Chicago’s tourism, hospitality industries on comeback trail, after summer surge of hotel bookings – Chicago Sun-Times*

Overall employment in Chicago’s “leisure and hospitality” industries rose 45% over a 13-month period ending in June after a pandemic-induced freefall — from 159,589 jobs in August 2019 to 74,491 jobs in May 2020.
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The Paraclete
4 years ago

This would be good news if it were true. Whenever trade associations or round table windbags talk I’m naturally skeptical. Are these actual hotel nights by tourists or business people? Maybe bums normally domiciled in viaducts?

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