June 17, 2008 Contact: Karen Ryan
312-744-2390, kryan@cityofchicago.org
Meghan Risch
312-567-8540, mrisch@choosechicago.com
ENTERTAINMENT AND HOTEL PACKAGES INVITE GUESTS TO
HAVE AN URBAN ADVENTURE IN CHICAGO THIS SUMMER
Experience summer 2008 on an urban adventure in Chicago! Visitors and native Chicagoans alike can discover all the city has to offer as a waterfront oasis, a mecca of original cuisine and world-class dining, a leader in gardens, a tapestry of multicultural neighborhoods, and more.
Chicago: A Great Urban Adventure, presented by the Chicago Office of Tourism, offers more than 200 ideas for exploring and rediscovering Chicago this summer. To enhance the visitor experience, the Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau developed hotel packages for the Urban Adventures for an all-inclusive stay in the Windy City.
Now through Labor Day, a variety of Chicago hotels will offer a varied menu of Great Urban Adventure packages with discounted accommodations and other special amenities. These travel deals are designed to introduce visitors to the many adventures awaiting them in Chicago.
Urban Adventure packages also invite Chicagoans to encounter all of the exciting endeavors their native city has to offer. To book a Great Urban Adventures hotel package, visit the Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau website at http://www.choosechicago.com/urban_adventures.
Select from a variety of packages, including:
• Chicago Lakefront Adventure - package includes a stay at the Talbott Hotel or W Chicago Lakeshore Hotel, plus a Lakefront Neighborhoods’ Bicycle Tour by Bobby’s Bike Hike
• Chicago Garden Adventure - package includes a stay at the Essex Inn or the InterContinental Chicago, plus a Gray Line Chicago tour to the Chicago Botanic Gardens
• Wicker Park Shop and Dining Adventure - package includes a stay at the Affinia Chicago Hotel or Sutton Place Hotel, plus an Urban Shop Guide Chauffeured Tour in luxury vehicle
• Chicago Museum Adventure - package includes a stay at the Congress Hotel, Inn of Chicago Magnificent Mile, Affinia Chicago Hotel, Essex Inn, Hard Rock Hotel Chicago or Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza, plus a Chicago City Pass, featuring a 48% discount on tickets to five of Chicago’s most popular attractions (the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, Museum of Science and Industry, Adler Planetarium and the John Hancock Building or Sears Tower Observatories)
• WICKED Dine-Around – package includes a stay and The Chicago Silversmith Hotel & Suites, a Chicago dine-around featuring a progressive dining tour and lower-balcony tickets to the Broadway musical WICKED
• Chicago Blues Music Adventure - package includes a stay at the Hard Rock Hotel Chicago or Amalfi Hotel Chicago, plus tickets to Gray Line Chicago’s Blues By Night tour.
Visitors and Chicagoans can receive Chicago brochures, reserve hotel accommodations, and receive trip-planning assistance by calling 1.877.CHICAGO (1.877.244.2246). In addition to the Visitor Information Center at the Cultural Center, brochures and information are also available at the Visitor Information Center at Chicago Water Works, 163 East Pearson Street at Michigan Avenue. For those calling from outside the United States, Mexico, and Canada, call 1-312-201-8847. The TTY toll-free number for the hearing impaired is 1.866.710.0294.
The Chicago Office of Tourism, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, is the official City agency dedicated to promoting Chicago to domestic and international visitors and to providing innovative visitor programs and services.
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