and placing more print and radio ads.

In buying media advertising, the bureau has ...

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