Articles Tagged: Tourism

The city of Cedar Rapids and the Cedar Rapids Tourism Office this week launched a “Welcome is Our Language” campaign to promote the community’s diversity and attractions to residents and visitors.

Cedar Rapids will seek $27 million in ARPA funds allocated by the state Destination Iowa program to transform the greenway along the Cedar River and boost outdoor recreational amenities.

An original 1930 Ford Model A affectionately named Anna Rea has been visiting all 94 state parks in Iowa, and over the next few weeks will visit northeast Iowa. All are invited to drive along for the tour.

The city of Cedar Rapids and Eastern Iowa Airport will host the National Gay Pilots Association’s “Wings Over Iowa” fly-in event in June, a first-of-its kind event that will bring members of the worldwide LGBTQ aviation community to town.

Organizations planning special events that will occur from July 1 to June 30, 2023, are encouraged to apply for grant funding from Think Iowa City, the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. Potential grant projects can be cultural, educational, literary, recreational, or artistic. Each recipient may be awarded up to $5,000 for an approved event.

A Swiss company’s plan to offer tourists cruises along the length of the Mississippi River drew a step closer to reality this week as its new 386-passenger ship was floated out of a Louisiana shipyard.

The U.S. Commerce Department has awarded Iowa a $5.3 million grant to pay for tourism and outdoor recreation marketing to encourage out-of-state people to visit Iowa after the pandemic.

The money comes from the Iowa Arts & Culture Marketing Grant program, created with federal CARES Act funds that Gov. Kim Reynolds allocated to the Cultural Affairs department to provide economic relief to Iowa organizations challenged by the pandemic.

OKOBOJI, Iowa (AP) — After a year of shutdowns, masks, social distancing and sickness, travelers are excited to get back to the lake for a little normalcy.

North Liberty runner plans to write about regions he’s visited