JW Marriott Grand Rapids Provides Luxury Getaway
The JW Marriott Grand Rapids is considered a world-class hotel for both business and pleasure. Located in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, j
Bill Malcolm
- Jun 30, 2020
- 4 min
Bring Your Passport - We Are Going to the D
Grab your passport. Your Detroit weekend getaway may want to also include a trip to Windsor, Ontario (Canada)—just two miles away from downt
Joey Amato
- Jun 8, 2020
- 1 min
Pride Journey Outdoors: Wisconsin
With more than 15,000 lakes and nearly 156,000 acres of state park, Wisconsin is one of America’s top states for nature lovers. Travel off t
Joey Amato
- Jun 6, 2020
- 2 min
Pride Journey Outdoors: Marquette, Michigan
Located in the Upper Peninsula, Marquette has gained national acclaim as a premier outdoor and adventure destination in the Midwest. Traveli
Joey Amato
- Jun 1, 2020
- 1 min
Pride Journeys Launches 2020 LGBTQ Travel Directory
Pride Journeys, one of the leading news sources in LGBTQ travel has published an online directory highlighting gay-friendly destinations loo
Rick Jensen for Experience Grand Rapids
- Mar 18, 2020
- 6 min
Locally Owned & Operated LGBTQ+ Businesses to Check Out in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids is home to many locally owned and operated LGBTQ+ businesses, and there are more than you might think. The city is becoming a d
Joey Amato
- Sep 22, 2019
- 5 min
Pride Journey: Grand Rapids/Saugatuck
For the past few years, I’ve heard about a small town in Michigan known for its LGBTQ friendliness and charm, but it wasn’t until recently t
Joey Amato
- Aug 27, 2019
- 2 min
Grand Rapids Teams with Saugatuck/Douglas and Pride Journeys to Host First West Michigan Specific LG
Caption: Journalists Dan Allen, Ryan Walker, David Perry, Guy Darienzo (Owner of Uncommon Coffee Roasters) and Joey Amato This August, the convention and visitors bureaus of Grand Rapids and Saugatuck/Douglas joined forces to host their first-ever joint LGBTQ media trip. The trip was designed to invite journalists to explore the two destinations in hopes to increase LGBTQ tourism. The CVBs teamed with Pride Journeys, an LGBTQ public relations firm and travel company to assemb
Joey Amato
- Jan 9, 2019
- 2 min
Michigan and Wisconsin Governors Sign Executive Orders Banning Discrimination
On Monday, January 7th, Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order banning discrimination against LGBTQ state employees and Wisconsin’s Governor Tony Evers signed an executive order expanding nondiscrimination protections to transgender state employees. Equality Federation congratulates member organizations Equality Michigan and Fair Wisconsin and all of the leaders of both states for their efforts to secure these great victories in the Midwest! “In the fa
