20 Sep 2019

Visit Quad Cities Releases Community Survey as Part of a Long-Range Vision and Strategic Plan for the Regional Destination

By Jessica Waytenick

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (September 19, 2019) — Visit Quad Cities, the region's official Destination Management and Marketing Organization (DMMO), initiated a new destination master-planning project for the Quad Cities regional destination with Resonance, a global leader in tourism, economic development, place-strategy, place-branding, and real-estate development.

02 Jul 2019

Gov JB Pritzker Announces Record Tourism Growth in Illinois

By Marla Cichowski

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (July 2, 2019) — More than 117 million visitors traveled to Illinois in 2018, setting a new record number of visitors for the state, Governor JB Pritzker announced today.

12 May 2019

Explore the River this Summer with Channel Cat Talks, Riverine Walks, and Art Along the River

By Philip Tunnicliff

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 10, 2019) — Register now to learn about life, history, and opportunity along the Mississippi River firsthand through River Action’s Channel Cat Talks, Riverine Walks, and Art Along the River. The Summer Education Series kicks off on May 19 with Poetry Along the River Banks at Schwiebert Park. Space is limited, so people are advised to purchase tickets in advance at riveraction.org/education.

22 Apr 2019

TSA Display of Prohibited Items Collected at Airport Checkpoint 4-22

By Cathie Rochau

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (April 22, 2019) — The Transportation Security Association (TSA) addressed the media at 10AM with a table-top display of prohibited items found at Quad City International Airport. The purpose of the event, according to TSA Regional Spokesperson Mark Howell, was to inform/remind passengers about what is and isn't allowed aboard aircraft when traveling.

14 Apr 2019

LeClaire, Iowa Vying for $25K Cash Prize in National Contest Recognizing America’s Main Streets

By Cindy Bruhn

LECLAIRE, IOWA (April 12, 2019) — On February 25, Independent We Stand, a national small-business movement, kicked-off its fourth-annual America’s Main Streets contest to help consumers, small-business owners, and Main-Street organizations reward a deserving Main Street with $25,000 in cash and sponsor-related prizes. LeClaire, Iowa is among this y

13 Feb 2019

Riverfront Report Ready for Public

By Kyle Carter

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 13, 2019) — The Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP) and Figge Art Museum, in cooperation with the City of Davenport, are hosting a joint public meeting to present a proposal that integrates public art concepts in to the design and development of the RiverVision plan and ongoing riverfront improvements. Produced in conjunction with RDG Dahlquist Art Studio, a division of RDG Planning & Design of Des Moines, the plan focuses on the riverfront portion known as Main

23 Jan 2019

Danielle Places Night to Honor Israel 2018 Prayers in Western Wall

By Allan Ross

photo by Noah Richardson

At each Night to Honor Israel fundraiser sponsored by the Quad Cities Association of Evangelicals, we collect prayers from the attendees that night to be placed in the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

13 Dec 2018

AAA: One-in-Three Americans Will Travel this Holiday Season, the Most on Record

By Nick Jarmusz

AAA forecasts that more than one-third of Americans will travel this holiday season. The record-breaking 112.5 million travelers taking to the nation’s runways, roads and rails for the year-end holidays represents a 4.4 percent increase over last year and the most since AAA has been tracking holiday travel.

13 Nov 2018

More Than 54 Million Americans to Travel this Thanksgiving, the Most Since 2005

By Nick Jarmusz

AAA projects 54.3 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more away from home this Thanksgiving, a 4.8 percent increase over last year. The 2018 holiday weekend will see the highest Thanksgiving travel volume in more than a dozen years (since 2005), with 2.5 million more people taking to the nation’s roads, skies, rails and waterways compared with last year.

31 Oct 2018

2018’s Best Winter Holiday Destinations – WalletHub Study

By Diana Polk

Ahead of a winter season with above-normal temperatures and more rain than snow, according to the latest forecast from the Old Farmers’ Almanac, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its 2018’s Best Winter Holiday Destinations report as well as accompanying videos to sup

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