Verizon launches #ATXUnite hashtag to help locals 'survive' SXSW
Verizon has launched the hashtag #ATXUnite to help locals of the Texas city cope with the thousands of out-of-towners who will flood the area during South by Southwest (SXSW) over the next week and a half.
Last year alone, almost 14m hotel rooms were booked during the festival, which includes music, film, tech, trade shows, and much more. While this brings considerable capital to the city-- $218m in 2013-- locals feel much frustration from having strangers storm their home.
To vent, Austinites are now able to utilize the Verizon hashtag, and may even be offered relief by Verizon’s on-site crew.
In addition, locals will be given free lunches from famous restaurant, Franks BBQ, on Monday, March 16.
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