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Visitor Numbers Continue to Climb
According to data released by the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau (CCTB), a record 33.04 million domestic and overseas travelers visited Chicago in 2005 - an increase of 3.5% over 2004.
|
|
Tourist Per Year
|
Chicago |
Cook County |
Chicago DMA |
Illinois |
Total |
| Leisure |
| Domestic |
15,400,000 |
18,500,000 |
27,600,000 |
49,300,000 |
110,800,000 |
| International |
567,760 |
567,760 |
567,760 |
688,288 |
2,391,568 |
| Business |
| Domestic |
11,300,000 |
12,700,000 |
15,000,000 |
26,900,000 |
65,900,000 |
| International |
640,240 |
640,240 |
640,240 |
567,712 |
2,488,432 |
| Total |
| Domestic |
26,700,000 |
31,200,000 |
42,600,000 |
76,200,000 |
176,700,000 |
| International |
1,208,000 |
1,208,000 |
1,208,000 |
1,256,000 |
4,880,000 |
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Percentage Change since 1997
|
|
Chicago |
Cook
County |
Chicago
DMA |
Illinois |
|
Leisure |
8.4 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
-2.9 |
|
Business |
0.3 |
-3.4 |
-6.4 |
3.8 |
|
Total |
4.7 |
0.8 |
-0.3 |
0.1 |
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Total Economic Impact of Tourism
|
|
Expenditures |
|
|
Cook
County |
Chicago
DMA |
State of
Illinois |
|
Domestic |
$23,658,020,960 |
$29,679,329,441 |
$36,103,088,694 |
|
International |
$2,832,834,527 |
$2,832,834,527 |
$2,945,397,488 |
|
Total |
$26,490,855,487 |
$32,512,163,968 |
$39,048,486,182 |
|
|
Employment |
|
|
431,469 |
529,541 |
636,000
|
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1998 Total Travel Top 10 cities visited
|
|
Domestic |
International |
Total |
|
Orlando, Fl |
35,200,000 |
2,900,000 |
38,100,000 |
|
New York City, NY |
27,000,000 |
5,000,000 |
32,000,000 |
|
Las Vegas, NV |
28,300,000 |
1,800,000 |
30,100,000 |
|
Chicago, IL |
26,600,000
|
1,200,000
|
27,800,000
|
|
Atlanta, GA |
24,400,000 |
570,000 |
24,250,000 |
|
Los Angeles, CA |
20,000,000 |
3,600,000 |
23,600,000 |
|
San Diego, CA |
21,600,000 |
800,000 |
22,400,000 |
|
Dallas, TX |
21,040,000 |
400,000 |
21,800,000 |
|
Washington, DC |
18,400,000 |
1,400,000 |
19,800,000 |
|
Atlantic City, NJ |
19,200,000 |
100,000 |
19,300,000
|
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Total Number of Overseas Travelers
|
Europe |
707,888 |
|
South America |
111,136 |
|
Central America |
7,248 |
|
Africa |
12,080 |
|
Middle East |
48,320 |
|
Asia |
271,800 |
|
Oceania |
37,448 |
|
Caribbean |
12,080 |
|
Canada |
323,063 |
|
Mexico |
145,229 |
|
Total Overseas travelers |
1,676,292 |
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International Traveler Analysis
Percentage of Travelers coming to the U.S. who visit Chicago
|
Europe |
South America |
Asia |
Middle East |
|
United Kingdom |
11.9% |
Brazil |
4.1 |
Japan |
9.7 |
Israel |
2.5 |
|
Germany |
10.3 |
Argentina |
2 |
India |
3.7 |
Kuwait |
0.2 |
|
France |
8.7 |
Venezuela |
1.7 |
Taiwan |
3 |
Saudi Arabia |
0.1 |
|
Italy |
4.9 |
Columbia |
1.1 |
China |
1.2 |
Oceania |
|
Netherlands |
4.4 |
Chile |
0.8 |
Phillipines |
0.9 |
Australia |
2.4 |
|
Sweden |
3.3 |
Peru |
0.1 |
South Korea |
0.8 |
New Zealand |
0.7 |
|
Switzerland |
2.1 |
Central America |
Thailand |
0.7 |
|
|
|
Poland |
1.7 |
Costa Rica |
0.3 |
Singapore |
0.5 |
|
|
|
Spain |
1.6 |
Panama |
0.1 |
Indonesia |
0.2 |
|
|
|
Belgium |
1.5 |
Africa |
Malaysia |
0.2 |
|
|
|
Ireland |
1.2 |
South Africa |
0.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
Russia |
1.1 |
Other Africa |
0.5 |
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