Despite the country’s economic downturn, tourism continues to thrive in Illinois, Governor Rod Blagojevich announced this week. In fact, the economic impact of tourism in the state increased by more than $1.6 billion in 2007 to a record-setting $29.9 billion, according to the Travel Industry Association of America (TIA).
Visitors to Illinois spent nearly $82 million in state businesses last year, the TIA reports, adding that domestic travel expenditures in Illinois increased by 5.2 percent to $27.9 billion. International expenditures in the state, meanwhile, increased by 15.6 percent to $1.9 billion.
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