Roughly half the groups who meet in Grand Rapids each year are Michigan-based and half have a national focus – but national groups have an edge when it comes to the number of attendees who come to…
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The meetings industry in Grand Rapids is alive and thriving. Grand Rapids hosted 261 meetings in 2023, bringing 175,914 attendees to town to spend money in local shops, restaurants, attractions and…
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A case can be made that Van Andel Arena is the metaphorical heart of Grand Rapids. Its opening in 1996 helped kickstart a revitalization of the city’s downtown area, which is now filled with 200+…
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Grand Rapids obviously doesn’t have the national profile of New York, Chicago, Los Angeles or Orlando. Meeting planners across the country may know little or nothing about our destination when we…
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“Bring it to GR” is an Experience Grand Rapids program asking local residents to help bring meetings and conferences to our area. If you belong to an organization or association that holds regional or…
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