{"id":134353,"date":"2022-10-04T16:03:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-chicago-voted-1-best-big-city-in-the-u-s-for-historic-sixth-straight-year-by-readers-of-conde-nast-traveler\/"},"modified":"2022-10-04T16:10:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T20:10:10","slug":"chicago-ha-sido-votada-como-la-mejor-gran-ciudad-n-o-1-de-los-ee-uu-por-sexto-ano-consecutivo-historico-por-los-lectores-de-conde-nast-traveler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/chicago-ha-sido-votada-como-la-mejor-gran-ciudad-n-o-1-de-los-ee-uu-por-sexto-ano-consecutivo-historico-por-los-lectores-de-conde-nast-traveler\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Voted &#8220;#1 Best Big City in the U.S.&#8221; for Historic Sixth Straight Year by Readers of Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><i>Momentous recognition confirms <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago&#8217;s<\/span> reputation as a world-class travel destination and comes on the heels of successful summer that saw travel approaching 2019 levels <\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><u>Photo and Video Selects Available <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3667550-1&amp;h=1585132383&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fscl%2Ffo%2Fu2b619ef69soteypd4x8m%2Fh%3Fdl%3D0%26rlkey%3Djp0mv4x7h3uki26vp9agpbdhm&amp;a=Here\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Here<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">CHICAGO<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 4, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/&#8211; Choose Chicago President and CEO <span class=\"xn-person\">Lynn Osmond<\/span> announced today that <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> has been named the Best Big City in the U.S. for the sixth straight year by Cond\u00e9\u00a0Nast Traveler through their 2022 Readers&#8217;\u00a0Choice Awards. This award, which is voted on by Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler readers, has been bestowed on <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> every year since 2017 and is a testament to <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago&#8217;s<\/span> enduring status as an exciting, welcoming and world-class travel destination. This unmatched recognition comes as Choose Chicago releases performance data from Summer 2022 which shows leisure and business travel approaching a full return to 2019 levels.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg9c65left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg9c65left\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1307363\/Choose_Chicago_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;There are so many reasons why <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> is the Best Big City in the U.S. \u2013 we have world-class restaurants, top-tier hotels and meeting spaces, cultural institutions and entertainment venues that can rival the best in the world and vibrant, diverse neighborhoods that make sure there is something for every visitor,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> Mayor <span class=\"xn-person\">Lori E. Lightfoot<\/span>. &#8220;Most importantly, our city is full of people and organizations that care deeply and work tirelessly to make <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> the most welcoming and inviting city in the world. I want to thank the tourism and hospitality professionals that make this award possible year after year and the millions of visitors that keep coming back to <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> to explore everything our city has to offer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Cond\u00e9 Nast readers know what Chicagoans have always known\u2026our city is the best in the nation,&#8221; said Governor JB Pritzker. &#8220;<span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> has everything: picturesque lakefronts, extraordinary architecture, world-class museums, the kindest people you&#8217;ll ever meet\u2014and yes, the best pizza, too. Here&#8217;s to six years strong and many more to come.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Each year, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler garners input on travel experiences from hundreds of thousands of readers to determine the winners of their Readers&#8217; Choice Awards, which is the longest-running and most prestigious recognition of excellence in the travel industry. This year, more than 240,000 readers weighed in on their favorite American cities and <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> was ranked first overall for an unprecedented sixth straight year \u2013 no other city has been voted Best Big City in the U.S. more than three straight times in the 35-year history of the Cond\u00e9 Nast Readers&#8217; Choice Awards.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is an incredible honor to once again be voted the Best Big City in the U.S.,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Lynn Osmond<\/span>, President and CEO of Choose Chicago. &#8220;This recognition does not happen by accident \u2013 it is a testament to the hard-working people that make <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> an inviting and welcoming city. Winning this award for six straight years combined with the successful summer of travel we just wrapped up make it clear that the past, present and future of tourism in <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> is a bright one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to thank our partners in the hospitality and tourism industry for ensuring <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> is a world-class destination and for making this award possible,&#8221; continued President Osmond. &#8220;I also want to thank all <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> residents for creating such a friendly and hospitable city for tens of millions of visitors each year. Finally, I want to thank the readers of Cond\u00e9\u00a0Nast Traveler for choosing <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> year after year and for recognizing all the amazing attributes of our city that is second to none.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This unprecedented honor is a testament of how <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> is continually evolving as a dynamic destination for everyone,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Glenn Eden<\/span>, Chair, Choose Chicago Board of Directors. &#8220;From our restaurants and hotels, to our theaters, museums, neighborhoods, cultural attractions and sporting events, <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago&#8217;s<\/span> tourism and hospitality community brings world-class service and experiences you cannot find in any other city. Without a doubt, <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> is the Best Big City in the U.S. for six record-breaking years because we&#8217;ve been able to help the savviest travelers positively reimagine what to expect when visiting <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> and any big U.S. city for that matter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the summer of 2022, <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> welcomed visitors back to the city in droves, with hotel room demand approaching, and in one segment exceeding, pre-pandemic levels. Total hotel room demand during the summer months (June, July and August) exceeded 3 million room nights, which is nearly 90% of summer 2019 levels. Summer 2022 group hotel room demand, which represents rooms occupied specifically by delegates of large meetings and conventions, exceeded summer 2019 levels, with 1.06 million hotel room nights in summer 2022 compared to 1.03 million in summer 2019.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago&#8217;s<\/span> successful summer of travel followed the launch of the new When You Go You Know campaign in June. This campaign along with Choose Chicago&#8217;s summer messaging that started earlier generated more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$150 million<\/span> in hotel revenue <span class=\"xn-chron\">between April 18 and September 5<\/span>. Additionally, the campaign drove 8.1 million searches for hotels and 1.2 million searches for flights. Choose <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> also worked with Expedia and the <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> hotel community on a focused consumer campaign to drive room nights. The campaign ran from <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 9 through September 5<\/span> and drove more than 63,000 room nights with an estimated hotel revenue of <span class=\"xn-money\">$20 million<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago&#8217;s<\/span> historic recognition as the Best Big City in the U.S. for six straight years is a testament to the resilience of <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago&#8217;s<\/span> hospitality and tourism industries as the strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler readers recognize that <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> is home to world-class entertainment, impressive architecture, first-rate museums and an exceptional restaurant scene. 2022 has been a banner year for events in <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> as well, with the first-ever Sue\u00f1os Festival in May and the first US Sail Grand Prix Chicago race at Navy Pier in June, not to mention the successful full return of <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> mainstays such as Lollapalooza, the James Beard Awards and the International Manufacturing Trade Show (IMTS), the largest and longest-running tradeshow in <span class=\"xn-location\">North America<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The 2022 Readers&#8217; Choice Awards are published on Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler&#8217;s website at <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3667550-1&amp;h=3656493532&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cntraveler.com%2Frca&amp;a=cntraveler.com%2Frca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">cntraveler.com\/rca<\/a> and celebrated in the November issue. Follow @cntraveler on social media and tag #RCA2022.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wcag-arialevel-3\" style=\"display: block; font-size: 1.17em; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\"><b>About Choose Chicago<\/b><\/div>\n<p>Choose <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> is the official sales and marketing organization responsible for promoting <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago<\/span> as a global visitor and meetings destination, leveraging the city&#8217;s unmatched assets to ensure the economic vitality of the city and its member business community. Follow @choosechicago on <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3667550-1&amp;h=1534816202&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FChooseChicago&amp;a=Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3667550-1&amp;h=2876893749&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2FChooseChicago%2F&amp;a=Instagram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3667550-1&amp;h=1465281981&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FChooseChicago&amp;a=Twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> and tag #ChicaGOandKNOW. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3667550-1&amp;h=3651860846&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.choosechicago.com%2F&amp;a=choosechicago.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">choosechicago.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Media Contacts:<br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Isaac Reichman<\/span>, <a href=\"mailto:ireichman@choosechicago.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">ireichman@choosechicago.com<\/a>, (312) 805-9586<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Michelle Gonzalez<\/span>, <a href=\"mailto:mgonzalez@choosechicago.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">mgonzalez@choosechicago.com<\/a>, (312) 259-5708<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3667550-1&amp;h=2273165325&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1307363%2FChoose_Chicago_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1307363%2FChoose_Chicago_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1307363\/Choose_Chicago_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Choose Chicago<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><i>Momentous recognition confirms <span class=\"xn-location\">Chicago&#8217;s<\/span> reputation as a world-class travel destination and comes on the heels of successful summer that saw travel approaching 2019 levels <\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"prntac\"><b><u>Photo and Video Selects Available <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3667550-1&amp;h=1585132383&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dropbox.com%2Fscl%2Ffo%2Fu2b619ef69soteypd4x8m%2Fh%3Fdl%3D0%26rlkey%3Djp0mv4x7h3uki26vp9agpbdhm&amp;a=Here\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Here<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&lt;span&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":134354,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mercadeo"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134353"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":134355,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134353\/revisions\/134355"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}