CHICAGO -The 2021 Illinois Governor’s Conference on Travel & Tourism had an awards ceremony at Navy Pier in Chicago, and some local organizations were honored. Honorees were selected by their industry peers who voted via the Illinois Governor’s Conference on Tourism Facebook page.
Each category contained a Budget A for organizations with annual operating budgets of $500,000 and above, and Budget B for organizations with budgets under $500,000.
Illinois Excellence in Tourism Award winners:
Best Niche Targeting Budget A – Heritage Corridor CVB, 2019 Heritage Corridor Ale Trail
Best Niche Targeting Budget B – Ottawa Visitors Center, Local Food Restaurant Week
“I’m committed to making the investments necessary to renew our tourism industry and the communities it supports. We’ve deployed over $1 billion in relief to over ten thousand Illinois businesses in hundreds of cities and towns throughout our state,” said Governor JB Pritzker.
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