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IDEAS: Visit Detroit Launches the Detroit Pizza Pass

Visit Detroit has launched the ‘Detroit Pizza Pass’ to help visitors explore and enjoy what the organization calls the ‘best pizza city in the United States’. Credit: Visit Detroit The Detroit Pizza Passport has been designed to simplify the exploration of Detroit’s pizza scene, with users signing up through their mobile browsers rather than having…

Adam Stacey | 6 months ago

Tourism

The Detroit Travel Story Is Starting to Get Rewritten by the Black Travel Movement

The mainstream media currently has control of the Detroit travel story, but the Black Travel Movement is about to redefine what it means to visit the blackest city in America.

Sarah Enelow, Skift | 6 years ago

Meetings

Detroit Tourism Turns to Local Industry Leaders to Help Lure Conventions

Visit Detroit created a lineup of educational tours for the ASAE Convention that provided both professional development opportunities and immersive travel experiences for the attendees.

Greg Oates, Skift | 9 years ago

Airlines

Delta CEO Proclaims Detroit Metropolitan Airport Best in the World

Detroit Metropolitan is a nice airport but Richard Anderson should get out more if he truly thinks it is the best airport in the world. Perhaps he got carried away in trying to please the members of the Detroit Economic Club.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Online Travel

The 12 U.S. Airports With the Fastest Wi-Fi Connections

Airports have finally realized that flyers will deal better with delays and other shenanigans if the Wi-Fi is fast and free.

Daniel Peltier, Skift | 10 years ago

Media and PR

Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Parts Unknown’ Episode 7 Recap: A Tribute to Detroit

Parts Unknown confirmed this season that its mission goes far beyond culinary or even cultural interests. It's entertainment that reveals and comments on today's socioeconomic realities, and we're all the better for it.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Detroit’s hotel industry gets a boost in business as occupancy rates reach 68 percent

The city’s hotels took a hit in 2000 and have been struggling at unprofitable rates since, but a rejuvenated auto industry should lead to higher rates and filled rooms.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Airport updates: Flight cancellations rise at Detroit Airport

Flight cancellations on the East Coast surpassed 10,000 on Monday, but regional delays will throw a wrench into travel across the country, even if the wind hasn’t picked up there yet.

Ellen Creager, Detroit News | 11 years ago