Boosted by major events, Chicago was once again a “toddling town” for tourists last year, welcoming 55.3 million visitors, up 6.5% over 2023 and setting a post-pandemic high, according to data ...

No. 16 among the top 150 markets according to a comprehensive survey from HVS, a respected global consultancy in the lodging ...

The increase in the city’s 17.5% hotel tax would more than double the marketing budget for the convention and tourism agency known as Choose Chicago. The agency's budget is dead last among major ...

In today’s Chicago, buzzwords such as “equitable” and “engagement” are virtual necessities if you want to please City Hall. Sometimes they have worth; sometime they make no sense at all. And even ...

Chicago’s hospitality and tourism industry said the city is uniquely qualified to weather any downturn, even though the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and rhetoric toward other countries ...

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Chicagoans need to start bragging more about their city, says the new leader of Chicago's tourism agency, which is launching its first new brand campaign in three years to try to help. With an eye ...

Chicago has been a popular tourist destination since even before 27 million people came to the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 — but the city also has a longstanding reputation for crime that has ...

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