Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau Sponsors Monthly 'D-Tours' as Get in the Game Initiative

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What: The Tourism Economic Development Council, a subsidiary of the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau, is reintroducing its popular monthly bus tours for the local hospitality community, now themed "D-Tours." Media are invited to attend all or any part of the tour.

Why: The MLB All-Star game, Super Bowl XL and NCAA Men's Final Four are among several upcoming marquee events that will put the national spotlight on Detroit and bring hundreds of thousands of visitors into the region. "D- Tours" is an initiative of "The World is Coming...Get in the Game" campaign to educate local hospitality workers and residents on the new developments and attractions in the region in order to create civic pride and ambassadors in advance of these events. The D-Tours include the Detroit riverfront development, lower Woodward corridor project, Midtown, and concludes with a presentation by the Super Bowl XL Host Committee. The tours will be expanded to the general public later this year.

When: Thursday, February 24
9:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Where: The bus tour begins in front of Comerica Park's Tiger Club entrance. Park at the lot in front of that entrance and bring the ticket onto the bus. Complete itinerary follows.

Get in the Game, D-Tour Itinerary
Thursday, February 24, 2005

9:00 a.m. Arrival. Park at Olympia Entertainment Lot 1, corner of Woodward & Elizabeth St. Pull a ticket upon entering lot. Parking is free. Board the motor coach bus parked on Witherell in front of Comerica Park's Tiger Club entrance.

9:30 a.m. Depart for Winter Garden at the Renaissance Center

9:45 a.m. Meet Karen DuPerry of Detroit Riverfront Conservancy at RenCen Wintergarden. Presentation will be in the lobby of the Wintergarden

10:30 a.m. Depart for the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

10:45 a.m. Tour of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Exhibit "And We Still Rise"

11:45 a.m. Depart for Sweet Lorraine's Cafe at the Courtyard by Marriott

Noon - 1:00 p.m. Lunch at Sweet Lorraine's Cafe at the Courtyard by Marriott

1:15 - 2:30 p.m. Walking / Driving tour of lower Woodward, Washington & Broadway improvements, starting with Compuware and Campus Martius Park, through Harmonie Park narrated by Peter Zeiler of the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation

2:50 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tour of Inn on Ferry Street and driving tour of Midtown developments narrated by Sue Mosey of University Cultural Center Assoc. Stop at Avalon Bakery

4:15 - 4:45 p.m. Presentation on Super Bowl XL by Elizabeth Kurta at Host Committee offices, Ford Field

5 p.m. Group invited to Elwood Bar & Grill for happy hour, cash bar.

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