NEW ORLEANS — U.S. Travel’s IPW, an international inbound travel trade show, will take place May 3-7, 2027 at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and at sites throughout the city. New Orleans has hosted IPW four previous times since the trade show’s founding in 1969.
Each year, IPW has more than 90,000 pre-scheduled business appointments connecting 1,600 global travel buyers and press with several thousand U.S. travel suppliers. More than 5,000 travel professionals representing more than 60 countries participate in total.
“Hosting IPW in 2027 is a major step forward in achieving one of our strategic goals to restore international tourism,”said Kelly Schulz, senior vice president of communications at New Orleans & Company, the city’s destination marketing organization. “It’s truly an honor to be chosen as a host city, considering that IPW’s entire purpose is to showcase the United States to international buyers – meaning they believe New Orleans to be one of the best destinations in America to attract international visitors to the U.S. It speaks volumes about New Orleans and our ability to host global meetings and conventions, leisure visitors, major cultural festivals, and national sporting championships.”
U.S. Travel is a national, nonprofit organization representing and advocating for all components of the travel industry. Shulz said that past IPWs have generated more than $5.5 billion in future travel to the United States.
