Visit Austin’s entertainment spending, budget to be scrutinized by city council

AUSTIN (KXAN) — City Council is set to approve the Austin Convention and Visitor Bureau’s budget and marketing plan, following a two-week postponement to address concerns about the organization’s spending on entertainment, dining and gifts.
KXAN first reported on spending at ACVB, officially called Visit Austin, in late September. A line-item review of two years of American Express credit card statements and receipts found Visit Austin charged nearly a half million dollars on b