Forecasting Workshop Part 2: Choose Chicago Trends and FutureCast In Chicago Tourism

When:  Aug 23, 2016 from 09:00 to 11:00 (CT)

Join HSMAI Illinois and Choose Chicago's Senior Economist David Czechowski at the new London House hotel for the second half of the forecasting series for 2017. New Choose Chicago President & CEO, David Whitaker, will be in attendance as well!

The presentation will cover the state of tourism in Chicago spanning both domestic and international segments. Recent hotel performance and current hotel capacity expansion and implications will be highlighted. The presentation will conclude with a briefing on Choose Chicago's current market promotion and convention sales efforts.

Following this presentation, attendees will be able to:
 

  • Understand the current state of visitation in Chicago
     

  • Be up-to-date with current and projected Chicago hotel performance
     

  • Be familiar with Choose Chicago's marketing strategy

     

Speaker Information:

David Czechowski is Director, Sr. Economist – Research & Analysis for Choose Chicago.  Supporting Chooses’ goal of increasing domestic and international visitation to the city, his team provides all levels of tourism metrics, event impact analysis, and forecasts, to city and state government, media channels, McCormick Place, the Chicago hotel community and Choose partners.

 

Location

LondonHouse Hotel
85 E. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60601