News Releases

Kansas City, Mo.—In order to maintain funding for key operations and programs, Visit KC announced Monday a mixture of furloughs and job eliminations which will impact 21 of its 47 full-time positions—or 44% of the non-profit's workforce. These changes...

Visit KC’s main priority is the safety and well-being of the region’s residents, visitors and convention attendees. We understand and support the City’s decision to take the necessary and responsible steps to protect our region.

Visit KC is here for you, our community and our guests. To ensure our visitors have up-to-the-minute information on what events and businesses are impacted, we encourage our destination partners to utilize the following Visit KC resources in this rapidly-changing environment:

Kansas City, Mo.—Downtown will welcome thousands of basketball fans next week as the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's and Women's Basketball Championships return to Kansas City, March 11-15. Please be advised that fan fests and other Championship activities will...

The 11th Annual Kansas City Restaurant Week (KCRW) presented by Sysco Kansas City will include 218 restaurants across the metro, offering custom, multiple-course menus at lunch and dinner under two price tiers – $15 and $35. Of the 218 restaurants, 40 are first-time participants.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Visit KC announced today the late December confirmation of 19 appointments to its Board of Directors, including 13 nominees by Mayor Quinton Lucas and six put forth by the organization. Visit KC also confirmed a new slate of executive...

KANSAS CITY, MO. – Visit KC announced today the winners of its Visitors’ Choice Awards, an annual program that recognizes area businesses, museums, fountains and other local establishments as favorites among travelers, all selected exclusively by voters...

Visit KC announced today the appointment of Randall J. Landes as the organization’s Vice President of Finance & Chief Financial Officer. Honored in 2017 as “CFO of the Year” by the...

Kansas City, Mo. — Visit KC announced today that it has successfully renewed its accreditation through the Destination Marketing Accreditation Program (DMAP)—an esteemed, international industry distinction reserved for hospitality organizations that are...

The Don Bosco Centers has been named as the community beneficiary of the 11th Annual Kansas City Restaurant Week, scheduled for Jan. 10-19, 2020. The local nonprofit organization, which will celebrate its 80th...