Quote Originally Posted by dtowncitylover View Post
Yes it is. I would say being consistently within the top 10 American cities for intl tourists makes you a main center.

http://www.travelersdigest.com/5968-...ign-travelers/

http://skift.com/2014/06/18/20-most-...elers-in-2013/

It's the only city, besides Las Vegas for obvious reasons, that's not on the coast or in a warmer climate. International tourist go to the coasts first then when they want to go inland, they flock to Chicago. Walk down Michigan or State and you'll for sure hear 20 different languages spoken by obvious tourists.
But wait a minute, number 9 and number 2 on that most visitors list contradict what posters have been saying in this thread. Boston and Los Angeles? What could possibly be in Boston to draw in more visitors than Chicago? And don't people have to rent cars and drive around for 20 miles in Los Angeles? In heavy traffic no less? Aren't Santa Monica and West Hollywood suburbs? And Houston don't even get me started.