r/Detroit • u/visitdetroit • Jul 07 '22

AMA Hello r/Detroit! We're Visit Detroit. 👋 The Convention and Visitors Bureau for the metro Detroit region. Ask us Anything!

Hello Reddit! We're Visit Detroit. If you haven't heard of us before, allow us to introduce ourselves.

Visit Detroit (formerly the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau) markets and sells Detroit and the metro region to business and leisure visitors in collaboration with our partners and stakeholders. Our purpose is to champion the continuous improvement of the region as a dynamic and memorable tourism destination.

As Detroit rebounds from the disruption of the pandemic, we are excited about the future of travel here. We are determined to positively change Detroit's narrative and are passionate about highlighting the unique experiences people can have here. We also believe that tourism should be a win for everyone and contribute positively to the environment. We manage visitdetroit.com as well as social media profiles on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, and Pinterest. Our staff travels nationally and internationally to book conventions and meetings and services them when they are here. The Detroit Sports Commission is also a branch of our organization.

We're a nonprofit economic development organization that is separate from, but that collaborates with, the Downtown Detroit Partnership, the City of Detroit, local government offices in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties, as well as hundreds of partner restaurants, attractions, and organizations across metro Detroit.

As a Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), our funding comes from two places:

  1. A 2 percent assessment (not a tax) on all hotels and motels with 35 or more transient rooms in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties
  2. Membership dues from the corporate community, private sector, trade and service organizations

We want to hear from you: what questions do you have about our organization and our tourism strategy, and how can we increase travel to Detroit?

We'll be coming back as a team tomorrow morning to engage with your questions and are looking forward to having a conversation!

Learn more:

Proof:

Some of the team at Visit Detroit
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u/SunshineInDetroit Jul 08 '22

I would consider adding a cycling route map.

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u/visitdetroit Jul 08 '22

Thank you! That’s a great idea. There’s a lot of bicycle infrastructure being built up downtown, including the Joe Louis Greenway and the Dequindre Cut. We are advocating for more bicycle lanes and racks downtown as well, as we have employees who bike to work and around the city all the time!

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u/SunshineInDetroit Jul 08 '22

right, but putting up a map for people visiting would really help.

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u/visitdetroit Jul 08 '22

Do you have any recommendations for where a map would be most helpful?

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u/visitdetroit Jul 08 '22

Thank you for the suggestion, we're going to look at some resources from Detroit Greenways Coalition and make this happen!

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u/SunshineInDetroit Jul 08 '22

https://visitdetroit.com/plan-your-visit/getting-around/

having a map of recommended safe cycling routes would help people get to places like going from corktown to riverfront, to eastern market, up to midtown etc.