News Releases

KANSAS CITY, Mo.— Visit KC, Kansas City’s leading hospitality and tourism organization, is pleased to announce two new additions to its team. Kenzi Hoyle becomes Visit KC’s second partnership development manager while Derek Byrne assumes the role of...

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Visit KC announced today the appointment of Patrick Geschwind to the role of Interim President & CEO. Geschwind, owner and senior consultant at Patrick Geschwind & Associates, touts more than three decades of leadership experience,...

Following a meeting of its Board of Directors today, Visit KC announced a new slate of executive officers, including a new chair for the hospitality and tourism organization. CiCi Rojas, President of Tico Productions and Tico Sports, ascends to the...

Announced this morning, the NCAA has selected Kansas City as one of eight finalist bid cities to host the 2021-2024 Women’s Final Fours. The news was released this morning by the Local Organizing Committee, comprised of Visit KC, the...

Visit KC is pleased to announce winners of its Visitors’ Choice Awards, an annual program that honors area businesses, murals, fountains and more as traveler favorites, each selected exclusively by voters who live outside the...

Ronnie Burt, President and CEO of Visit KC, announced today his resignation, effective Jan. 31, 2018. Over the next few weeks, Burt will assist the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors with a smooth, seamless transition...

KANSAS CITY, MO. – Kansas City Restaurant Week (KCRW) presented by Sysco Kansas City kicks off Friday, Jan. 12, with a record 191 participating restaurants across the metro area. The 2018 event, concluding with dinner service on Sunday,...

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Following the success and momentum of the Kansas City Tap Tour, Visit KC announces the second season of the popular program, a self-guided brewery experience that rewards participants for sampling area craft beer. The updated KC Tap...

Kansas City, Mo.—the first and only city in America to enact a local film incentive without having an active state incentive—has increased its rebate to 10 percent. The update, passed by a unanimous City Council vote, becomes effective Nov. 1,...

Kansas City, Mo.—According to new research released today, the Kansas City region welcomed 25.2 million visitors in 2016, a new record for the destination. The number of visitors grew 2.1 percent from the previous year, meaning that Kansas City welcomed...