West Michigan Creator Trip

Summer 2026

A curated summer experience connecting rising travel creators from Grand Rapids, Detroit, Chicago, and northern Indiana with the small businesses from Grand Haven, Holland, and Muskegon to re-write the narrative about West Michigan and make it a top summer road trip destination!

Work with us!

so You’ve heard of influencer trips…

Remember when Tarte Cosmetics took influencers like Alix Earle to Turks and Caicos? How about when Revolve went to Dubai? Poppi at Stagecoach?

High profile influencers in exotic locations, showered in thousands of dollars worth of products and experiences from top-tier brands, that we all drool over while watching on social media.

Must be nice, right?

What if we create a similar experience, right here, in West Michigan?

With some very important distinctions.

But what if we flip the script?

instead of…

Influencers with millions of followers

Exotic, hard to reach destinations

Hotels that cost a mortgage payment

Bucket list experiences for the rich

Restaurants with caviar and champagne

we feature…

real life, up-and-coming creators

small towns and local communities

locally owned Airbnb’s and Vrbo’s

family accessible things to do

local dining and farm to table options

so viewers can…

relate with their content.

road trip or do a long weekend there!

feel safe, clean, and comfortable.

create lifelong memories.

eat well and support the local economy.

Influencer trip coming to Michigan!

In early June 2026, we’re bringing a select group of micro travel creators to experience the very best of Grand Haven, Holland, and Muskegon.

This isn’t a press trip.
This isn’t a paid influencer weekend.

This is a collaborative creator experience designed to spotlight the small businesses that rely on summer tourism.

And an opportunity to give rising creators an opportunity to build powerful portfolio content in one of the most beautiful freshwater destinations in the country.

Our lakeshore community thrives during June, July, and August. This trip is about telling our story before peak season begins — and doing it together.

Hosted by Mi Bike Tours.

Here’s where

you come in!

rising travel creators

This opportunity is for creators who:

want to grow their travel portfolios and are willing to exchange experience for content (not paid)
value collaboration and community
create short-form video content for Reels, Tik Tok and/ or YouTube
edit their own videos professionally
are comfortable delivering raw footage to brand partners

What You’ll Receive:

1-night group stay at West Michigan Airbnb or Vrbo
hosted dining experiences
guided bike & brew tour of Grand Haven
additional curated local experiences (boat, yoga, etc.)
chance to build long-term partnerships
networking with other ambitious creators

What you’ll deliver:

minimum of 1 edited, short form video posted to your page, per brand partnership
tagging & collaborating with featured businesses
all usable raw video and photo asses shared with partners
posting withing 14 days of the event

Spots are limited. Selection is intentional.

Apply as a creator

Showcase your property before peak season

We’re looking for standout Airbnb or Vrbo’s in West Michigan (Holland, Grand Haven, Muskegon) to host our creator group for one night in early June 2026.

Ideally design forward, walkable, and/ or near Lake Michigan.

What you’ll provide:

1-night hosted stay for selected creators
access for filming interior and lifestyle content

What you’ll Receive:

multiple creators capturing walkthrough video, lifestyle content, and detail shots
tagged posts and collaboration features
raw content files for your future marketing