The city of Detroit is known for many reasons. One of the lesser known facts is that Detroit is the only city in The United States of America from which you have to travel south to enter Canada.
Detroit is situated on the river banks of the Detroit River, which is also the border between the United States and Canada.
In the early 1900's Detroit became after Henry Ford assembled the world first motor assembly line here and the world's first mass produced car, the Ford Model T was released. From here came the nickname for Detroit - Motor City or Motown.
If you are traveling by air you will enter Detroit via the Detroit Metro Airport. It has both domestic and international terminals and is serviced by most of the domestic airlines as well as some international airlines. Inside the airport you will be surprised to find a hotel which also offers excellent conferencing facilities.
From the airport you will be able to get a rental car or taxi to take you into Detroit. They also have the SMART bus service available which runs from the airport and has several stops inside the city.
If you feel like exploring the city in an alternative way then they have many bicycle rental shops in the downtown waterfront area. The best bet is probably a car as the city is pretty big, but if you are going to stay downtown then a bike would be perfect. You can get a car rental from Avis, Hertz, or Budget and also choose from a sedan, convertible or fuel efficient car as the selection is pretty large.
Doing a price comparison and booking an online car rental is simple in Detroit with well known suppliers such as Enterprise, Avis, Dollar, Hertz, Thrifty, Alamo and Budget. You can also select from mini vans, trucks, hybrids, suv's, coupes, sedans, convertibles and station wagons.