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| 6/5/2013 | FREDERIK MEIJER GARDENS & SCULPTURE PARK NOMINATED FOR VIRTUALTOURIST'S 8TH WONDER OF THE WORLD GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 5, 2013) - Experience Grand Rapids, the official destination marketing organization for Kent County, announced today the nomination of Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in the VirtualTourist.com's search to find the "8th Wonder of the World." Public voting is now open until Sept. 30 at VirtualTourist.com, a leading travel research website and community that is part of TripAdvisor Media Group....more |
| 6/3/2013 | GRAND RAPIDS' NATIONAL TELEVISION AD HITS AIRWAYS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PURE MICHIGAN GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 3, 2013) - Experience Grand Rapids, the official destination marketing organization for Kent County, announced today the launch of the national Grand Rapids commercial in partnership with the Pure Michigan campaign....more |
| 5/14/2013 | GRAND RAPIDS RECOGNIZED AS BEERCITY USA 2013 Grand Rapids, MI has been named “BeerCityUSA 2013” by Examiner.com with 27,005 votes. This annual public poll recognizes the city that not only has a craft beer scene but also a passionate beer culture and community. Voting was open from May 6-10, 2013. Kalamazoo, MI (11,150), Asheville, NC (10,075), Ann Arbor, MI (847) and Tampa, FL (846) round out the top five cities with the most votes....more |
| 5/6/2013 | GRAND RAPIDS CELEBRATES NATIONAL TRAVEL & TOURISM WEEK WITH CRAFT BEER GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. (May 6, 2013) - Experience Grand Rapids, the official destination marketing organization for Kent County, will celebrate National Travel &Tourism Week, May 4 - 12, through craft beer tourism by encouraging the public to vote Grand Rapids for BeerCity USA 2013....more |
| 5/3/2013 | GRAND RAPIDS-AREA BREWERIES CREATE BEER #55555513 IN PREPERATION FOR BEER CITY USA 2013 VOTING GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. (May 3, 2013) - Ten area breweries have joined forces to create #55555513, a new collaborative rye IPA produced just in time for Grand Rapids to compete to save its title of Beer City USA....more |
| 4/30/2013 | WAVE AWARD NOMINATIONS OPEN APRIL 30 Experience Grand Rapids and the Kent County Lodging Association today announced the opening of the 6th Annual WAVE Award nominations. This annual awards program recognizes outstanding service providers in the Grand Rapids and Kent County hospitality industry. Nominations will be accepted from both employers and guests from April 30 – Oct.7, 2013....more |
| 4/25/2013 | EXPERIENCE GRAND RAPIDS RECEIVES PROOF AWARDS FOR PIE EATING PRESS CONFERENCE AND INSTAGRAM CONTEST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (April 26, 2013) – Experience Grand Rapids, the official destination marketing organization for Kent County, announced today that it has been awarded two PRoof Awards presented by the West Michigan Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (WMPRSA)....more |
| 4/22/2013 | PURE MICHIGAN TOURISM MARKETING DRIVES RECORD NUMBERS IN 2012 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (April 22, 2013) - Experience Grand Rapids, the official destination marketing organization for Kent County, reported today that its 2012 Grand Rapids Pure Michigan marketing campaign attracted an incremental 381,100 visits to the area yielding a local impact on the economy of $101.5 million....more |
| 4/16/2013 | GRAND RAPIDS RECEIVES GOVERNOR’S COLLABORATION AWARD FOR MICHIGAN CRAFT BEER AND FOOD PROMOTION GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (April 16, 2013) – Experience Grand Rapids, the official destination marketing organization for Kent County, announced today that it has been awarded the 2013 Governor’s Award for Innovative Tourism Collaboration in the Tourism Marketing/Promotion category. The Michigan Travel Commission and the Tourism Industry Coalition of Michigan presented the award during the Stars of the Industry Awards Dinner which was held in conjunction with the Pure Michigan Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Detroit....more |
| 3/27/2013 | TOURISM INDUSTRY LEADER NAMED AS GENERAL MANAGER OF THE YEAR BY COUNTRY INNS & SUITES BY CARLSON GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (March 27, 2013) – Experience Grand Rapids, the official destination marketing organization for Kent County, reported today that its Immediate Past Board Chair, Ed Wilson, was recognized as the General Manager of the Year by Country Inns & Suites By Carlson at its annual business conference in Miami....more |
| 3/20/2013 | GRAND RAPIDS AND MISSOULA, MT GO HEAD-TO-HEAD FOR #SOMET13US Experience Grand Rapids needs your vote as Grand Rapids goes head-to-head in a tournament style competition to choose the destination for the fourth annual Social Media Tourism Symposium (SoMeT) scheduled to be Nov. 6-8, 2013....more |
| 3/12/2013 | STATEWIDE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COMPETITIONS IN NEED OF VOLUNTEER JUDGES STATEWIDE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COMPETITIONS IN NEED OF VOLUNTEER JUDGES Michigan DECA and SkillsUSA Michigan to host annual conferences in Grand Rapids...more |
| 2/13/2013 | Experience Grand Rapids Drives Record Year In 2012 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Feb. 13, 2013) – Kent County hotel room revenue grew to an all-time high of $127,092,448 during 2012 reported Experience Grand Rapids (EXGR), the official destination marketing organization for Kent County. This figure is 11.1 percent higher than the previous record set in 2011, exceeding both Michigan’s (7.7 percent) and the nation’s (7.3 percent) gains....more |
| 2/13/2013 | INAUGURAL HOTELIER OF THE YEAR AWARD ANNOUNCED GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Feb. 13, 2013) – The inaugural Joe Tomaselli Hotelier of the Year Award was presented today by Experience Grand Rapids, the West Michigan Sports Commission, and the Kent County Lodging Association....more |
| 2/7/2013 | WORLDS LARGEST LOW-FARE AIR SERVICE COMES TO GRAND RAPIDS GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Feb. 7, 2013) – Southwest Airlines, the world’s largest low-fare air service provider, will officially begin service in Grand Rapids at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRFIA) in August 2013....more |
| 2/6/2013 | Experience Grand Rapids Launches New 2013 Visitor's Guide, The Experience GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (February 6, 2013)- Experience Grand Rapids has created a high tech resource for visitors with the recent launch of its digital annual visitor's guide, The Experience....more |
| 10/29/2012 | 2012 WAVE Awards Winners Announced, Annual Awards presentation set for November 8 during opening night Experience Grand Rapids and the Kent County Lodging Association (KCLA) today announced the 2012 winners of the 5th Annual WAVE Awards – a program that recognizes outstanding service providers in the Grand Rapids and Kent County hospitality industry....more |
| 10/22/2012 | ON TAP FOR HALLOWEEN: GRAND RAPIDS-AREA BREWERIES CREATE Grand Rapids has yet another reason to toast the town. Eleven area breweries have joined forces to create Grand Pumpkin Beer, a new collaborative craft beer produced just in time for Halloween....more |
| 10/15/2012 | FORTY SITES IN 60 SECONDS: NEW VIDEO “SNEAK PEEK” OF THE CITY LAUNCHED ON EXPERIENCE GRAND RAPIDS’ LEISURE BLOG Grand Rapidians can see their city in a whole new way, via a new video “sneak peek” of West Michigan launched today on Experience Grand Rapids’ leisure blog. The 60-second video is a whirlwind tour of the region, featuring approximately 40 locations that highlight the city’s many diverse facets and ease of travel between locations....more |
| 10/12/2012 | EXPERIENCE GRAND RAPIDS HONORED FOR EXCELLENCE AT MSAE DIAMOND AWARDS Experience Grand Rapids announced today that it earned a Diamond Award for its E-Newsletter from the Michigan Society of Association Executives’, as part of the organization’s 11th Annual Diamond Awards....more |
| 10/10/2012 | QUILTERS’ SHOW ATTENDANCE OF MORE THAN 21,500 FILLS GRAND RAPIDS; ORGANIZATION PLANS TO RETURN NEXT YEAR Experience Grand Rapids and the American Quilter’s Society today announced an attendance of more than 21,500 for the first American Quilter’s Society Show & Contest held at the DeVos Place Convention Center, August 22-25, 2012....more |
| 8/23/2012 | Winners and Finalists Announced for Restaurant Week’s Grand Cocktail 2012 Contest Winners and Finalists Announced for Restaurant Week's Grand Cocktail 2012 Contest The public can experience the winning cocktails and all 28 cocktail entries through Restaurant Week, which concludes this Saturday, August 25...more |
| 8/14/2012 | Local Farms are Local Stars on the Menus for Restaurant Week GR 2012 Restaurant Week Grand Rapids 2012 will bring the farm to your fork during the annual 11-day event which begins on August 15. Restaurant Week Grand Rapids will take place this year within a brand new timeframe – August 15 through 25 – to capture the essence of the local West Michigan harvest....more |
| 8/13/2012 | GRAND RAPIDS PREPARES TO WELCOME THOUSANDS OF QUILTERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE Largest quilt show in Michigan adds new artistic vibe to city’s art scene. This month more than 15,000 quilters from around the world will convene in Grand Rapids for the largest quilt show in Michigan, the American Quilter’s Society’s Quilt Show & Contest. Nearly 1,000 quilts will be on display from August 22-25 at DeVos Place, including nine international and domestic exhibits and over 350 contest quilts from 40 states and six countries, vying for more than $44,000 in cash awards....more |
| 7/25/2012 | INNOVATIVE CULTURE PASS PROGRAM NAMED BEST ARTS COLLABORATION Experience Grand Rapids received the Destination Marketing Association International’s 2012 Arts Destination Marketing Award for its role in the Culture Pass GR program....more |
| 7/10/2012 | Restaurant Week Grand Rapids 2012 adds a hot feature to the new August event, The A contest to determine which restaurant has the "Best" cocktail made with Bacardi Oakheart Rum - and - Grey Goose Cherry Noir, two new spirits products on the market. Sponsored by Great Lakes Wine and Spirits...more |
| 6/25/2012 | ON TAP FOR JULY: GRAND RAPIDS AREA BREWERIES CREATE “BEER CITY PALE ALE” Grand Rapids Brew produced in celebration of city’s new Beer City USA title and Craft Beer Month...more |
