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Discover Kalamazoo reports modest visitor-spend growth, warns 2026 will be tight; event center bond work continues
Summary
Discover Kalamazoo told commissioners that visitor spending grew 3.6% in 2024 but accommodations-tax revenue underperformed in 2025; the organization cited ARPA support, accessibility mapping, a new tourism master plan and continued work on a 2027 indoor youth sports facility tied to a bond and assessment district.
Jane Ghosh, president and CEO of Discover Kalamazoo, presented an abbreviated annual strategy at the Dec. 2 meeting, reporting that 2024 visitor spending grew 3.6% year over year but that accommodations-tax revenue is underperforming in 2025 as hotels nationally face softness.
Ghosh said Discover used a $60,000 ARPA grant from the county to help offset missed revenue and that the organization…
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