Guides and stories about travel news from Best.
Alexa+ now closes travel bookings inside the conversation, with Priceline and Viator among the first partners. What it changes about hotel search, and what it does not change about the price.
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US hotel RevPAR rose 7.3% this summer. Luxury was up 12.9% and economy barely moved. What a K-shaped hotel market means for what you pay.
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Google confirmed agentic hotel booking is now in a limited US test. Here is what it changes about how you search, and what it does not change about what you pay.
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Asia and the Middle East up 9 percent. Oceania down 11. A 20 point spread in the same global market, and what it changes about how to book.
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Breakfast costs a hotel 5 to 7 percent of revenue and almost none of it is monetized. Why the amenity is going, what is replacing it, and how to tell before you book.
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All-inclusive bookings jumped 23 percent last year. Here is the honest math on when a resort package saves you money and when it costs more.
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Barcelona, Amsterdam, Vienna, and Edinburgh all raised or launched tourist taxes in 2026. What you'll actually pay per night this fall, city by city.
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Stadiums sold out, but hotel occupancy fell year over year in most US host cities. Here is what went wrong and what it means for travelers.
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Record heat is pushing travelers north. Coolcations are booming in 2026, and the logic behind them now stretches into fall.
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Sixty percent of travelers booked a hotel this year because of its restaurant. Here is how to use hotel dining to pick a better place to stay.
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On September 30, 2026, Google turns off automatically sourced third-party hotel rates. Here is what changes when you search a hotel, and how to book around it.
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Fall bookings are up, summer is down, and travelers are trading Paris and Rome for Bologna and Ljubljana. Here is why.
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