National Travel & Tourism Week 2025
National Travel & Tourism Week is May 4-10, 2025 and Visit Beloit has organized a lineup of activities to celebrate
Day 1: Sunday, May 4th
- We are all about supporting travel and tourism in our Beloit and Stateline area communities! Keep an eye out for this blog across our Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn social media channels. If you join in on any of our exciting activities this week, be sure to mention us with @VisitBeloit and use the hashtags #VisitBeloit and #NTTW24.
Day 2: Monday, May 5th
- Have you previously made a trip with family and friends to Beloit? We want to see your pictures! Upload them here, and you will be entered in a giveaway to win two tickets to the Downtown Beloit Street Dance on Friday, August 1, 2025, as well as a $25 gift card to Northwoods Premium Confections. Don’t forget to follow us and catch our updates throughout the week to stay in the loop on our channels all year round.
Day 3: Tuesday, May 6th
- Our Marketing and Public Relations team has created an exclusive video featuring some of our Beloit & Beyond Passport Trail stops! Stay tuned for this video on our TikTok (@visitbeloitwi) and Instagram and Facebook (@visitbeloit).
- If you are looking for something fun to do, check out our Beloit & Beyond Passport Trails. Visit Beloit features four digital passport trails designed not only for tourists but also for locals to explore. It’s a great way to discover and enjoy new places you may not have visited before. Plus, it’s an opportunity to win Beloit-themed prizes! Our four trails include the Outdoor Art Trail, Loved by Locals Trail, Beers & Cheers Trail, and Historical Walking Trail. Sign up for the trails on our website, check-in at the locations you visit using your phone, and once you accumulate enough check-ins, you’ll be on your way to earning fantastic Beloit prizes!
Day 4: Wednesday, May 7th
- Our Marketing and Public Relations team has created an exclusive video featuring a handful of our partners to celebrate National Tourism Day. Catch Savannah Schindler, our Public Relations Specialist, interviewing them to hear what their suggestions are for first-time visitors to the Greater Beloit area! Stay tuned for this video on our TikTok (@visitbeloitwi) and Instagram and Facebook (@visitbeloit).
Day 5: Thursday, May 8th
- We will be hosting a quarterly Tourism Roundtable meeting for partners of Visit Beloit at our brand-new events space. Partners gather at this meeting to share exciting news about their businesses and to get a quarterly update from Visit Beloit. To thank our partners for working hard on the frontlines of tourism, we will be providing appetizers, and a cash bar will be available. Visit Beloit will also be presenting an Outstanding Frontline Employee Award to one Visit Beloit partner who has gone above and beyond their daily duties while presenting a high level of customer service and care to Beloit visitors. If you are a Visit Beloit partner and did not see the invite for this meeting, please email info@visitbeloit.com.
Visit Beloit has awarded the annual Outstanding Frontline Employee Award to Emily Rudicil with Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott. Jan Smith, General Manager of Fairfield Inn & Suites, nominated Emily, and here’s what she had to say about her great service, “Emily has shown up again and again to provide a continuous ‘Friendly Warm Welcome’ to every single one of our hotel guests. She is young and passionate about everyone who walks through our door, including fur babies. She has thrived in our industry and grown herself to provide the best customer service possible. Being a “Home Away from Home” hot spot means she is continuously taking care of travelers, whether it’s their first time in Beloit or a regular friendly face. The countless times we have received feedback regarding how friendly and helpful the service she provided them is amazing! Emily is an outstanding example of an individual who has continued to impress me personally by her commitment to the team and our guests. Always coming up with fun ways to treat/surprise them or provide something unique whenever we can. She is a pure example of what a hotel representative is, and she most certainly has a very bright future ahead of her! Thank you, Emily, for being you and for taking such good care of everyone!” Emily, we thank you for your service and care to our visitors and wish you many more years of great success!
We’re grateful to our partners for helping make Beloit a welcoming destination for both locals and visitors! Congratulations to Tony and Beth Bonasera of 1810 Emerson House, recipients of the Visit Beloit 2024 Outstanding Frontline Employee Award. Their exceptional hospitality, outstanding customer service, and care ensure every guest feels right at home. Read more about Tony and Beth here.
Day 6: Friday, May 9th
- Visiting Beloit with family and want to get the full experience? Our Marketing and Public Relations team has created an exclusive video featuring a Family Fun Beloit Bucket List. We encourage locals and visitors to experience these fun activities including snapping a selfie with the Welcome to Wisconsin sign at the Wisconsin Welcome Center – Beloit. Share your Beloit Bucket List stops with us on social media by tagging us @VisitBeloit and using the hashtags #VisitBeloit and #NTTW24.
Day 7: Saturday, May 10th
- Enjoy sipping, shopping, eating, and more at our new locally-owned businesses! In 2024 alone, more than five tourism-related businesses opened their doors for locals and visitors to enjoy. Give them a warm Wisconsin welcome by visiting and following them on social media. Read our blog for what businesses recently opened and what’s in store for the future.
In addition to our fantastic lineup of events to celebrate National Travel & Tourism Week, The Wisconsin Welcome Center – Beloit team will be offering complimentary cheese samples all week courtesy of Alp and Dell Cheese Store in Monroe, WI! Swing by during your adventures this week to savor a slice of Wisconsin!
Wisconsin Welcome Center – Beloit is located on Interstate 39 Northbound/ 90 Westbound just as you enter Wisconsin from Illinois. Formerly operated by the State Department of Tourism, and is currently operated locally by Visit Beloit. The staff is trained to help with all your travel needs locally and throughout the entire state. Stop in for an Official Wisconsin State Map, a visitor guide, directions, weather forecast, information regarding road construction or just to say hello to our friendly staff.
The hours are as follows: Monday – Saturday: 9:00 am-4:00 pm and Sunday: 10:00 am-3:00 pm.
