Member Newsletter

We’ll keep you posted with more information as these events get closer. In the meantime, make sure these networking opportunities are on your radar!

Mixers

- Tuesday, May 14 - Joint Member & CTA Mixer with Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce at TBD from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

- Monday, July 22 - CTA & Member Mixer at The Graduate Rock Bar from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

- Thursday, October 10 - CTA & Member Mixer at Zap Zone XL from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Join us for this FREE seminar. This 2-hour program presented by Justin Moore of Spartan Krav Maga, will give you and your organization the tools to help deal with the unexpected. The presenter will show participants what to look out for and what to do in a bad situation. 

When: Thursday, February 15, 2024

Time: 9-11 AM

Where: The session will be held on-site at the Choose Lansing Offices. Ample free parking is available on site.

MARCUS KIRKPATRICK, Chair Delta Charter Township Parks & Recreation

KELLIE DEAN, Vice-Chair Dean Transportation/Dean Trailways

CINDY BOWEN, CHA, CTA, Past Chair Crowne Plaza Lansing West

ELAINE HARDY City of East Lansing

GABRIELLE LAWRENCE Ingham County Commissioner

ANGELA MCCOMB Hampton Inn East Lansing

ERIC OLMSCHEID Wharton Center for Performing Arts

DOROTHY E. MAXWELL, MPA, CTA Max Weingar Group       

TRACIE KENT, CTA Residence Inn by Marriott & TownePlace Suites - East Lansing

REBECCA SELESKY Residential and Hospitality Services, MSU

Julie Pingston has been elected as Treasurer to the Michigan Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus (MACVB). 

MACVB is an organization of Convention & Visitor Bureau CEO’s and staff, whose mission is to serve as the advocate for the travel industry and provide leadership to its members through education and communication

Congratulations, Julie!

The Michigan Flyer is launching an express bus pilot program to connect Downtown Detroit with Detroit Metro Airport (DTW). 

The new service will make it quick and easy for Michigan Flyer passengers in the Lansing, Brighton, and Ann Arbor areas to catch this express bus at the Detroit Metro Airport.

The express bus service will operate up to 16 roundtrips daily between approximately 3:30 a.m. and 11 p.m. starting as early as the end of March. A one-way trip is expected to take about 30 minutes and cost up to $15 per passenger. Discounts will be available.

Julie Pingston, President and CEO of Choose Lansing^TM has been announced as one of Travelability's 24 Champions of inclusive travel.

The list includes leaders from around the industry who have made inclusion and accessibility a fundamental principle of their work. 

Congratulations, Julie!

Do you have a special Valentine's Day deal or romantic package? 

Submit your coupons and deals through the member portal. Let us help you entice visitors to come and share their love with your business, whether it is for a special holiday or just a Monday. 

Need help getting into the member portal? Reach out to Beth Jespersen at bjespersen@lansing.org. 

Sign up for free member portal training! In-person and zoom options are available.

Stay In the Know with the Member Portal:

• Access the convention calendar – see who’s in town. Great for outbound marketing
• Update your business website listing for both lansing.org and lansingsports.org
• Update your contact information
• Update your photos within your website listing
• Offer a discount or special offer coupon
• Connect with industry peers
• Respond to Hotel, Meeting Facility, or Sports Venue leads
• Pay Membership Dues Invoice
• Post a hospitality job opening on the website
• Post a public event to the website
• Order Visitor Guides

• Monday, November 16, 2026, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• Thursday, February 18, 2027, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 10, 2027, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 20, 2027, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• Monday, May 17, 2027, 1 p.m. to 5 pm.m.
• Wednesday, June 9, 2027, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

All classes will be located at the Choose Lansing® offices, located at 500 E. Michigan Ave.  Ste 180. Free parking is available in the back of the building that can be accessed from both Cedar & Larch Streets. Light refreshments are provided at each class.

Register for a class.

Apply to the Kristina Kauffman Scholarship Fund. 

Contact Melissa Nay with any questions.at mnay@lansing.org or by phone at 517-377-1410.