tourism

Residents of South Haven, Michigan are currently embroiled in a debate regarding the status of short term vacation rentals within the lakeside community.

Sure, Holland is known for its tulips. 5 million tulips! But when the weather turns cold and the colors fade, there are plenty of reasons to visit Holland.

Mackinac Island city officials, citing health and safety concerns, have decided to stick to their plan of opening gradually starting May 29.

Mackinac Island... a Michigan must!

Long before the current and very successful Pure Michigan tourism advertising campaign, Michigan touted its tourism opportunities with other campaigns you might remember.

Great news for all of us dog lovers... your dog dining with you could soon be a thing! The Michigan Senate just passed a bill that would allow you to bring your dogs to restaurants with outdoor patios. Currently, you aren't allowed to bring animals into a food establishment (unless its a service animal) but this bill would somewhat change that...

Many Michigan public school students are back at school this week. Others will return after Labor Day as required by law in Michigan without a waiver. The post-Labor Day law was created ten years ago to benefit Michigan's tourism industry. As more days are added to the school year, it's time to waive the post-Labor Day requirement for all schools and put the education of Michigan students ahead of

This morning my alarm went off around 8:30 a.m., that's when I remembered my vacation was over. No worries, I captured some photos to share with you, did you know Grand Rapids has an alter-ego in Ohio?

We came across this Grand Rapids tourism video, and we were blown away. It definitely made us proud of our city! Check it out:

By Holly Demaree | BSU at the Games . The Sochi Winter Olympics are 17 days of competition that ends Sunday. For some spectators, getting to the Winter Olympics takes more than a day of constant travel, with the inconvenience and jet lag drifting away on arrival in the Black Sea resort city...

The Grand Rapids area has been named the #1 travel destination by Lonely Planet!

Grand Rapids scored some high marks from Lonely Planet! The marks were so good that Lonely Planet put Grand Rapids and West Michigan atop its list of "Top 10 U.S. Travel Destinations for 2014." Grand Rapids beat out destinations such as Yosemite National Park, Las Vegas and Lana'i, Hawaii...