Chicagoist: Visit Chicago, Please. Pretty Please?

nmpkm

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:15:01 -0600

I just tended bar last weekend at a hotel downtown for some conventioneers, so I have no idea where they held it. I'm guessing the hotel. And you're totally right, I forgot about the car show.

sarcasm police

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:11:29 -0600

Jeffrey: How long have you not known what sarcasm is? Yeah, that's what I thought.

NSH

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 10:28:44 -0600

nmpkm, where are they holding the Christmas time conventions? It's not at McCormick Place they are closing up for the season starting Monday through Christmas. Jan-February are McCormick place's busiest months actually, all the auto shows start up beginning of the year.

erik

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 10:23:03 -0600

Folks don't hear too much from the CCTB because they go after conventions and not holiday vacationers. If you aren't planning a major convention, I'm not surprised you haven't heard much from them. Also, if you live in Chicago, don't be surprised if you don't see a lot of ads to take a trip to Chicago. I think that's sort of uncommon generally for tourism ads. Besides, we already know how awesome Chicago is.

nmpkm

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 09:47:35 -0600

Back in the Old Daley's day, Chicago was the convention capital of the world ('68 Democrat riots exempted, of course). Thanks to O'Hare and McCormick Place being state of the art (for the time), it was the place to be. But Vegas is just outpacing and outspending everyone these days mainly because tourism is the alpha and the omega out there. As a former Las Vegan, I can say Daley is doing a much better job than his counterpart (Oscar Goodman, former mob attorney) in Vegas in terms of balancing city needs and still getting tourist and convention dollars. Also, Christmas in Chicago is a hot convention time. Businesses love bringing in families to go shopping and dining. January and Feburary are different matters, though.

NSH

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 09:09:06 -0600

anony quiet down! I predict CCTB has some pretty girls with a $200,000 expense account who were told to wine dine and **. All in the name of tourism.

anony

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 23:53:59 -0600

Could the lack of visitors have something to do with the Chicago cold weather, wind and snow??

jeffrey Zubricki

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 20:13:21 -0600

magilla gorilla...how long have you lived in this city? yeah thats what i thought...daley's not perfect...but still a damn good mayor..

magilla gorilla

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:43:07 -0600

i agree with patrick, daley's done nothing to make this city nicer

Patrick McDonough

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 18:12:30 -0600

Gee, looks like a nice job for the wives of some politicians, ya think? If you want to get people to Chicago send the Mayor packing!

NSH

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 16:04:51 -0600

"If don’t hear much from the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau in the next couple of months" I don't remember hearing anything from CCTB in the first place. What is this organization good for anyway?