"Dave S" wrote in message
nk.net...
Well,

Just for examples of things that are out there.. Fredericksburg Texas
has a hotel on field. http://www.hangarhotel.com/ . The town is a bed and
breakfast haven, and the main drag is like a giant flea market/antique
show. No colleges. Admiral Nimitz Museum is there.

Galveston, Texas has a field that is capable of handing airliners, has
an ILS, has a waterpark being built on-site, has the Lone Star Flight
Museum, has Moody Gardens Hotel and Convention Center adjacent to the
field (but its not aviation themed). The city focuses on the "family
factor" with regards to spring break and has an alcohol ban on the
majority of beaches. There is a Mardi Gras celebration there that is a
distant second to what used to occur in New O. There are several colleges
in the vicinity, but none are in NCAA athletics. Vulnerabilities include
coastal location with the hurricane risk. Also, 50% of the surrounding
area is water.
http://www.airnav.com/airport/KGLS

New Braunsfels, Texas is a VERY popular tourist area in Texas, with no
hotel on field. There are a few nearby. The field is a few miles from
town, but not in the boonies by any stretch. The draw of this town is a
historical spot called "Gruene" that is shops, antiques and some wonderful
riverfront dining. The REAL draw, however, is the summer "toobing"
industry. The Guadeluper rive meanders through 20 miles of canyons and
hills downstream of Canyon Lake. People come by the thousands to ride the
river. San Antonio is 30 miles south (large town). San Marcos is 20 or so
miles to the north, and is home to Texas State University (formerly
Southwest Texas State University). I go to New Braunsfels annually to semi
annually. The Southwest Regional Flyin was held at New Braunsfels a few
years ago, and now is being held at Hondo, 40-50 miles to the south. I
would forsee good bookings on that weekend by pilots (stay at the hotel,
fly to the flyin - hotels are scarce in Hondo). I would gather that you
would have good bookings most summers of the year by general public due to
the toobing (innertubing/rafting). A few miles off the interstate as well.

Just some things that I could come up with.
Dave



How about the Sandpiper Inn at KTFW? I found this page,
http://www.scogginblue.com/B/tx/fortworth/80sai showing that it is/was for
sale. Never stayed there, so I have no idea of what it's like.