OHare is such a pain to travel to or through. Av...

OHare is such a pain to travel to or through. Avoid the headaches - simply avoid OHare and Chicago. If you are planning a meeting, convention, or even leisure travel, I d avoid Chicago! Have your meeting elsewhere, plenty of convention centers besides Chicago. Going on vacation? Enjoy a city that has an airport that actually welcomes you - because OHare pretty much screams go away . Very unwelcoming.

Case and point. The disaster of the air train shut down during construction. What a mess!! It s astounding to me that this actually happened. It s failed so badly. But I guess that is corrupt Chicago politics that allow a large city airport to fail basic people mobility. The shuttle busses are unorganized and inefficient. Wait times substantially increased. Getting a rental car is a pain. And once you do rent a car, Chicago puts HUGE taxes and fees on rental cars. Our team was going to fly in, and have a global meeting. After looking into the costs, the fees , and the headaches of Chicago. We passed. San Diego was much better for our team meeting.

Also, customs and immigration/CBP at OHare is miserable. My company s employees from abroad have refused to come visit our Chicago offices, due to the extreme lines at customs and the poor treatment they receive. We now host global meetings and conventions anywhere else, except Chicago. If Chicago wants to be business friendly they need to take a hard look in the mirror. It s certainly not the place to go.