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Google launched individual hotel price tracking on April 17. Here's how it works, when it actually helps, and how to use it alongside cashback booking for the lowest effective rate.
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78% of travelers now say they've booked a hotel primarily based on an AI recommendation. That number, from a 2026 research report by TakeUp AI, reflects something that's been building for two or three years and is now clearly past the tipping point. The way people
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Tripadvisor's new Summer 2026 Index shows East Coast and Florida beaches dominating domestic travel demand. Here's what hotel prices at the top destinations actually look like.
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Memorial Day weekend is May 23-26. Coastal destinations are filling fast. Here's what hotels cost at the top US beach destinations and how to still find value.
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Choice Privileges just unseated Marriott Bonvoy in the 2025-2026 hotel loyalty rankings. Here's what changed and how travelers should think about it.
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Intentional travel is not a wellness trend or a marketing category. It is a behavioral shift reshaping how people plan, spend, and experience trips in 2026. Here is what it actually means.
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US households are spending more on travel than ever. The interesting part is where that money is actually going.
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Delta's CEO said something on an earnings call this week that deserves more attention than it got. American households earning over $100,000 per year have accumulated roughly $30 trillion in new wealth since the pandemic. That's not a typo. Thirty trillion dollars. That number explains
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Southwest Airlines touched down in St. Maarten for the first time on April 7, and the implications for Caribbean travel are bigger than one new route. Daily nonstop flights now run from Orlando to Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM). Weekend service from Baltimore started on April 11. And because of
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Jet fuel prices have nearly doubled since late February. That single number explains almost everything happening to your summer travel plans right now. The average global price for jet fuel hit $209 per barrel last week, up from roughly $99 at the end of February when the conflict near the
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Barcelona stopped issuing new short-term rental licenses in April 2025. Every existing license will expire by November 2028. By then, the roughly 10,000 tourist apartments that once filled neighborhoods like the Gothic Quarter, Eixample, and Barceloneta will be gone from platforms like Airbnb. The city's reasoning
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Jet fuel prices in the United States nearly doubled between late February and early April 2026. On February 27, a gallon of jet fuel cost $2.50. By April 2, that number hit $4.88. The cause is straightforward. The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, following the U.