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B M & T ••• November/December 2022 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 16 VISIT Milwaukee is proud to have welcomed 14 prominent Black meet- ing planners in September to showcase the best of the city while inspiring them to book their forthcoming meetings in Milwaukee. This familiarity tour was hosted in partnership with Black Meetings & Tourism, an award-winning trade publication for and about the more than $129 billion African American group, leisure, and meetings market. From September 20-22, VISIT Milwaukee's marketing and sales team showed the planners around the city, high- lighting a number of hotels, attractions, restaurants, and Milwaukee icons to illustrate the breadth of world-class accommodations, venues, and amenities they and their attendees can experience. Stops included the Wisconsin Center District properties with a focus on the Wisconsin Center expansion, American Family Field, America's Black Holocaust Museum, Bronzeville, Deer District, Bradford Beach, Henry Maier Festival Park, Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, among others. "We're thrilled to welcome this group of top-tier plan- ners to show them all Milwaukee has to offer. These plan- V I S I T M I LWA U K E E S H O W C A S E S COMMUNITY TO BLACK MEETING PLANNERS As Part Of a Three-Day Tour in Partnership With Black Meetings & Tourism, 14 Meeting Planners Experienced Milwaukee's Venues, Restaurants, Hotels, Transportation, and Attractions