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Eagan tourism bureau to launch AI‑enabled site, boost ad and promotions budgets and pursue large 2026 soccer tournament
Summary
Visit Eagan presenters told the council the organization will launch a new website on 2026‑01‑01 with an AI‑driven search assistant, increase advertising by about 7% and promotions by about 15% in 2026, and are preparing to host a large international soccer tournament around the Fourth of July weekend that could generate substantial hotel demand.
At the start of the meeting the council heard from the Eagan Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) on its 2026 plans, marketing strategy and budget priorities.
Brent Corey and Shana Kiana Ina of the CVB described a new website scheduled to go live on 2026‑01‑01 that will include an AI‑driven search component targeted to tourism and local destination information. "We are actually going to be, debuting a very econ focused version of ChatGPT, so an AI version of that on our website," Ina said, describing a searchable library of venues, hotels…
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