By The Beachwood Big Data Affairs Desk
“Travel expenditures in Chicago last year hit a record $12.76 billion, up 6.7 percent from the prior year, according to new data from the U.S. Travel Association,” Crain’s reports.
“The stats are the latest in a string of cheery tourism numbers being trumpeted by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Choose Chicago, the city’s tourism bureau.”
But why? Our analytics bureau dug into the data and found out.
10. People came from all around to watch Bill Daley’s camp . . . oops.
9. Successful time-share promotion for operators of charter schools.
8. Groupons for Gangs was a hit.
7. Rod Blagojevich Committed Wire Fraud Here was most successful marketing campaign in years.
6. Crappy t-shirts at Navy Pier one percent less crappy.
Posted on September 17, 2013
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