Chicago is readying to host IPW 2025, the U.S. Travel Association’s mega annual event that will see thousands descend on the city for thousands of meetings.

As the leading inbound travel trade show, past IPWs have generated more than US$5.7 billion in future travel by connecting U.S. travel exhibitors with travel buyers and media to promote their product and negotiate future business, securing America’s position as a foremost global travel destination and showcasing the best of what the U.S. has to offer.

In celebration of the event, Wayfarer this week takes you to Chicago and in Episode 02 of Series 02, award-winning Wayfarer host James Gregory Wilkinson is in Chicago and heads to some of the city’s top hotels, restaurants and bars, including the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Chicago and its Filini restaurant, brilliant Chicago eatery Farmhouse – led by star chef Eric Mansavage – as well as leading craft beer producer Revolution Brewing’s top brewpub.

To view the episode, click on the image below.

In Series 2 of Wayfarer, currently broadcast online across the world including onboard Air New Zealand, Wilkinson takes viewers across the globe to showcase some of the best hotels, bars, restaurants, galleries and attractions that some of the world’s leading destinations have to offer.

The line-up for Series 2 includes: Austin, Texas, USA; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia; Los Angeles, California, USA; New York City, USA; Paris, France; Shanghai and Beijing, China; and Singapore.

Each episode is an essential guide to the city for business and leisure travellers.

ESSENTIALS: GETTING TO CHICAGO

The best way of getting to Chicago in comfort and style.

Qantas’ brilliant Business Class ‘Suite’

QANTAS BUSINESS CLASS

Qantas operates flights to Dallas Fort Worth, Los Angeles, New York San Francisco from Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney with Airbus A330s, A380s and B787s that feature the airline’s suite-style Business Class cabin.

From there, connections are available to Chicago on oneworld partner American Airlines.

On the long-haul flights to the USA, Qantas’ Business Class cabin is headlined by a ‘suite’ seat – now available on all the Boeing 787-9, Airbus A330-200 and Airbus A330-300 jets in the fleet and select Airbus A380-800s – that has been popular with executive and leisure travellers since it first arrived on the scene in 2016.

This next-generation Business Class seat from the Flying Kangaroo can be reclined for take-off and landing, and the cabin offering also includes top Australian food and wine and world-class entertainment.

For the best prices and deals, book your trip at qantas.com