Starting this month, Cathay Pacific (02-263-0606, [email protected], www.cathaypacific.com/th) is flying to Chicago with one or two stops from Bangkok, making the Windy City the airlines’s fourth US destination, after New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The introductory rates for Bangkok-Chicago are from B37,490 exclusive of taxes and surcharges (around B12,000). As route choices are varied (you can stopover in Hong Kong or in Hong Kong and LA), the deal is inclusive of a one-night stay in Hong Kong at Regal Airport Hotel, Marriott Skycity Hong Kong or Panda Hotel, so you don’t need to be stranded at the airport for six hours. Through Dec 31.