Retail, food and agriculture

IPW 2027

An inbound travel marketplace that connects international buyers and media with U.S. travel suppliers. Attendees schedule business appointments during the week.

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May 2 to 6, 2027, New Orleans, LA. Dates confirmed on the organizer's page: 2026-11-02. Recheck before you book, since organizers change details.

Independent planning reference. Delta Arc is not the organizer and does not sell tickets. Delta Arc has not announced attendance at this event, and listing it is not an endorsement.

What to see

  • The schedule offers up to 44 pre-scheduled appointments. Source
  • A Media Marketplace, press conferences and A Taste of New Orleans are in the event schedule. Source

What to plan

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Parking and the venue

Parking

Coming soon. Delta Arc will add this from an official source.

Transit

The organizer notes rideshare, buses, streetcars and public transit, plus connections between hotels and the convention center. Source

Accessibility

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Where to stay

Coming soon. Delta Arc will add this from an official source.

Official housing page. Use it first: offers that use a show's name are not always connected to the organizer.

From the airport

Travel details for the New Orleans area.

Airports

Airport to the venue

The RTA Airport Express 202 links MSY to downtown stops at Elk Place at Cleveland and Union Passenger Terminal Bus Bay 2. Bus service boards at Level 1 Baggage Claim outside Door 2, Zones B4 and B5. Source

Rideshare

Ride apps pick up outside Level 1 Baggage Claim on the middle curb. Lyft riders exit Doors 7-9 and Uber riders exit Doors 9-11. Source

Taxis

Taxis load in a dedicated zone on the Arrivals Curb outside Level 1 Baggage Claim Door 7. The airport page names no companies. Source

Black car and SUV pickup

Coming soon. Delta Arc will add this from an official source.

Public transit

JET's Veterans-Airport E1 runs to City Park Avenue and RTA's Airport Express 202 runs downtown. Both board outside Door 2 at Level 1 Baggage Claim. Source

New Orleans travel guide →

Questions worth asking there

A claim at a show is a starting point. These questions help you test it.

  • Which source markets and date ranges does the visitation or booking figure cover?
  • How is a booking attributed to a specific marketplace meeting or campaign?
  • Does the spending figure come from measured transactions or from a modeled estimate?
  • Which buyer or destination can confirm the result independently?

Common questions

When is IPW 2027?

May 2 to 6, 2027.

Where is IPW 2027 held?

New Orleans, LA.

How do I get to IPW 2027 from the airport?

The RTA Airport Express 202 links MSY to downtown stops at Elk Place at Cleveland and Union Passenger Terminal Bus Bay 2. Bus service boards at Level 1 Baggage Claim outside Door 2, Zones B4 and B5.

All the way through

Before, during and after

Before the show

Set the decision you want to improve, then plan the trip.

During the show

Test any claim on the floor, from your phone, in six questions.

After the show

Turn notes into a decision while they are fresh.

Where next

Stay with it

Understand

The evidence and sources in Supply Chains and Procurement.

Plan

Shows and conferences in Supply Chains and Procurement, with what to see and how to get there.

Build

How Delta Arc would approach the decision in front of you.

Everything in Supply Chains and Procurement →

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Plan it

Guides for any show

First time at a major show

A show floor rewards a plan. Decide what you need to learn before you see the program, then let the program fill the plan.

Show planning checklist

The same checklist works for a payments summit, a marketing conference and a machine tool show.

Parking and getting there

Parking and transit change by event and by day. The venue and the transit agency are the sources to trust, close to the date.

Hotels and travel

Use the organizer's official housing page as your starting point. Third-party offers that use a show's name are not always connected to the organizer.

During the show

A claim on a show floor sounds as firm as a published figure. It usually is not. Keep the same few questions in your pocket, and class what you hear.

Meeting planner

A meeting earns its time when both sides know the question before they sit down.

After the show

The value of a show is decided in the two weeks afterward, when notes turn into decisions or get lost.

How to cite this page. Delta Arc, LLC. “IPW 2027 planning reference.” DA-EV-ipw-2027, version 1, as of 2026-11-02. https://thedeltaarc.com/events/ipw-2027/

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