Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau’s National Tourism Day Event

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Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau’s National Tourism Day Event

WHAT: The Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau will be celebrating the power of tourism and the 62 municipalities that make up this region. One in nine jobs in the U.S. is supported by the $2.1 trillion national travel industry. About 110 million domestic tourists visited Illinois last year, an increase of more than 1 million. Domestic visitors spent more than $35 billion in the state during 2016, this is a 1.8 percent increase over 2015. In the Chicago Southland tourism is going strong with the May opening of HITS Balmoral Park in Crete, Ill. and Accelerated Indoor Speedway in Mokena, Ill. scheduled to open later this fall. Join us in the tourism-industry excitement that occurs from fueling our economy!

WHEN: Wednesday, May 17, 2017

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau office

2304 173rd Street, Lansing, IL 60438

708-895-8200

The Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau is the official destination management and marketing organization for Chicago’s 62 south and southwest suburbs. The Chicago Southland CVB markets the Chicago Southland region as a destination for leisure, meetings and conventions, group tour and sports events. For more information, go to VisitChicagoSouthland.com

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Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau

Loren Petrakis-Mueller - Communications Manager

2304 173rd Street Lansing, IL 60438

Phone: 708-895-8200 Fax: 708-895-8288 Toll-free: 888-895-8233

Loren@VisitChicagoSouthland.com VisitChicagoSouthland.com