Additionally, the bureau's subsidiary, the Detroit Sports Commission , is talking with national spor

And that was just the beginning of good news shared by Larry Alexander, president and CEO of the Detroit Metro Convention Visitors Bureau , during the organization's annual meeting Wednesday at Cobo Center.
People scheduled to attend those events have booked 236,000 hotel room nights in the region so far, which compares with bookings of 129,000 hotel room nights associated harley davidson factory tours with meetings for all of 2013.
Among the events slated for 2014 is the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses International District Assembly , with two separate international meetings scheduled in Detroit, June 6-8 and July 24-27.
He also pointed to the significant private investment in Detroit's downtown area and the opening of the Crowne Plaza Ponchartrain and Hyatt Place Detroit Novi at the Suburban Collection harley davidson factory tours Showplace as drawing interest and balancing national stories on Detroit's bankruptcy.
It also will put a strong focus on international marketing harley davidson factory tours this year to Canada, harley davidson factory tours China, the United Kingdom and Germany, Alexander said, adding that the convention and visitors bureau will have a presence at trade shows in London and Berlin in 2014.
Additionally, the bureau's subsidiary, the Detroit Sports Commission , is talking with national sports organizations that train Olympic-hopefuls about creating a multi-sport, multi-day event hosted in Detroit, said Dave Beachnau, executive director of the commission.
Such an event, which could take place as early as 2015, would allow four to five of the sports organizations to share the costs of a national meet and elevate the profile of sports such as volleyball and gymnastics, Beachnau said.
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