The Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB)
The Fort Worth CVB maintains a focused effort on building awareness of Fort Worth as a travel destination. As a result of its strong public relations campaign, media coverage of Fort Worth as a travel destination is at an all-time high. Below is some of the praise the city has received.

LOS ANGELES TIMES (12/15/02)
"Cowboys and culture happily coexist deep in the heart of Texas."

VANITY FAIR (12/02)
" …one of the great art destinations in the world."

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER (9/02)
"The redbrick and history-rich city center has been revitalized with a vengeance…"

WASHINGTON POST (12/15/02)
"…architecture lovers everywhere put Fort Worth at the top of their travel wish lists."

TRAVEL + LEISURE (1/03)
"This is Cowtown in the 21st century: internationalist, confident, dignified."

THE NEW YORK TIMES (1/29/03)
"Drawn by rave reviews in the press and by word of mouth, devotees of art and architecture are streaming here to visit the new home of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth."

TRAVEL + LEISURE (March '99)
"Bass Performance Hall - one of the world's top ten opera houses."

ELLE DÉCOR (Dec./Jan'03)
"…discover a place where art and culture are as celebrated as the area's Western heritage."

CHICAGO TRIBUNE (5/26/02)
"The Stockyards' atmosphere is so authentically cowboy, it's a stretch to believe that 3 ½ miles away…hang some of the world's most enduring works of art."

AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN (5/05/02)
"Fort Worth is a livable city with a tourism product that is the envy of cities across the state. It is friendly and clean with myriad attractions."

AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN (5/05/02)
"From the Old West to modern art, Fort Worth is a Cowtown with class."

THE BOSTON GLOBE (2/26/03)
"…Fort Worth's historic downtown has been burnished to a sheen, and world-class museums, concert halls, and gourmet restaurants with a distinctive Texas twang line the reconstructed streets."

THE NEW YORK TIMES (6/2/02)
"Fort Worth has acquired the cultural ambitions of Florence under the Medicis, while preserving the memory of citizens like the Sundance Kid."

TEXAS MONTHLY (April '98)
"Cowtown has the hottest downtown in Texas."

THE NEW YORK TIMES (5/11/03)
"Fort Worth… high incidence of seriously ambitious art museums."

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE (8/3/03)
"Fort Worth corrals an only-in-Texas mix of high art and indoor bullriding."

GOLF MAGAZINE (9/03)
"Fort Worth's Colonial Country Club Golf Course named one of the "Top 100 Courses in the World."

HOUSTON CHRONICLE (12/7/03)
"While clinging to its Western heritage with justifiable pride, 21st-century Fort Worth has developed into a dynamic, multifaceted tourist destination."

AMERICAN COWBOY (JAN/FEB 2004)
"But Fort Worth, with its Stockyards National Historic District, its Sundance Square in the downtown region, and its Arts District, with the Amon Carter Museum, the Cowgirl Hall of Fame, and other outstanding attractions, is collectively the best concentration of Western culture on the planet, period."

WASHINGTON POST (1/4/04)
"Fort Worth listed as one of the top ten domestic travel destinations for 2004."

WASHINGTON POST (1/4/04)
"The city has a lively and impressive collection of museums showcasing everything from 18th-century Japanese scrolls to Remington cowboy sculptures."

WASHINGTON POST (1/4/04)
"…Fort Worth is a sophisticated city in its own right, packed with museums, galleries, and theaters."

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH (2/8/04)
"…cowboy culture and high culture enjoy a comfortable alliance in Fort Worth."

CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER (1/05)
“This legendary cattle town glorifies its Western heritage with gumption during the three-week Stock Show and Rodeo.”

TOWN & COUNTRY TRAVEL (Spring ‘05)
“Art lovers have figured out that Dallas and Fort Worth have a collection of some of the finest art institutes in the country.” 

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, U.K. (4/06/05)
“My visit to Billy Bob’s, The World’s Largest Honky Tonk, and my guided tour of the sublime Cowgirl Museum were two of the highlights of an unforgettable week.”

ARTHUR FROMMER’S BUDGET TRAVEL (5/05)
“…a flurry of large development projects along the Trinity River.  A 40-mile path, the Trinity Trails, was built right through the city’s center…”

TEXAS MONTHLY (6/05)
“Head to the Stockyards and watch as cowhands lead the Fort Worth herd on a daily cattle drive down Exchange Ave.”

DESERT LIVING (July/August ‘05)
“Fort Worth, TX not only boasts an impressive collection of art, but a stunning collection of museums…all make this city an art destination to reckon with.”

SOUTHERN LIVING (8/05)
“After this Fort Worth weekend, partners, don’t be surprised if your toes keep tapping all the way home.”  

SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS (8/05)
“In the Cultural District, new and unique museums offer new off-site venues, and in the Stockyard District – well, it’s just Cowtown business, as usual.”

ESSENTIALLY AMERICA U.K. (Autumn ‘05)
“Over and beyond its cowboy culture, Fort Worth is known for its dedication to the arts.”

DENVER POST (9/29/05)
“That’s Fort Worth, a city embracing its image as a cow town and its history…but happy to try new things.”

MEETING NEWS (3/06/06)
“The Omni will transform Fort Worth’s role in the meeting industry…”

TEXAS JOURNEY (March/April ‘06)
“Since its opening, Texas Motor Speedway has become a premier facility.”

AMERICAN COWBOY (March/April ’06)
“Can any city compete with Fort Worth for overall Old West and cowboy offerings?”

CORPORATE & INCENTIVE TRAVEL (6/06)
"Fort Worth captures the spirit and authenticity of the American West.”

SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS (8/06)
“For planners, Fort Worth’s draw is its state-of-the-art convention center; for attendees, it’s the city’s unique mix of high-style and down-home Texas flair.”

BASSMASTER PRO GUIDE (2006)
“The flavor and romanticism of the Texas frontier has been kept alive in the Fort Worth Stockyards Area.”