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  1. Chicago Tourism Board 2024

    Find & Book Chicago Tourism Board. Tours, Activities, Excursions in Chicago. Find & Book the Best Things to Do in Chicago. Tours, Activities, Excursions in Chicago

  2. The 10 Best Things To Do

    Find the Best Things To Do in Chicago. Compare Prices and Book Online. Full Refund Available up to 24 Hours Before Your Tour Date. Quick & Easy Purchase Process.

  3. Chicago Things to Do, Events, Restaurants, Hotels & Vacation Planning

    Explore the official tourism website for Chicago. Find guides to attractions, events, restaurants, hotels, getting around and other vacation planning help. Skip to consent to cookies Skip navigation. ... Chicago goes all out to celebrate Pride, with massive festivals, a joyous parade, and more inclusive events all month long honoring LGBTQ+ ...

  4. Visit Chicago

    Explore the best of Chicago with hotel and visitor information, attractions, tours, museums, galleries, shopping, and sports.

  5. Chicago Travel Guide: Maps & Visitor Center Resources

    From iconic attractions to off-the-beaten-track places locals love, map your way to your Chicago right here. CTA transit maps. Metra regional rail maps. Bike maps. Pedway maps. McCormick Place convention center maps. Our visitor information centers will help you make the most of your time in Chicago. Stop by for free brochures, maps and ...

  6. PDF ANNUAL REPOR T

    Board Chair Choose Chicago President & Chief Executive Officer Choose Chicago Dear Partners, ... Chicago's record-breaking tourism industry generates revenue and employment for those who call the city home. $14.1B $14.6B $14.9B $15.4B $16.2B $885.2M $891.6M $953.2M $1.0B $1.1B

  7. Choose Chicago Announces Tourism & Hospitality Forward to Responsibly

    for tourism and hospitality industry recovery (CHICAGO - May 21, 2020) - At the Choose Chicago Annual Meeting today, the organization announced Tourism & Hospitality Forward, a new initiative to accelerate and spur Chicago's tourism industry post-coronavirus and help accelerate the City's economic recovery. To date, a coalition of more ...

  8. Chicago Sets New Tourism Record of 55 Million Visitors in 2017

    Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Choose Chicago today announced that visitors to the city in 2017 reached 55.2 million - a new record and 2.5 percent increase over the previous year. The increase of 1.4 million reaches the Mayor's ambitious goal of 55 million visitors annually - two years early. Chicago's tourism industry supported an estimated ...

  9. Mayor Emanuel, Choose Chicago Release 2018 Annual Tourism Report

    Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Choose Chicago today released the 2018 Annual Tourism Report, highlighting another record-breaking year for tourism. Key highlights on Chicago's booming tourism industry from the 2018 report, include: welcoming over 57.7 million visitors to the City; Condé Nast Traveler naming Chicago the "Best Big City in the United States" for the second year in a row ...

  10. Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau Inc

    THE CHICAGO CONVENTION AND TOURISM BUREAU IS THE PREMIER SALES AND MARKETING ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES CHICAGO'S WORLD-CLASS ASSETS TO GLOBAL LEISURE TRAVEL AND CONVENTION BUSINESS TO ENSURE THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF THE CITY AND ITS MEMBER BUSINESS COMMUNITY. Ruling year info. 1971. Principal Officer. JAMES MEYER. Main address. 301 E Cermak Rd.

  11. Why can't Chicago land a new head of tourism?

    Choose Chicago's board of directors last week approved a $26 million budget for 2022 and plans to fill more than a dozen vacant roles next year. ... but the top tourism role in Chicago is known in ...

  12. PDF For Immediate Release Contact: Chicago Records 86% Increase in Tourism

    Tourism-related employment has returned to 60% of pre-pandemic levels, and last year generated an estimated $1.3 billion in tourism tax revenue. CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Lynn Osmond, CEO of Choose Chicago, today announced Chicago hosted 30.7 million domestic and international visitors in 2021, an 86% increase over 2020.

  13. Board of Directors

    Choose Chicago counts some of the city's most accomplished professionals among our board members, each committed to promoting Chicago as a premier leisure, meetings, and events destination. In conjunction with the Choose Chicago Executive Office, the Board of Directors serves as a primary source of communication, decision-making, initiative ...

  14. Chicago's reputation at stake in search for a new top tourism exec

    Audio Not Found. Chicago's tourism agency is back on the hunt for a new top executive two years after it struggled to hire one. Whether this search goes more smoothly will say a lot about the city ...

  15. Chicago tourism could return to pre-pandemic levels by 2024, industry

    Chicago tourism has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels, but it could fully recover by 2024, and possibly before, industry leaders said.In the four weeks ending July 9, hotel occupancy in the ...

  16. The Illinois Office of Tourism Announces Tourism Grant Recipients

    CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO), Office of Tourism, is pleased to announce funding for two grant programs designed to increase tourism across the state. The grants, which haven't been awarded since 2015, will help bolster the state's tourism industry which generated over $3 billion in tax ...

  17. Research

    Economic Impact of Tourism in Chicago 2022 For access to Choose Chicago's full range of partner resources, including weekly/monthly dashboards, visitor profiles, convention and meetings calendars, and bookings pace updates, please learn more about becoming a Choose Chicago Partner or contact our Partnership team at partnership@choosechicago ...

  18. Tourism Pulse Check: How Will Chicago and the Wider Travel Industry

    Together, with moderator Phil LeBeau, Auto and Airline Industry Reporter for CNBC, these experts in the travel space discussed the future of tourism, especially as it pertains to the city of Chicago. Members and sponsors of Executives' Club of Chicago were in attendance at this in-person one-hour discussion at the Hyatt Regency Chicago on May 11.

  19. Choose Chicago CEO Lynn Osmond stepping down

    Named president and CEO of Choose Chicago in March 2022, Osmond took the reins of the city's tourism efforts as it began to emerge from the pandemic, which disrupted everything from the hotel ...

  20. About Choose Chicago

    Our Mission. Enrich our community by attracting meetings, events and leisure travelers to Chicago. Our Vision. Elevate the brand of Chicago as a must-experience global destination. Choose Chicago 2023-2025 Strategic Plan. Choose Chicago Annual Report ( 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018)

  21. Lynn Osmond stepping down as head of Chicago tourism agency

    Lynn Osmond, president and CEO of Choose Chicago - the city's official tourism agency - is stepping down at the end of the month to spend more time on a family health matter. "It has been ...

  22. Governor's Travel Control Board Meeting

    Governor's Travel Control Board Meeting June 11, 2024. Upcoming Events Vendor Outreach - Tips for becoming a Successful Vendor Wednesday, June 26, 2024 ... +1-312-535-8110 United States Toll (Chicago) +1-415-655-0002 US Toll Global call-in numbers Join from a video system or application

  23. Contact us

    Visit us at our office location or call us with questions. Main Office. 301 E. Cermak Rd. Chicago, IL 60616. Phone: (312) 567-8500. Get to know Choose Chicago's departments and staff.

  24. City of Chicago :: Chicago Recognized with Condé Nast Traveler's 2021

    CHICAGO - Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, Choose Chicago and World Business Chicago today announced Condé Nast Traveler recognized Chicago as the #1 Best Big City in the U.S. for the fifth year in a row in the results of its annual Readers' Choice Awards.Since 2017, Chicago has ranked number one in this category for its incredible restaurants, interesting and diverse attractions, and welcoming ...

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  26. City of Chicago :: Choose Chicago is Official

    Download this Press Release. Choose Chicago, the new official tourism organization for Chicago, officially launched on July 1 with a streamlined organizational structure, new international offices, and a renewed focus on attracting out of market visitors to Chicago. "I am committed to making sure Chicago has one strategy to attract visitors ...

  27. Metra celebrating 40th anniversary this week with ...

    - Friday, June 7: Metra will ask riders to share their favorite travel destinations on social media. -Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9: Travel on Metra will be completely free for all riders.