Benefits of Partnership

Visit Milwaukee creates economic impact and supports a stronger, more inclusive community by promoting the Greater Milwaukee area as a premier tourism destination. Partnering with us ensures that you will play an integral part in the story we tell leisure, convention, and business visitors every day. Visitors to the Greater Milwaukee area spend over $3.5 billion annually, and as the area’s official destination marketing organization, we can help leverage this economic impact.

Marketing & Promotion

Page on Visit Milwaukee’s Website 

Your opportunity to showcase your business or organization with your photos, logo, description, and more to the 1.95m visitors to our website. Best of all, it is customizable and can be edited at any time.

Official Visitors Guide 

Depending on your category of business, you may have the opportunity to be included in our annual guide showcasing the best of what Milwaukee and the region have to offer. This guide is printed once a year and is distributed locally, regionally, and even nationally. Additionally, partners can request free copies of our guide to be in stock at your business or organization throughout the year.

Brochure Distribution 

Stock your brochures in Visit Milwaukee’s Visitor Information Center at Baird Center and at our office in The Avenue. Additionally, your business will be listed digitally on our Visitor Information Touchscreens at Baird Center and Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport. 

Advertising Opportunities 

We offer several exclusive advertising opportunities each year, including in our Official Visitors Guide, Official Visitors Map, Visit Milwaukee website, social media channels, podcasts, and more. 

Networking & Connections

Partner Mixers

More than a standard networking event, Visit Milwaukee’s quarterly Partner Mixers give partners the opportunity to connect with hundreds of other partners in a fun setting with food, drinks and fun activations.

Annual Meeting

Visit Milwaukee’s Annual Meeting is a celebration of all things tourism in our region. 

Greater Milwaukee Hospitality Open

Visit Milwaukee’s annual golf outing is hosted in conjunction with the Greater Milwaukee Hotel & Lodging Association and allows partners to have a fun day on the golf course to support the Visit Milwaukee Foundation. 

Partner Directory

Partners have access to an internal directory of our entire partnership base with contact information. 

Partner Webinars

Regular opportunities to learn about how to maximize your partnership and other things happening at Visit Milwaukee.

Tourism Access

Convention Calendar Access

Partners who are in our sales lead tier receive three years of data for all conventions and events booked by our Visit Milwaukee sales team. 

Media Referrals 

Benefit from Visit Milwaukee’s powerful communications team that promotes our partners through press trips, influencer and media visits, and more. 

Business Referrals

Receive referrals for your services from clients, groups, conventions, events, tradeshows, and more. 

Tourism Newsletters

Frequent email newsletters from the Visit Milwaukee team about important tourism news and updates.

Convention Alert Emails

Partners get a regular “heads up” to incoming conventions and groups via our convention alert emails.

Tourism Advocacy

Visit Milwaukee is the city’s official Destination Marketing Organization. In 2025, the Milwaukee Business Journal ranked Visit Milwaukee as the #1 chamber and economic development organization in the Milwaukee area by revenue and a top ten business advocacy group in the state of Wisconsin.