Travel & Tourism

The Women in Aviation International Great Lakes Chapter will host a career conference next month in Battle Creek.

(As seen on WZZM TV 13) The pandemic forced people to rethink how they would protect their health and well-being in 2021, and one of the ways they did so was by retreating to the outdoors. 

Travel and tourism in West Michigan will continue its upward trajectory in 2022 as it rebounds from the pandemic.

A new camp retreat opened its grounds to the public.

The 12th annual Restaurant Week Grand Rapids event supported 50 restaurants and raised $5,000 for the Grand Rapids Community College Secchia Institute for Culinary Arts.

The $40 million renovation of a downtown Grand Rapids hotel is complete.

A new Marriott hotel is open in Wyoming.

A conference for human resource professionals in the hospitality industry will be held this week at a downtown Grand Rapids hotel.

The former Crowne Plaza Grand Rapids Airport & Conference Center will undergo a $14 million renovation.

MACKINAW CITY — Business owners on Mackinac Island are celebrating a big rebound in tourism this year after fewer visitors made the journey to the island in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Gerald R. Ford International Airport Authority (GFIAA) hired a new director.

John Ball Zoo will conduct a joint study with Kent County and the city of Muskegon to decide where to build an aquarium in West Michigan.

Sports is proving to be vital in reviving the tourism industry in West Michigan as it emerges from the pandemic, but not just any sports.

AHC Hospitality promoted six employees and hired an additional staff member at some of its hotels.

The West Michigan Aviation Academy (WMAA) recently opened a new Flight Training Center at 4151 Aviator Way, on the campus of Gerald R Ford International Airport.

Experience Grand Rapids, the convention and visitors bureau for Kent County, has revamped its website, experiencegr.com, to include new features, some of which make it more accessible for individuals with disabilities.

John Ball Zoo became the first zoo in the world to be awarded a SITES Gold certification under the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) rating system for its meerkat exhibition.

The Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites in downtown Kalamazoo is undergoing a multi-million-dollar renovation project expected to be completed by the end of summer 2022.

The Kent County Hospitality Association is hosting a “Let’s Get Back to Work” industry job fair on Thursday, Sept. 9.

Some days you can find Jeff Beswick and his son, Ethan Beswick, in the courtroom. At other times, you might see them in the cockpit of their airplane.