What Does the Grand Haven/Spring Lake
Area Visitors Bureau do?
We handle over 16,000 calls each year for travel information! All travel information requests receive a Visitors Guide, Lodging Packages, and a Grand Haven Getaways newsletter, plus any specific information they are requesting.
The Visitors Bureau's Primary Goal is to promote tourism, tourism businesses in the area, area events, and the area's image during the off season from September to May.
The Visitors Bureau promotes and advertises the Grand Haven area as a travel destination for visitors. In addition to the customer service we provide our leisure visitors.
We work with:
- The West Michigan Travel Bureau
- Michigan Travel Bureau
- Travel Agents
- Travel Media
- Meeting Planners
- Motorcoach Groups
- Event Organizers
We advertise Grand Haven in:
- Chicago Tribune
- Michigan Travel Ideas by Midwest Living
- Michigan Living
- Grand Rapids Press
- West Michigan Travel Planner
We offered discounted advertising opportunities for area businesses in:
- West Michigan Travel Planner
We sponsor:
- The Christmas Parade
- Great Lakes Sport Kite Championships in May
- Musical Fountain Upgrades
We were involved in the planning for:
- Classic Holiday Homes Tour
- Winterfest
- We compile & promote the Calendar of Events for the area.
- We keep a photo library for publicity purposes.
- We develop tourism statistics for the area. Did you know that 24% of our tourism business comes from within West Michigan & Grand Rapids.
- We have an E-Mail address and we help maintain this web site on the internet.
We develop the following brochures:
- X-Country Ski the Lakeshore
- Ottawa County Bike Maps
- Ottawa County Fishing Guides
- The Visitors Guide
- Grand Haven Getaways Newsletter
- We are developing a plan for more balanced year round business. This would include an area golf brochure, promoting the continued development of X-Country ski trails, small conventions and meetings, and promote the balance of summer events.
- Our goal is to increase cooperation & alliances with local government, businesses, and other tourism organizations. We want to promote cooperation between retail and the accommodations.
- We want to inform the public and media on the economic advantages of the tourism industry through our public relations campaign. This would feature newspaper and radio spots for employee & business of the Month, plus visitor testimonials. All tourism related businesses are able to participate!
View Tourism Statistics
For more information about the Visitor's Bureau, please Email us at: visitorsbureau@grandhavenchamber.org
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