Francisco Gallegos

Francisco Gallegos possesses extensive experience in tourism development and sales, currently serving as the Manager of Tourism Development for Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific at Visit San Antonio since October 2014. Responsibilities include promoting San Antonio as a leisure and incentive destination, facilitating commitments between local stakeholders and high-level sales accounts, and developing programs for tour operators. Previous roles include managing product performance at About Australia PTY and overseeing operations and event planning at American Express Travel Services, where significant improvements to operational systems were achieved. Earlier experience as a Corporate Trainer at AMR Corporation involved training over 300 new hires in customer service and travel sales. Francisco holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from The University of Texas at San Antonio and an Associate of Arts and Sciences from San Antonio College.