With the new docking terminal at the foot of Bates and Atward, tourism could be on the rise for Detroit.
Excerpt:
But by spring 2010, downtown Detroit's new $15-million public docking
terminal is to be ready to accept Great Lakes cruise ships that could
bring hundreds of tourists to town.
"We don't like to label it a cruise terminal because from a realistic
point of view, it's not going to be like Miami," said John Kerr,
director of economic development for the Detroit/Wayne County Port
Authority.
"But even if we had half a dozen vessels stopping a dozen trips a year
each, it would be beneficial. We estimated back in 1998 that cruise
ships contribute $150,000 per stop to the economy."
The terminal is at the foot of Bates and Atwater near the Renaissance
Center. It will make Detroit a player in a small but steady tourism
sector of the state. Great Lakes cruises draw American and European
tourists who pay $4,000 to $11,000 to sail on 100-passenger luxury
ships, stopping at ports such as Houghton, Mackinac Island and Holland.
Read the entire article
here.
Enjoy this story?
Sign up for free solutions-based reporting in your inbox each week.