Black Meetings & Tourism - VISIT MILWAUKEE SHOWCASES COMMUNITY TO BLACK MEETING PLANNERS

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VISIT MILWAUKEE SHOWCASES COMMUNITY TO BLACK MEETING PLANNERS
As Part Of a Three-Day Tour in Partnership With Black Meetings & Tourism, 14 Meeting Planners Experienced Milwaukee's Venues, Restaurants, Hotels, Transportation, and Attractions VISIT Milwaukee is proud to have welcomed 14 prominent Black meeting planners in September to showcase the best of the city while inspiring them to book their forthcoming meetings in Milwaukee. This familiarity tour was hosted in partnership with *Black Meetings & Tourism, an award-winning trade publication for and about the more than $129 billion African American group, leisure, and meetings market. From September 20-22, VISIT Milwaukee's marketing and sales team showed the planners around the city, highlighting a number of hotels, attractions, restaurants, and Milwaukee icons to illustrate the breadth of world-class accommodations, venues, and amenities they and their attendees can experience. Stops included the Wisconsin Center District properties with a focus on the Wisconsin Center expansion, American Family Field, America's Black Holocaust Museum, Bronzeville, Deer District, Bradford Beach, Henry Maier Festival Park, Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, among others. "We're thrilled to welcome this group of top-tier planners to show them all Milwaukee has to offer. These planners represent events with attendance ranging from 50-10,000, which will ultimately generate significant economic impact for our community, as well as a chance to introduce our city to diverse visitors," says Peggy Williams-Smith, president and CEO of VISIT Milwaukee. "Attracting more travelers of color is a key priority for my team. I know Milwaukee's hospitality community is as proud as we are to roll out the red carpet for this stellar group." The planners in attendance are looking to book meetings in 2022 through 2024 and have already expressed interest in booking in Milwaukee. They represent businesses and organizations such as: Habitat for Humanity International; National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women; Delta Sigma Theta; NAACP; Edible Arrangements; and Ford Motor Company. "We are excited to be here," Black Meetings & Tourism* said in a statement. "We know Milwaukee is sure to be a great destination for meetings and events!" Many community leaders with ties to the groups the planners represent were invited to help welcome the group at various stops along the tour. About VISIT Milwaukee VISIT Milwaukee is a community asset that markets the destination as a top choice for business, convention, and leisure travel to national and international visitors to increase the economic impact of tourism in the region. VISIT Milwaukee has over 750 members, including hotels/motels, restaurants, attractions, services, and area businesses. The Wisconsin Center District, which is undergoing a large-scale expansion slated for completion in 2024, and Potawatomi Hotel & Casino are strategic partners with VISIT Milwaukee, providing funding support for conventions and tourism programs. For more information call (800) 554-1448 or visit www.visitmilwaukee.org.

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VISIT MILWAUKEE SHOWCASES COMMUNITY TO BLACK MEETING PLANNERS

As Part Of a Three-Day Tour in Partnership With Black Meetings & Tourism, 14 Meeting Planners Experienced Milwaukee's Venues, Restaurants, Hotels, Transportation, and Attractions

VISIT Milwaukee is proud to have welcomed 14 prominent Black meeting planners in September to showcase the best of the city while inspiring them to book their forthcoming meetings in Milwaukee. This familiarity tour was hosted in partnership with Black Meetings & Tourism, an award-winning trade publication for and about the more than $129 billion African American group, leisure, and meetings market.

From September 20-22, VISIT Milwaukee's marketing and sales team showed the planners around the city, highlighting a number of hotels, attractions, restaurants, and Milwaukee icons to illustrate the breadth of world-class accommodations, venues, and amenities they and their attendees can experience. Stops included the Wisconsin Center District properties with a focus on the Wisconsin Center expansion, American Family Field, America's Black Holocaust Museum, Bronzeville, Deer District, Bradford Beach, Henry Maier Festival Park, Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, among others.

"We're thrilled to welcome this group of top-tier planners to show them all Milwaukee has to offer. These planners represent events with attendance ranging from 50-10,000, which will ultimately generate significant economic impact for our community, as well as a chance to introduce our city to diverse visitors," says Peggy Williams-Smith, president and CEO of VISIT Milwaukee. "Attracting more travelers of color is a key priority for my team. I know Milwaukee's hospitality community is as proud as we are to roll out the red carpet for this stellar group."

The planners in attendance are looking to book meetings in 2022 through 2024 and have already expressed interest in booking in Milwaukee. They represent businesses and organizations such as: Habitat for Humanity International; National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women; Delta Sigma Theta; NAACP; Edible Arrangements; and Ford Motor Company.

"We are excited to be here," Black Meetings & Tourism said in a statement. "We know Milwaukee is sure to be a great destination for meetings and events!"

Many community leaders with ties to the groups the planners represent were invited to help welcome the group at various stops along the tour.

About VISIT Milwaukee

VISIT Milwaukee is a community asset that markets the destination as a top choice for business, convention, and leisure travel to national and international visitors to increase the economic impact of tourism in the region. VISIT Milwaukee has over 750 members, including hotels/motels, restaurants, attractions, services, and area businesses. The Wisconsin Center District, which is undergoing a large-scale expansion slated for completion in 2024, and Potawatomi Hotel & Casino are strategic partners with VISIT Milwaukee, providing funding support for conventions and tourism programs. For more information call (800) 554-1448 or visit www.visitmilwaukee.org.