Clean design, virtual tours, and intuitive planning tools showcase Shenandoah’s value proposition and convenience, while delivering a more engaging user experience
SHENANDOAH, Texas, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Visit Shenandoah Texas is proud to announce the launch of its new, fully rebuilt, website, VisitShenandoahTX.com. Developed in partnership with Tempest—an industry-leading digital solutions provider for destination organizations—the new site showcases Shenandoah’s hotels, restaurants, entertainment venues, and shops with vibrant photography, integrated video, immersive media, expanded partner listings, and a streamlined design that makes planning a visit easier than ever.
A key highlight of the new build is the integration of SKYNAV aerial tours and Threshold 360 virtual tours, allowing visitors, meeting planners, sports organizers, and group travel coordinators to explore the city from multiple perspectives. Through SKYNAV’s aerial tours, users can clearly see Shenandoah’s convenient location within the greater North Houston/Woodlands area and its proximity to nearby cities and attractions —something traditional maps could not illustrate nearly as effectively (see link here to explore). Threshold 360’s immersive 360-degree virtual tours further enhance planning by allowing visitors to step inside hotels, restaurants, entertainment venues, and meeting spaces with a single click. Additionally, Mindtrip, an AI-powered platform, has also been added to assist visitors with their trip-planning and itinerary-building needs. It works by taking our website’s rich destination content, and uses it to create actionable and personalized itineraries with photos, maps, distance estimates and thoughtfully sequenced stops to plan a trip that reflects their unique interests. Users can utilize prompts, AI search bars in various sections of our website, or hit the tab on the right side of their screen to open and engage the Mindtrip.AI Trip Planner and view a variety of guides for inspiration.
The rebuilt site also introduces significantly expanded partner listing pages. Each hotel, restaurant, and entertainment venue now features its own cleanly organized page with quick-access links to websites, social media, maps, and contact information. New expandable “accordion” sections provide detailed amenities, cuisine types, meal services, meeting and event space details, and—where available—capacities, room dimensions, and downloadable floorplans. Threshold 360 virtual tours are being provided for all hotels, entertainment venues and restaurants with private and semi-private dining areas as they are completed. Each tour will be embedded directly into its own accordion section, giving planners and visitors a comprehensive, real-time view of each property (see Threshold 360 virtual tour here in marked accordion box.)
For hotels, listings include full amenity details, a breakdown of room types, and a dedicated meeting-space section featuring room capacities and dimensions. Restaurant pages outline available event or group dining spaces, and entertainment venues include similar expandable sections to support family outings, group travel, corporate events, and private functions.
The website update also unlocks new content capabilities for Visit Shenandoah, including themed itineraries, expanded maps and tours, improved blog visibility, and the ability to build private pages for events and groups. The migration to Tempest’s platform provides a scalable digital foundation, enabling the organization to add new modules and features as it continues to grow.
“This new website elevates Shenandoah’s digital presence and gives the destination and its hospitality partners a future-ready foundation built for today’s evolving search landscape, including AI-powered discovery,” said Gregg Shapiro, President & Chief Creative Officer at Tempest. “Working with the Visit Shenandoah team has been incredibly rewarding, and we’re proud to help bring their vision to life with a website that combines thoughtful design and best-in-class technology.”
“Shenandoah is just the fourth city in Texas—and the smallest in geographic size—to embrace and utilize our technology, which is typically adopted by much larger DMOs. Their use of SKYNAV’s aerial tours to highlight both what the city offers and its regional accessibility is exceptionally forward-thinking,” said Ty Downing, COO of SKYNAV. “With SKYNAV, visitors don’t just view a destination—they step into it. Shenandoah’s compact, easy-to-navigate footprint and adjacency to nearby attractions comes to life in a way traditional maps simply can’t show, while also demonstrating why it’s a logical hub and gateway for those wishing to explore the greater North Houston/Woodlands area.”
“Currently, only about 20–30 DMOs are integrating SKYNAV and Threshold 360 technologies into their websites, and it is rare to see a small DMO deploy these tools with such scale and intention,” added Brody Enwright, Director of Growth and Customer Success at Threshold 360. “Shenandoah is setting a standard typically seen from DMOs with far larger budgets, and the result is a dramatically improved visitor planning experience.”
“Shenandoah proves that innovation isn’t about size,” said Andy Moss, Co-founder and CEO of Mindtrip. “Within its 2.2-square-mile footprint, the city has created a vibrant destination filled with dining, shopping, and entertainment. By combining Shenandoah’s rich destination content with Mindtrip’s AI, travelers can seamlessly discover what the city has to offer and turn that inspiration into personalized plans for their visit.”
About Visit Shenandoah Texas
The Shenandoah Convention and Visitors Bureau (dba Visit Shenandoah Texas) is the official destination marketing organization for the City of Shenandoah, Texas, and promotes the city as a leisure, small meetings and sports destination. It operates as a department of the City of Shenandoah, and it is funded by hotel occupancy tax. To learn more, explore www.VisitShenandoahTX.com.
About Tempest:
Tempest provides CRM, website and digital marketing solutions that help innovative destination organizations grow and make a positive impact in their communities. For more information, www.tempest.im.
About SKYNAV:
SKYNAV is a leading immersive technology company transforming the way travelers experience destinations. Through cutting-edge 3D mapping, AI-powered planning tools, and interactive virtual tours, SKYNAV empowers users to explore, engage, and book with unparalleled ease. SKYNAV currently works with approximately 100 DMOs in the US, Mexico and the Caribbean. Learn more at https://skynav.co.
About Threshold 360:
Threshold 360 is a leading virtual tour platform for hospitality, tourism, senior living, and other industries. With a library of over 100,000 locations and over 1 billion views, Threshold 360’s immersive virtual experiences increase lead conversion rates, viewer engagement, and drive business growth for its customers. The company currently works with approximately 150 DMOs around the world. Visit www.threshold360.com to learn more.
About Mindtrip.AI:
Mindtrip is a travel platform that leverages proprietary AI to make travel exciting, easy and fun. Founded in 2023 in Silicon Valley, Mindtrip was developed by serial entrepreneurs and avid travelers who have a deep understanding of technology, trends, and a proven track record of bringing game-changing products to market. The company’s founders created Mindtrip, a first-of-its-kind platform that combines conversational AI with a proprietary knowledge base to deliver personalized travel experiences that are accurate, actionable, and all in one place. To learn more about Mindtrip, its founders, and where to access, please visit Mindtrip.ai or on its social channels at https://www.instagram.com/mindtrip.ai/ and https://www.tiktok.com/@mindtrip.ai
MEDIA CONTACT:
John Mayner, Director
Visit Shenandoah Texas
832-585-8090
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