2011 Visitor Volume Economic Impact
2011 VISITOR DATA
Chicago welcomed 43.59 million total visitors in 2011 - an 11.1% increase from the 39.24 million visitors in 2010. The 42.39 million domestic business and leisure visitors in 2011 represented an 11.2% increase over 2010's numbers and marked the first positive year-over-year change in this visitor metric since 2007. Overall, Chicago's 2011 increase in visitor numbers surpassed the overall US average by 4.5%.
Other notable milestones include:
- A record 23.07 million overnight business and leisure travelers - an increase of 11.3% over 2010.
- Business travel to Chicago increased 5.1% to 10.58 million business travelers.
- 31.8 million leisure travelers visited Chicago - a 13.5% increase over 2010.
- Chicago hotels saw improvement with an overall occupancy of 72.1% - a 3.4% increase over 2010.
To view detailed Chicago travel data, click here.
News & Updates
MAYOR EMANUEL AND CHOOSE CHICAGO ANNOUNCE RECORD APRIL HOTEL PERFORMANCEHOTEL OCCUPANCY HITS RECORD HIGH FOR THE MONTH OF MARCHMAYOR EMANUEL AND REDMOON ANNOUNCE THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE FESTIVAL CHOOSE CHICAGO ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT CHANGES TO EAST COAST SALES TEAMSPRING INTO CHICAGO: A CITY THAT IS SECOND TO NONE THIS SUMMERMAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES FURTHER INVESTMENT IN CHOOSE CHICAGO TO BUILD ON FIRST YEAR OF SUCCESS IN PROMOTING CHICAGO AS AN INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL DESTINATIONWORLD BUSINESS CHICAGO, CHOOSE CHICAGO HOST RECEPTION IN SHANGHAI FOR CHINESE BUSINESS LEADERS, TOUR ORGANIZATIONS
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