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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

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