On Tuesday in London, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and The Hoxton announced that the hotel will bring over 300 jobs to Chicago when it opens in April 2019. This contributes to Chicago’s booming tourism industry, which will see an additional six hotels open in the city in 2019. The Hoxton’s 182-room Chicago hotel will be located in the bustling Fulton Market District, near the city’s acclaimed Restaurant Row. It will contain three restaurants run in collaboration with Boka Restaurant Group, including a Peruvian restaurant from Chef Stephanie Izard. Chicago continues to rise as one of the top tourist destinations in the U.S.  Last year, Chicago welcomed over 57.6 million visitors – a growth of 4.3 percent over the previous year, resulting in a new tourism record. The record was driven by a growth of 4.4 percent in domestic visitors and an increase of 2.9 percent in overseas visitors. Chicago tourism-related employment is estimated to have reached 150,616 jobs in 2018, an increase of 1.2 percent. More than 22,000 new tourism-related jobs have been added since 2011. The announcement took place during a trade mission to London and Paris, led by Mayor Emanuel and World Business Chicago.