detroit – Excitement is building downtown detroit As more draftees come to town.
“Over the next 24 hours, we'll start to see even more fans coming into the city from outside the city, and by Wednesday the city will be packed with people,” said Chris Moyer of the Visit magazine. . Detroit.
Visit Detroit expects a significant economic impact, with visitors expected to bring in hundreds of millions of dollars, a testament to the impact the NFL Draft will have on the city's economy.
Most hotel rooms in downtown Detroit are booked. Moyer said some fans will stay in hotels in surrounding counties, while others are on a waiting list in Detroit.
Airbnb says it still has plenty of room for last-minute travelers, even though searches in Detroit increased by 450% during the NFL Draft.
Many of the guests who book the draft are from Michigan, including Jackson, St. Clair Shores and Grand Rapids. A significant number of reservations have also been received from Chicago and Toledo.
No matter where they're from, everyone wants to see Detroit on the main stage, including 8-year-old Lorenzo Palac and his father, who were checking out the progress of Campus Martius. It was.
“We want to take a good look at it, see where it's inside, see where all the lights are, and walk around downtown.”
They said this is probably as close as they come to accepting everything.
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