Top 100 Travel Influencers in Illinois on Instagram For November 2026

1. Wellington Santos Carvalho

Based in ChicagoMid-tiertravel

🎥Cinematic Aerial Storyteller 🌍Luxury Travel • Visuals ✨Turning places into emotion 📩Work with me bywellcarvalho@gmail.com FAA 107•EASA A1/A3•UK F ID

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Followers

431.6k

Eng rate

0.22%

Avg. views

15.5k

Audience authenticity

22.6% suspicious70.7%

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Wellington Santos Carvalho

431.6k followers

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431.6k followers

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431.6k followers

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Audience

Top gender

Male

Top age group

25-34 yrs

Male 57.3%Female 39.3%

Travel

Chicago

9.9%

Rome

7.4%

Los Angeles

5.4%

New York

3.3%

Age

13-17

18-24

20%

25-34

39%

35-44

24%

45+

11%

2. Ravi Round The World

@raviroundtheworld

Based in RockfordMicroDigital creator

🌈Travel Host 🎭Actor 🏳️‍🌈Activist 🎤Speaker ✡️ 🎬As Seen in NY Times, People, HuffPost, USA Today 📧clay@thekatzcompany.com 🌎46 Countries 📍Rockford, IL

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Followers

52.6k

Eng rate

0.1%

Avg. views

3.1k

Audience authenticity

15.7% suspicious79.8%

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Ravi Round The World

52.6k followers

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52.6k followers

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52.6k followers

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Audience

Top gender

Male

Top age group

25-34 yrs

Male 49.1%Female 46.2%

Travel

New York

8.2%

San Francisco

7.0%

Savannah

4.9%

Rockford

5.4%

Age

13-17

18-24

18%

25-34

37%

35-44

26%

45+

13%

3. Angie Thomas | Chicago Creator + Travel Influencer

@thehonestpassport

Based in ChicagoMicroDigital creator

👩🏼‍💻| Luxury Travel Blogger •Destinations •Lifestyle 💌| Collab: traveltipgal@gmail.com 📍| Chicago → Worldwide 🌎| thehonestpassport.com

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Followers

47.3k

Eng rate

0.1%

Avg. views

1.8k

Audience authenticity

42.4% suspicious53.3%

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Angie Thomas | Chicago Creator + Travel Influencer

47.3k followers

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47.3k followers

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Angie Thomas | Chicago Creator + Travel Influencer

47.3k followers

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Audience

Top gender

Female

Top age group

25-34 yrs

Male 28.6%Female 67.5%

Travel

Chicago

11.6%

New York

7.4%

Los Angeles

5.7%

Miami

4.7%

Age

13-17

18-24

23%

25-34

37%

35-44

26%

45+

4. Carly | Travel Creator & Trip Inspo

@bookitblonde

Based in ChicagoMicroDigital creator

Your hype girl to see the World 🌍 ✈️ dream stays, travel itineraries, & hidden gems 📍 Chicago, IL Based → Global Travel 💌 bookitblonde@gmail.com

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Followers

44k

Eng rate

1.61%

Avg. views

31.5k

Audience authenticity

18.6% suspicious76.8%

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Carly | Travel Creator & Trip Inspo

44k followers

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44k followers

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Audience

Top gender

Female

Top age group

25-34 yrs

Male 30.4%Female 67.3%

Travel

New York

6.6%

Los Angeles

5.4%

Chicago

5.8%

Nashville

5.1%

Miami

3.6%

Age

13-17

18-24

22%

25-34

39%

35-44

23%

45+

5. Arizona + Destination Wedding Videographer

@haleyjaymedia

Based in ChicagoNanoCinematographer

for couples who value presence + experience thoughtfully told, editorially framed estate & multi-day weddings ✈️ Chicago, Italy, SC, TX, NYC, AK

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Followers

4.8k

Eng rate

4.2%

Avg. views

Audience authenticity

13.6% suspicious82.0%

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Arizona + Destination Wedding Videographer

4.8k followers

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4.8k followers

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Arizona + Destination Wedding Videographer

4.8k followers

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Audience

Top gender

Female

Top age group

25-34 yrs

Male 34.6%Female 62.2%

Travel

New York

8.5%

Austin

6.9%

Los Angeles

4.9%

Miami

4.9%

Age

13-17

18-24

18%

25-34

45%

35-44

29%

45+

6. Alejandra Valerio

@aalevalerio

Based in ChicagoNanoDigital creator

Artista Norteña 🇲🇽 Mountains lover & Cities explorer 🏔️ 🖤 • Travel / Outdoor / Lifestyle • • Collab & Prints via DM @mtztudio

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Followers

4.8k

Eng rate

0.4%

Avg. views

4.2k

Audience authenticity

29.4% suspicious72.7%

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Alejandra Valerio

4.8k followers

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4.8k followers

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Audience

Top gender

Female

Top age group

25-34 yrs

Male 30.2%Female 63.2%

Travel

Mexico City

9.7%

Guadalajara

7.8%

Monterrey

6.9%

Tijuana

3.5%

Age

13-17

18-24

24%

25-34

38%

35-44

26%

45+

7. Erik Binggeser

@truemarmalade

Based in IllinoisMicrotravel

T1D. Dumpster diver. Full time bike tourer on an @omnium cargo. DM me if you wanna ride bikes. $truemarmalade send me a quest. 👇🆁🅴🅰🅻 🅹🅰🅼🆂👇

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Followers

47.4k

Eng rate

0.03%

Avg. views

42.1k

Audience authenticity

28.8% suspicious70.4%

Recent Posts

Erik Binggeser

47.4k followers

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47.4k followers

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Audience

Top gender

Male

Top age group

25-34 yrs

Male 63.7%Female 31.2%

Travel

Vancouver

11.6%

Seattle

8.2%

Chicago

4.8%

Bellingham

4.0%

Age

13-17

18-24

20%

25-34

35%

35-44

23%

45+

17%

8. Food & Travel | Lisette Avila

@topchicagoeats

Based in ChicagoMicroChef

🍴Tasting Chicago & beyond one restaurant at a time 💻 Social Media Consulting/ UGC ✉️ topchicagoeats@gmail.com

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Followers

35.4k

Eng rate

0.02%

Avg. views

1.9k

Audience authenticity

33.4% suspicious66.3%

Recent Posts

Food & Travel | Lisette Avila

35.4k followers

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35.4k followers

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Food & Travel | Lisette Avila

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Audience

Top gender

Female

Top age group

25-34 yrs

Male 35.1%Female 61.3%

Travel

Chicago

15.1%

Los Angeles

6.1%

New York

4.4%

Miami

4.1%

Age

13-17

18-24

24%

25-34

37%

35-44

25%

45+

9. Josh Gates

@gatesygram

Based in IllinoisMacroPublic figure

🧭 Explorer & Adventurer 📺 Host @ExpeditionUnknown, Expedition Files, Expedition X & Josh Gates Tonight @discovery 🏆Emmy: Best Travel Adventure Series

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Followers

540.2k

Eng rate

1.26%

Avg. views

116.2k

Audience authenticity

6.8% suspicious88.2%

Recent Posts

Josh Gates

540.2k followers

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Audience

Top gender

Male

Top age group

25-34 yrs

Male 57.9%Female 40.1%

TravelEntertainment

Los Angeles

10.4%

New York

8.3%

Chicago

6.5%

Miami

4.6%

Age

13-17

18-24

15%

25-34

35%

35-44

28%

45+

16%

10. AnneMarie Morin

@cloudynoir

Based in ChicagoMid-tierDigital creator

☁️🍪owner @cloudcookiechi iamcloudynoir@gmail.com

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Followers

281.6k

Eng rate

1.19%

Avg. views

Audience authenticity

0% suspicious96%

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AnneMarie Morin

281.6k followers

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281.6k followers

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Audience

Top gender

Female

Top age group

25-34 yrs

Male 32.0%Female 63.6%

TravelFoodEntertainment

Los Angeles

7.3%

Chicago

6.1%

New York

5.4%

Detroit

4.5%

Denver

2.8%

Age

13-17

18-24

23%

25-34

39%

35-44

22%

45+

10%

11. Sylvee

@sylvee

Based in ChicagoMid-tierDigital creator

Professional girl ~ sylvee@iso-ent.com live at 8pm est v

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Followers

264.4k

Eng rate

23.13%

Avg. views

Audience authenticity

3.7% suspicious91.3%

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Sylvee

264.4k followers

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264.4k followers

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264.4k followers

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Audience

Top gender

Female

Top age group

18-24 yrs

Male 22.2%Female 74.5%

TravelEntertainment

Mexico City

10.8%

Toronto

6.8%

Los Angeles

5.9%

London

4.7%

Age

13-17

12%

18-24

46%

25-34

30%

35-44

45+

12. Anna Bezpala

@annabezpala

Based in ChicagoNanoDigital creator

✈️Из эмигрантки - в travel-лидера🌟 💰Переезд дал старт, туристический бизнес дал масштаб и билет в новую жизнь Организация свадьбы в Чикаго👰🏻‍♀️

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Followers

1.9k

Eng rate

2.77%

Avg. views

1.1k

Audience authenticity

2.7% suspicious93.4%

Recent Posts

Anna Bezpala

1.9k followers

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Audience

Top gender

Female

Top age group

25-34 yrs

Male 28.9%Female 68.7%

TravelLifestyle

Chicago

14.3%

New York

6.8%

Los Angeles

4.5%

Miami

3.1%

Age

13-17

18-24

22%

25-34

37%

35-44

24%

45+

11%

13. Margot Wojdyła

@hairy_godmother

Based in ChicagoNanoDigital creator

you can have anything, but not everything 🇵🇱🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🇩🇪🇫🇷🇦🇹🇮🇹🇪🇸🇰🇾🇯🇲🇦🇼🇵🇷🇬🇧🇧🇪🇨🇿 🇭🇰🇹🇭🇯🇵🇹🇨🇬🇷🇭🇷🇸🇮🇩🇴🇨🇭🇱🇮🇮🇩🇸🇬🇨🇷🇮🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇧🇸🇯🇴🇦🇪🇴🇲🇻🇦🇳🇱 Owner @hgstudio.hair

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Followers

1.9k

Eng rate

6.49%

Avg. views

Audience authenticity

2.4% suspicious94.1%

Recent Posts

Margot Wojdyła

1.9k followers

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1.9k followers

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Audience

Top gender

Female

Top age group

25-34 yrs

Male 26.3%Female 69.9%

TravelLifestyle

Chicago

10.8%

Paris

7.5%

Toronto

6.2%

Los Angeles

5.0%

Age

13-17

18-24

23%

25-34

34%

35-44

24%

45+

12%

14. Josh The Travel Guyde

@gq50

Based in ChicagoMicroDigital creator

Traveler | Marketer | TV Personality @hbomax @cw 🎙🛫 @thetravelguydes Over 70 countries visited #ThisOneSays Baritone Voiceover 👌🏾🎌♦️ 📍 Chicago | PTLE

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Followers

37.8k

Eng rate

0.04%

Avg. views

3.5k

Audience authenticity

46.4% suspicious49.2%

Recent Posts

Josh The Travel Guyde

37.8k followers

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Audience

Top gender

Male

Top age group

25-34 yrs

Male 53.5%Female 43.6%

TravelEntertainment

New York

6.9%

Los Angeles

5.7%

Chicago

5.0%

Miami

4.6%

Houston

4.4%

Age

13-17

18-24

22%

25-34

34%

35-44

26%

45+

15%

15. HELEN BERKUN

@helen_berkun

Based in ChicagoMicrofashion

✨ Luxury Fashion • Travel • Designer Finds 🍒 Style inspiration + exclusive designer deals 🎥 LIVE shopping events on my channel 📍Chicago ✈️ Worldwide

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Brand Partner A3 collabs · Fashion

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Followers

89.9k

Eng rate

0.31%

Avg. views

12.2k

Audience authenticity

24.3% suspicious72.7%

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HELEN BERKUN

89.9k followers

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89.9k followers

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Audience

Top gender

Female

Top age group

25-34 yrs

Male 25.4%Female 71.4%

TravelFashion

New York

7.9%

Los Angeles

7.5%

Miami

5.4%

San Francisco

4.7%

Age

13-17

18-24

16%

25-34

39%

35-44

25%

45+

15%

16. Huda | Travel & Lifestyle Creator

@huda.explores

Based in ChicagoMid-tierfood

✈︎ Exploring Chicago & Beyond 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐬 • 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 • 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 • 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 UGC | Brand Partnerships ✎ ʜᴜᴅᴀᴇxᴘʟᴏʀᴇꜱ@ɢᴍᴀɪʟ.ᴄᴏᴍ

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Brand Partner A3 collabs · Fashion

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Followers

195.9k

Eng rate

0.44%

Avg. views

13.8k

Audience authenticity

31.0% suspicious67.7%

Recent Posts

Huda | Travel & Lifestyle Creator

195.9k followers

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Audience

Top gender

Female

Top age group

25-34 yrs

Male 34.3%Female 62.8%

TravelFoodLifestyle

Chicago

9.2%

Los Angeles

6.6%

New York

5.2%

San Francisco

3.4%

Miami

3.2%

Age

13-17

18-24

22%

25-34

39%

35-44

24%

45+

10%

17. Jackie (Camardo) Mancini

@jackiecamardo

Based in ChicagoMid-tiertravel

⚲ chicago, but probably traveling 💭 (almost)mom & the art of living well ✉︎ jackie@gb-dm.com ↓ links, guides, substack ↓

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Followers

142.5k

Eng rate

0.25%

Avg. views

12.8k

Audience authenticity

22.7% suspicious72.7%

Recent Posts

Jackie (Camardo) Mancini

142.5k followers

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Top gender

Female

Top age group

25-34 yrs

Male 17.3%Female 79.8%

TravelFashionFoodLifestyle

Chicago

9.3%

Los Angeles

5.7%

New York

5.2%

Houston

4.0%

San Francisco

2.7%

Age

13-17

18-24

20%

25-34

40%

35-44

26%

45+

18. Billy Nesnidal

@billnes

Based in ChicagoMid-tierDigital creator

Probably planning my next trip ✈️ (and my life between flights) Travel • Fitness • Photography Billy@the-uninfluenced.com ✉️

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Followers

118.6k

Eng rate

2.03%

Avg. views

25.8k

Audience authenticity

5.8% suspicious90.0%

Recent Posts

Billy Nesnidal

118.6k followers

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Top gender

Male

Top age group

25-34 yrs

Male 54.6%Female 41.9%

TravelFitnessFoodHealth

Chicago

11.4%

Rome

7.1%

Florence

5.2%

Scotland

3.4%

Age

13-17

18-24

22%

25-34

37%

35-44

25%

45+

12%

19. Chase Vondran | LGBTQ+ Travel & Chicago 🏳️‍⚧️

@explorewithchase

Based in ChicagoMicroDigital creator

your queer guide to chicago, the midwest + ✈️ 🏳️‍🌈 gay things to do 🚘 road trips 🏩 unique stays 📮 chase.talent@uphouseinc.com

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Followers

78.9k

Eng rate

2.34%

Avg. views

49k

Audience authenticity

15.7% suspicious79.8%

Recent Posts

Chase Vondran | LGBTQ+ Travel & Chicago 🏳️‍⚧️

78.9k followers

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78.9k followers

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Audience

Top gender

Female

Top age group

25-34 yrs

Male 43.6%Female 53.0%

TravelEntertainmentHome And Living

Chicago

16.9%

New York

5.5%

Los Angeles

3.1%

San Francisco

3.2%

Age

13-17

18-24

25%

25-34

34%

35-44

19%

45+

16%

20. Liz Inglisa Moll

@liz_inglisa

Based in ChicagoMicroDigital creator

Chicago ♡ Lifestyle & Travel Elizabeth.inglisa@att.net

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Followers

49.7k

Eng rate

0.69%

Avg. views

12k

Audience authenticity

13.5% suspicious83.0%

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Liz Inglisa Moll

49.7k followers

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49.7k followers

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Audience

Top gender

Female

Top age group

25-34 yrs

Male 26.2%Female 71.2%

TravelLifestyle

Chicago

10.4%

New York

8.1%

Los Angeles

5.5%

Miami

3.4%

Age

13-17

18-24

18%

25-34

43%

35-44

25%

45+

Top 100 Travel Influencers in Illinois on Instagram For November 2026

1. Wellington Santos Carvalho

2. Ravi Round The World

3. Angie Thomas | Chicago Creator + Travel Influencer

4. Carly | Travel Creator & Trip Inspo

5. Arizona + Destination Wedding Videographer

6. Alejandra Valerio

7. Erik Binggeser

8. Food & Travel | Lisette Avila

9. Josh Gates

10. AnneMarie Morin

11. Sylvee

12. Anna Bezpala

13. Margot Wojdyła

14. Josh The Travel Guyde

15. HELEN BERKUN

16. Huda | Travel & Lifestyle Creator

17. Jackie (Camardo) Mancini

18. Billy Nesnidal

19. Chase Vondran | LGBTQ+ Travel & Chicago 🏳️‍⚧️

20. Liz Inglisa Moll

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