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Free Hotel Breakfast Is Disappearing. Here Is the Math
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 Resorts Are Booming in 2026. When They Actually Save You Money
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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Europe's 2026 Tourist Taxes Just Went Up Again
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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The World Cup Was Supposed to Fill Hotels. In Most Host Cities It Didn't.
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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Coolcations Are Redrawing the Map of European Travel in 2026
Record heat is pushing travelers north. Coolcations are booming in 2026, and the logic behind them now stretches into fall.
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Travelers Are Now Booking Hotels for the Restaurant
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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Google Is Changing How Hotel Prices Show Up in Search This Fall
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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Why Travelers Are Skipping Europe's Big Cities for Smaller Ones in 2026
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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US Hotel Rates Rose 4.8 Percent. These Markets Got Cheaper
The headline number on hotel prices this year is grim. Average US room rates are up 4.8 percent over the past twelve months. Read that alone and you would assume every trip just got more expensive. The average is hiding the useful part. Underneath it, whole markets have gotten cheaper, some by 20 or 30 percent, and the best values right now are not where most Americans are looking. We went through the 2026 price data to find where rates actually fell and how to book into them. The average is
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Travelers Are Filtering Hotels by Price First Now
Budget-filtered hotel searches jumped around 1,800% in 2026. From inside the industry, here is what the shift to price-first booking means for your rate.
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Airlines Just Added a Wave of New Routes. Watch What It Does to Hotel Prices
TAP, Batik, Solomon Airlines and six US carriers all added routes this month. New nonstops are the earliest reliable signal that hotel rates are about to move.
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Travelers Now Start Their Hotel Search on Booking Platforms, Not Google. Why It Matters for Your Rate
For the first time, more travelers start their hotel search inside a booking platform than on Google. Here is what that quietly does to your rate.
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