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COMMUNITY VIBRANCY 2025 proved to be another record year for hotel sales in Greater Grand Rapids. From November 2024 to October 2025 hotel demand reached 2.3 million rooms sold, a 3% increase from the previous year. AIRLINE TRAVEL Passenger activity through the Gerald R. Ford International Airport grew through 2024 and into Q3 2025. The third quarter of 2025 saw the highest level of traffic in the airport’s history with 1,141,278 passengers. Airport passenger activity increased 6% – or by 66,000 passengers – from Q3 2024 to Q3 2025. Approximately 86,000 more air travelers passed through the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in the first three quarters of 2025, compared to the first three quarters of 2024.
HOTEL ROOM DEMAND
2,500,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
0
2020 2021
2022 2023 2024 2025
Source: Smith Travel Research (November to October)
GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PASSENGERS BY QUARTER
1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
600,000
400,000
200,000
**Note** Passenger activity aggregates enplanement and deplanement data.
0
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Source: Gerald R. Ford International Airport
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