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THE TOURIST’S

BUBBLEin CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

Publication of this book was supported by numerous cups of coffee from either Shona’sFrench Press, or the Daily Grind.

2010 by me as I sit in the library atWashington State University

This book would be printed on acid freepapepaper, but it’s just in my computer.

De Graffenreid, Monica.Final Title would go here.

Don’t worry all this will be deleted.

[contents]

PART I:TOURISM TODAY

Who are Chicago’s tourists?

- Over 45.5 million people visited, including 32.4 million domestic

leisure travelers, 11.7 million business travelers and 1.36 million

overseas travelers.

- The number one reason for visiting Chicago is Entertainment.

-- 69% of all overnight leisure travelers come from within Illinois,

Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

- The majority of tourists have income under $50k/year

- 80% of visitors arrive by automobile.

-The Navy Pier is Chicago’s premier tourist attraction, hosting

8,305,000 visitors per year, which is more than two times that of

any other Chicago Attraction.

[Chicago’s Travel Market]

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[The Navy Pier ] PART I:TOURISM TODAY

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PART II:CHICAGO’S TOURISM IN ITS FIRST WAVES

[A Unique City]