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Join in the fun: July 14 is ‘Be a Tourist in Your Home Town’

By Marge Sorge on 06/18/2018 City News, Upcoming events

Sometimes we get so busy looking for places to vacation we forget there is so much to do and see on our hometowns. The Flint & Genesee Convention and Visitors Bureau has a solution for that. On July 14 it will present the sixth annual “Be a Tourist in Your Home Town.” It can be […]

Tourism up in Flint, Genesee County as perception of region improves, corporate travel increases

By Marge Sorge on 05/16/2018 City News

More tourism dollars are coming into Genesee County. As the perception of the region improved and corporate travel increased, tourism has grown every year since 2012, according to the Flint & Genesee Convention and Visitors Bureau. Through the first quarter of 2018, hotel occupancy was up 10.9 percent and revenue was up 6.8 percent. Travel […]