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1 | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Illinois is a culturally diverse state with an | ||||||
3 | equally diverse tourism and hospitality
industry; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Illinois is a premiere location for business and | ||||||
5 | leisure travelers, offering fine dining,
shopping, | ||||||
6 | recreational activities, business, and a wide array of | ||||||
7 | attractions; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Illinois is a vibrant and robust destination for | ||||||
9 | local, national, and international
visitors; and | ||||||
10 | WHEREAS, It is essential to support the tourism and | ||||||
11 | hospitality
industry due to the vital part it plays in the | ||||||
12 | State's economy; and | ||||||
13 | WHEREAS, In 2021, 97.1 million visitors spent $32.2 | ||||||
14 | billion across Illinois' economy, spanning
multiple | ||||||
15 | industries; and | ||||||
16 | WHEREAS, The $32.2 billion in visitor spending means that | ||||||
17 | nearly $88.3 million was spent
every day by visitors in | ||||||
18 | Illinois in 2021; and | ||||||
19 | WHEREAS, Housing accommodations, food and beverage, |
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1 | recreation, retail shopping, local
transportation, and air | ||||||
2 | travel all flourish when the tourism and hospitality industry | ||||||
3 | of Illinois is thriving; and
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4 | WHEREAS, The number of jobs sustained by tourism (388,800) | ||||||
5 | supports 6.8% of all jobs in
Illinois; and
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6 | WHEREAS, While the pandemic created enormous challenges | ||||||
7 | for the tourism industry, the
recovery has been strong; and
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8 | WHEREAS, The future of Illinois tourism is bright with no | ||||||
9 | limit to its growth; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF | ||||||
12 | REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we recognize the | ||||||
13 | formation of the Tourism and Hospitality Caucus
to promote the | ||||||
14 | industry throughout the State; and be it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That we encourage support for Illinois' tourism | ||||||
16 | and
hospitality industry.
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