Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Don Welsh, President and CEO of Choose Chicago, today announced that Chicago set multiple tourism records for the summer 2014 travel season. For the first time, Chicago saw records across all key performance indicators — demand, occupancy, supply, average daily rate, revenue per available room and overall revenue. Chicago’s record hotel performance during the peak tourism season of May – August shows that the City is on pace to achieve Mayor Emanuel’s goal of 55 million visitors a year by the year 2020 and create 30,000 additional jobs. [Read more…]
About Philadelphia
Philadelphia is conveniently located in Northeast USA, just 1 hour 20 minutes from New York City and 1 hour 45 minutes from Washington D.C. via Amtrak’s Acela Express Line. [Read more…]
Philadelphia for Your American Adventure
Offering a budget-friendly, metropolitan experience paired with a prime-central location on the Northeast corridor of the U.S., Philadelphia is a true value for the international traveller. The new message promoted by Philadelphia to the global marketplace is one of a city synonym of culture, cuisine, historic streets going green, walking-friendly, tax-free for shopping, wallet-friendly, chic and trendy. [Read more…]
NYC Breaks Tourism Record
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and NYC & Company CEO George Fertitta announced today that New York City welcomed a record 52 million visitors in 2012, a new all-time high and a 2.1 percent increase over 2011. Visitors to the city generated an estimated $55.3 billion in economic impact to the city’s economy, with direct spending reaching $36.9 billion. [Read more…]