Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The City of Chicago is celebrating another record-breaking summer tourism season by keeping that momentum going in 2026 — which ...

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Chicago is turning to hotel guests to bankroll its tourism comeback. City Council on Wednesday approved a new Tourism Improvement District covering downtown hotels, adding a 1.5 percent surcharge to ...

Despite economic and political headwinds facing the global travel industry, Chicago’s hotel room demand rose 2.3% in 2025 compared to the previous year, the tourism agency Choose Chicago said on ...

The City of Chicago is celebrating another record-breaking summer tourism season by keeping that momentum going in 2026 — which was the focus at an event on Tuesday.