Tell Your Alderperson to Keep Hotels Working for Chicago!

Chicago’s hotel industry is a cornerstone of the city’s economy, supporting local jobs and driving vibrant activity in neighborhoods across the city. Hotels play a critical role in welcoming visitors, fueling tourism, and supporting small businesses that rely on the steady flow of guests. Protecting this vital industry ensures continued economic opportunity and quality of life for residents and workers alike.

Have Your Voice Heard!

Dear [Ald Last Name],

As a resident of your ward, I want to thank you for valuing the hospitality industry. Hundreds of people in your ward are employed by hotels, so the future stability of Chicago’s hotels means a great deal to many.

Chicago’s hotels open doors to the American Dream for people of all backgrounds. In fact, it’s common for an entry-level job to develop into a lifelong career providing stability, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits. 50% of hotel general managers start in entry level roles. Across this city, 30,000 people from each of Chicago’s 50 wards, are building meaningful careers in the hotel industry.

Guests at Chicago hotels power our local economy. For every $1 a guest spends in a hotel, they spend another $2.34 in the community, supporting small businesses and helping neighborhood restaurants, shops, and service providers thrive. Hotels and their guests contribute directly to our local quality of life by generating hundreds of millions of dollars of tax revenue that funds essential services such as public schools, parks, public safety, and transit. Incredibly, tourism tax revenue saves each Chicago household $2,375 of taxes annually.

Hotels provide welcoming, safe, and reliable places for travelers and families. They are essential to the vitality and prosperity of Chicago and are part of a vibrant, resilient travel economy that contributes to the economic growth and global reputation of our city.

Please stand with our city’s hospitality workforce and local entrepreneurs by supporting measures that keep hotels thriving in our community.

Let’s keep hotels working for Chicago.

Sincerely,
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