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Travel Updates & Openings

What you need to know to visit the area.

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    Getting to Grand Rapids

    Grand Rapids is both accessible and convenient for meeting attendees. Our Gerald R. Ford International Airport was ranked #1 in North America (by size) in 2015 – and it’s gotten even better since then, adding new carriers and undergoing a $45 million transformation.

    Lines are short – visitors pass through security in less than five minutes, on average – and hospitality is abundant. In addition to a Visitor Information Center and roaming Certified Tourism Ambassadors, planners can arrange for Experience Grand Rapids staff to greet attendees coming off their planes.

    Fly Safe. Fly Ford.

    The Gerald R. Ford International Airport has introduced a Fly Safe. Fly Ford. campaign to educate travelers on new precautions for their health and restore confidence in air travel. New safety features at the airport include continuous cleaning protocols, hand sanitizer stations, plexiglass dividers at interaction points, visual cues to reinforce physical distancing, and PPE available in concession areas and through vending machines. Passengers, guests and airport personnel are asked to wear facial coverings throughout the terminal. Explore more airport safety measures and travel tips.

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    Allegiant Air

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    American Airlines

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    Delta Air Lines

    Delta Air Lines' meeting, convention and incentive travel programs offer products and services to...

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    Frontier Airlines

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    Southwest Airlines

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    United Airlines

    • Neighborhood: Southeast
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    Meetings

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    • 120+ Daily Nonstop Flights To/From:

    Flight map of direct destinations from Grand Rapids.


    Atlanta
    Austin (May 2020)
    Baltimore-Washington
    Boston (May 2020)
    Charlotte
    Chicago-O’Hare
    Chicago Midway
    Dallas-Fort Worth
    Denver
    Detroit
    Fort Lauderdale
    Fort Myers
    Houston
    Jacksonville
    Las Vegas
    Los Angeles (June 2020)
    Miami International
    Minneapolis-St. Paul
    Nashville
    New Orleans
    New York-LaGuardia
    New York-Newark
    Orlando International
    Orlando-Sanford
    Philadelphia
    Phoenix-Mesa
    Phoenix-Sky Harbor
    Punta Gorda
    Sarasota/Bradenton
    Savannah/Hilton Head
    St. Petersburg-Clearwater International
    Tampa International
    Washington-Dulles
    Washington-Reagan National

    Driving to Grand Rapids

    Driving here is also easy – Grand Rapids is located approximately half way between Chicago and Detroit. The city is situated at the intersection of two major expressways and located within a day’s drive of half the U.S. population.

    Getting Around Grand Rapids

    Once attendees get here, it’s a cinch to get around. Twenty-plus taxi, limo and car rental services provide options for every preference. Our award-winning Rapid Public Transportation System offers free downtown bus and shuttle rides. Ride-sharing choices include Uber, Lyft, Runabouts, and SteadyFare.

    Five reasons the Gerald R. Ford International Airport makes traveling easy

    Getting in and out Taxis are always waiting, ride share services like Uber, Lyft or SteadyFare are easily accessible, and The Rapid bus system provides an economical way to get from the airport to

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    Gerald R. Ford International Airport focuses on passenger experience

    Meeting planners know that accessibility is a key component to successful conferences, meetings and events. In addition to being within a day's drive of the half of the U.S. population, Grand Rapids',

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    Grand Rapids airport completes first phase of renovations aimed at customer service

    If you haven’t flown into Grand Rapids, Michigan, in a while, you might think you landed in the wrong airport. Thanks to the completion of the first phase of a $45 million Gateway Transformation

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