Partnership Levels

- Basic listing – including business name, address, web URL and phone number – on ExperienceGR.com, the area’s most comprehensive resource for things to do in Grand Rapids/Kent County.

- Ability to add your events and activities to ExperienceGR.com listings via our website form.

- Opportunity to offer special deals to convention and sporting event visitors through our GR Attendee Exclusives program.

- Premium listing – including a description of your business, unlimited photos, and connections to your social media channels and Yelp & TripAdvisor profiles – on ExperienceGR.com, which receives 5,000+ clicks daily. 

- 24/7 access to our PartnerNet portal so you can update your website listings and information anytime, communicate with other EXGR partners and share industry-related information, and access the EXGR Business Development Plan to help inform your own marketing efforts.

- Opportunity to promote your local events on our online Calendar of Events.

- Subscription to our monthly Partner Bulletin, which includes business-boosting tips, partner news and invitations to share your business stories with us so we identify more opportunities to market your organization.

- Access to our Convention Calendar, which shows you which groups are coming to Grand Rapids when – vital info for your scheduling and promotions.

- Participation in EXGR programming such as Restaurant Week GR, Flights of Flavor®, Attraction Pass GR and Frontline Attraction Pass.

- Invites to exclusive EXGR partner events such as our Annual Tourism Forum, Fall Partner Event, Toast the Town, webinars and additional networking events.

- Opportunity to offer special deals to convention and sporting event visitors through our GR Attendee Exclusives program.

- Inclusion in accessibility initiatives like venue reviews by Disability Advocates of Kent County and listings on Wheel the World, an online travel platform dedicated to accessible tourism.

- Opportunity to participate in EXGR-sponsored giveaways.

- Potential referral of your services to groups meeting in Grand Rapids.

Gold Partners also receive first consideration in EXGR public relations and social media initiatives such as:

- Potential inclusion in itineraries for national influencers and travel writers hosted by EXGR.

- Potential participation in Hummingbird campaigns conducted by local micro/nano-influencers.

- Potential trade show collaborations with EXGR.

- Increased opportunities for social media features and collaborations – reel features, social media roundups, reshared story content and more.

Platinum partnerships are reserved for hotels and they include all the perks of a Gold partnership along with these lodging-specific benefits:

- Convention room sales leads

- Attraction Admission Pass Program for frontline staff

- Participation in Team Grand Rapids meetings

Platinum pricing is determined by the multiplying the # of rooms at your property x $1.50 ($250 annual minimum).

If you rent out meeting space – whether it’s a small private room or a huge ballroom – we can help you market it:

- Your meeting facility description, specs and layout will be listed in the Meetings section of ExperienceGR.com, where meeting planners go to search for local gathering spaces.

- Our Sales Team will provide you with relevant convention facility sales leads.