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Detroit continues to earn pride of place up on travel sites' list of hot destinations.
Now Brett Keller, chief executive of Priceline, says his online agency sees a rise in visits to Detroit. The shout comes on "CBS This Morning," Sarah Rahal of The Detroit News reports.
Detroit is a fast-growing market that many summer vacationers can reach by driving, he notes.
"This year, we've seen an interesting rise in some urban locations, specifically, in Detroit and Cleveland," Keller said. "Think they're going through a bit of a renaissance. There's a lot of interesting new culture happening, new restaurants, breweries, night scenes."
In October, Lonely Planet named Detroit one of the top ten cities in the world to visit, writing:
After decades of neglect, Detroit is rolling again. It’s like the whole place is caffeine-buzzed, freewheeling in ideas. Young creative types jump-started the scene when they began transforming the crazy-huge slew of abandoned buildings into distilleries, bike shops and galleries. This sparked fresh public works, such as the just-opened hockey and basketball arena downtown, and the QLine streetcar that gives easy access to city hot spots. More are coming: three new parks will extend the riverfront trail (ideal for two-wheeling via the new 43-station bike-share scheme in the greater downtown area), plus groovy hotels will emerge from an old wig shop and a forlorn parking lot.
Last November, the New York Times wrote about Detroit as an exciting spot to see.
