Guides and stories about travel news & trends from Best.
A Four Seasons takeover in Venice, Marriott near Joshua Tree, a cruise line's first hotel in Patagonia, and a Copenhagen refresh. What each means for prices.
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Tripadvisor named Madeira its top trending destination for 2026. Real hotel rates, food and car costs, where to stay, and the honest downsides.
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Budget filters are up 1,800 percent, rewards use is up 820 percent, and last-minute booking now saves 26 percent. How hotel shopping fundamentally changed in 2026.
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Travel costs are up, but hotel rates are dropping in a surprising list of places in 2026. Where prices are falling, and how to book at the low.
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Europe's EES border checks are live and ETIAS starts late 2026. Here is what US travelers should sort out before booking a Schengen trip.
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Automatic daily housekeeping is quietly disappearing. Why hotels switched to opt-in cleaning in 2026, and how to come out ahead.
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Three major chains are selling December rooms in July. Here is what is live, how advance-purchase winter sales work, and why booking now wins.
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While everyone watches US hotel rates climb for the soccer tournament, something quieter is happening on the other side of the Atlantic and Pacific. Hotels in a list of popular international cities are 15 to 35% cheaper this summer than they were last year. Demand is up. Prices are down. That's an unusual combination, and it's worth paying attention to. Expedia's Unpack '26 Summer report calls them "Take-Off Destinations." Ten cities across Europe, Asia, and South America where average da
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The free hotel breakfast has been a budget traveler's load-bearing wall for two decades. Skip a $20 airport sandwich, eat your fill at the hotel buffet, walk out energized and a little smug. The math worked. It's no longer working for hotels. And in 2026, the cuts are showing up everywhere. Hyatt Place pulled free breakfast from 40 properties this year. Holiday Inn, owned by IHG, quietly swapped its full breakfast for a slimmed-down buffet at most of its US locations with à la carte ad
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