The 2020 Official Visitors Guides and Maps are here! At 124 pages, this year's guide is the biggest one yet - perfect for one of Milwaukee's biggest years on record! We depend on you, our volunteers, to help share all of this valuable information with our visitors. Please review the digital copy on your volunteer portal dashboard or click this link: 2020 Official Visitor Guide. You can pick up a copy from the Wisconsin Center or request free mailed copies here: REQUEST AN OFFICIAL VISITORS GUIDE AND VISITORS MAP.
Hello Norway! The new issue of N Magazine, the in-flight magazine for Norwegian Airlines, includes a great feature on Milwaukee. Our communications team hosted this writer last year - PR hits can take a long time to come to fruition, so it's exciting to see this international coverage already. Flip to page 58-59 to start reading.
Milwaukee's cruise business continues to grow! Viking has announced that it will be expanding into the North American market with Great Lakes cruises starting in 2022. A brand new ship is under construction now for these voyages. Milwaukee will be a turnaround destination for many of these cruises, which means cruise visitors will stay in the city overnight. With 20 arrivals planned for 2022, that means nearly 8,000 visitors. We were proud to work as part of the Milwaukee Cruise Collaborative on bringing this business to our city!
After Saint Kate Arts Hotel was nominated for Best New Hotel by USA Today's experts, it was up to the public to vote on the top 10.
Milwaukee's host committee Thursday officially launched its volunteer portal for the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
The website is www.milwaukee2020.com/volunteer.
The aim is to sign up 15,000 people to help with the convention and the crush of 50,000 delegates, media and tourists that will come to Milwaukee, July 13-16. More here: Let the volunteering begin!
Volunteer Housekeeping:
Now that we're in 2020, please review and update your volunteer profile details, especially your emergency contact information, phone numbers and address.
