Chicago’s proposed tourism improvement district would let hotels fund marketing and convention recruitment themselves — boosting competitiveness without raising taxes on residents.

Choose Chicago CEO Kristen Reynolds and Board Chair Guy Chipparoni say the city should follow New York's lead and start aggressively "packaging" events during the cold weather months.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Boosted by major events, Chicago was once again a “toddling town” for tourists last year, welcoming 55.3 million visitors, up 6.5% ...

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 ...

The increase in the city’s 17.5% hotel tax would more than double the marketing budget for the convention and tourism agency ...

From the gleaming high-rises that line Michigan Avenue to the 28-mile manmade shoreline along Lake Michigan, Chicago remains one of America's most vibrant, celebrated cities. A world-class destination ...

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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 ...

Regarding the editorial “Chicago tourism fundamentally is about downtown, not all 77 neighborhoods” (Nov. 16): The world knows Chicago as a city of communities, each and every one with its own unique ...

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