Illinois tourism on the road to recovery as hotel revenue breaks pre-pandemic record in 2023
Sable at Navy Pier general manager Scott Waters checks in a guest at the hotel front desk on July 20, 2022, in Chicago.
More broadly, the state appears to be on the road to tourism recovery. Last year, Illinois welcomed 111 million visitors, up 14% over 2021, but still below the pre-pandemic record of nearly 123 million visitors in calendar year 2019, according to data provided by the state and Tourism Economics.Visitor spending is also closing in on pre-pandemic levels, rising 37% last year to more than $44 billion. In 2019, Illinois generated a record $45.
The new spots are airing in 22 markets across the Midwest and headed north of the border this summer to debut in Toronto. In Chicago, the central business district has about 150 hotels offering nearly 46,000 rooms. Last year, occupancy was at about 60%, well below the 74% rate in 2019, according to data from Choose Chicago.
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