SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Tourism officials say a major touring motorcycle convention is coming to Shreveport-Bossier next summer.
Touted as the world's largest touring motorcycle rally, the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau announced Thursday that the 2022 Gold Wing Road Riders Association Wing Ding 43 is set for the Fourth of July weekend in 2022, June 28-July 22, at the Shreveport Convention Center.
Wing Ding 43 is expected to bring about 6,000 people to the area, with an estimated economic impact of $4.4 million.
According to tourism officials, the Gold Wing Riders Association is recognized as the world's largest single-marquee conference for safety, technical, education, and social organization for riders of touring motorcycles.
"Once a year, members, their friends and many other motorcycle enthusiasts gather for the largest, most prestigious, ultimate and luxury touring motorcycle extravaganza in the world, called "Wing Ding."
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