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Navy Pier Closure: A Cause for Concern?
Joseph Hansel | August 24, 2020
By Joseph Hansel On August 18th, Navy Pier Inc. (“NPI”) announced a temporary closure beginning September 8th—immediately following Labor Day weekend. Operations are intended to resume sometime in spring 2021. Suspending operations at Navy Pier not only stops visitation, but also the operation of the 70 businesses operating on the pier. Given Navy Pier’s cultural significance to the City of Chicago, such a closure is bound to draw questions about the future of all tourism amenities in the Windy City. HVS seeks to provide a quantified explanation of the effect of such a closure and what this may mean for tourist attractions in the n...
First Hospitality Group and Navy Pier Plan January 2018 Groundbreaking for Navy Pier Hotel in Chicago
December 12, 2017
CHICAGO and MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 12, 2017 -- First Hospitality Group, Inc. (FHG), a leading hotel management, acquisition and development company, and Navy Pier, Chicago's mission-driven cultural district, today announced that its highly-anticipated Navy Pier hotel will operate upon opening in 2019 under the exclusive Curio Collection by Hilton, which has more than 40 remarkable independent hotels open around the world. "Navy Pier has international recognition as one of the places that makes the city of Chicago a top-rated destination to live, work and play. We are thrilled to play a part in the vision to reimagine the entertainme...
