Explore Minnesota announced an improved website Tuesday, offering visitors “an immersive and inspiring look into what awaits them on a Minnesota vacation,” the state’s tourism-promotion ...

Explore Minnesota is also rebuilding, back to its pre-pandemic staffing levels of about 50 employees. “We have some ways to go, but ... 2023 has proved that travel is back,” Bennett McGinty said.

Lauren Bennett McGinty, the executive director of Explore Minnesota, speaks to more than 500 travel and tourism industry leaders from across the state during Explore Minnesota's 2024 Tourism ...

Minnesota’s tourism promotion office is set debut a new marketing campaign to lure visitors to the state. Explore Minnesota’s annual statewide conference kicked off Tuesday with a look at the ...

For perspective, McGinty says Minnesota’s tourism industry normally brings in about $16 billion a year. "To lose that much over two years is pretty substantial,” McGinty said.

At Explore Minnesota, Bennett McGinty will oversee 36 employees and a budget of $14.4 million. “I am honored to take on this important role as our tourism industry continues to work its way out ...

Explore Minnesota director Lauren Bennett McGinty recently shared details of the state’s current tourism strategy a travel industry outlook for 2022. According to McGinty, a full recovery to pre ...