"There are so many reasons why Chicago is a great city to visit," says Lynn Osmond, President and CEO of Choose Chicago.
In Argentina, United is adding three flights, going from 7 to 10 weekly flights since November, always on the Houston/Buenos Aires route. The main hub of entry to the United States for United, from Latin America, which is Houston.
"They are like two parallel worlds, one is that of the economy and the other is that of the people who want that experience of traveling after the pandemic, and in Argentina we see the same thing."
The largest travel trade show in the US, the US Travel Association's IPW, had more than 5,000 attendees, including nearly 1,400 international travel buyers and media.
The CEO of Brand USA, Chris Thompson, considered that the United States is on track to achieve a full recovery of the number of inbound visitors by the end of 2024. "There is no other destination like the United States," he said at a press conference with journalists. of all the world.
"We are pleased to report that we are back to pre-pandemic attendance levels and will host more than 5,000 delegates from more than 60 countries," said the CEOs of U.S. Travel Association and Brand USA, the main sponsor of the IPW, in a joint statement.
“Given the incredible early interest and confirmed registrations from our key global inbound buyers and media, IPW will be the main arena for building back international travel to the United States,” said Malcolm Smith, IPW general manager and U.S. Travel Association senior vice president of business development.
