News Releases

WICHITA , Kan. (Dec. 7, 2018) — In a press conference today, Visit Wichita, the Wichita Thunder and the ECHL, Premier ‘AA’ Hockey League, announced the selection of Wichita as the host city for the.... More

WICHITA , Kan. (Nov. 30, 2018) — U.S. Figure Skating announced the selection of host cities for the 2020 regional and sectional championships and synchronized sectional championships, and Wichita,.... More

SportsEvents Media Group, a leading travel industry publication focused exclusively on helping sports event planners, announced that Visit Wichita in Wichita, Kansas has been named as a 2019 Readers'.... More

One of the reasons Wichita is a must-visit Midwest city and regional shopping destination is the appeal of many fun, funky and one-of-a-kind independent retailers – the kind Visit Wichita hopes you’ll.... More

At Visit Wichita, the sales team plays a vital role: attracting new conventions, conferences and events to Wichita and enhancing economic development by bringing in national, regional and state.... More

Visit Wichita has secured Wichita as one of the regional qualifier host cities for the Pro Football Hall of Fame World Youth Championships . The qualifying event will feature top teams from throughout.... More

A conference that has been held in Wichita for decades, the Kansas Department of Labor’s Kansas Safety and Health Conference, starts next week and anyone who wants to learn more about fostering a.... More

WICHITA, Kan. (Aug. 31, 2018) — Visit Wichita engaged The Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Wichita State University to conduct a study to determine the local economic impact of.... More

The 16th annual Tallgrass Film Festival takes place Oct. 17-21, 2018, in and around downtown Wichita, Kansas. Not familiar with Wichita’s film festival? Here’s a quick primer on what to expect at one.... More

Sixty years ago, in the summer of 1958, two dozen students from Wichita staged what would become the first successful student-led lunch counter sit-in of the Civil Rights movement. By August 11, 1958,.... More

The sales team at Visit Wichita plays a vital role: attracting new conventions, conferences and events to Wichita and enhancing economic development by bringing in national, regional and state.... More

Want to travel more, but don’t know where to go? Bill Clevlen, author of “100 Things to Do in America Before You Die,” will provide some direction when he visits Wichita this month. He will present.... More

A new position at Visit Wichita, which focuses solely on attracting new sporting events to the city, has been filled. Brian Hargrove, former general manager of the Wichita Sports Forum, is the.... More

World record-holding water skiers will be making their way to Kansas for the first time this summer for the nation’s largest water ski celebration. Aug. 7-11, the 2018 GOODE Water Ski National.... More

Wichita has been selected as the host city for the NIRSA Championship Series for the next three years, beginning in 2019. The series gives college recreational sports participants an opportunity to.... More

Visit Wichita’s new Director of Partnership Development is a familiar face to partners, the Wichita community and the travel industry: Susan Cohrs. Susan has been a Visit Wichita team member for six.... More

Wichita State University (WSU), Visit Wichita and Midwest Sports Productions (MSP) are set to host National Pro Fastpitch’s (NPF) Aussie Spirit and Chicago Bandits June 7-8, 2018, at C. Howard Wilkins.... More

As a part of National Travel and Tourism Week (May 6-12), Visit Wichita hosted a Summer Celebration Breakfast at Exploration Place to preview summer happenings in Wichita and recognize partners who.... More

Summer vacation is right around the corner and there’s no better destination for affordable family fun than Wichita, Kansas. With attractions catering to every kind of traveler, visitors will find.... More

Wichita-based Exploration Place has morphed its aviation exhibit into a fresh permanent exhibit, Design Build Fly . Sponsored by some of the major aircraft manufacturers based in the “Air Capital of.... More

Once Sessions 1 and 2 of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship are played at INTRUST Bank Arena on Thursday, March 15, fans (and locals partaking in the fan festivities) will have some.... More

It’s been 24 years since a men’s NCAA tournament has been played in Wichita, and 2018 will be the first time the games will be played at the 15,000-seat INTRUST Bank Arena in the heart of the city..... More

It’s been 24 years since a men’s NCAA tournament has been played in Wichita, and 2018 will be the first time the games will be played at the 15,000-seat INTRUST Bank Arena in the heart of the city..... More

The sales team at Visit Wichita plays a vital role: attracting new conventions, conferences and events to Wichita and enhancing economic development by bringing in national, regional and state.... More

At its annual meeting, Visit Wichita celebrated 38 years as the city’s destination marketing organization by sharing highlights from 2017 and focus areas for 2018. In 2017, more than six million.... More