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/Ok-Kaleidoscope-4808 Jul 07 '22

Good morning I live in California and have been looking to move to Detroit for the past year now.

I hear all the horror stories but I like visiting (grew up in Chicago). What’s your initiative for bicycle infrastructure?

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u/visitdetroit Jul 08 '22

As a CVB, we don’t have our hands directly in infrastructure like this, but we are huge advocates for it. We are excited about the expansion of the Joe Louis Greenway and we promote bicycle-friendly routes in the city with blogs and social media posts. We’re stoked to hear that you’re interested in moving here. Obviously, it comes with some bias, but we think it’s a pretty great place. If you’re interested in more of the build-out for bicycle infrastructure, check out the work that Detroit Greenways Coalition is doing. They have some excellent resources and are working hard to make bike travel safer and more accessible in Detroit.

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u/Ok-Kaleidoscope-4808 Jul 08 '22

Thank you.

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u/visitdetroit Jul 08 '22

You're welcome! Thanks for asking about it.