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Best Travel Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top travel stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best travel stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best vacation stocks to buy right now are:

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) is the #1 top travel stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 18 points higher than the travel industry average of 33.

EXPE passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Expedia Group has seen its stock return 64.45% over the past year, overperforming other travel stocks by 47 percentage points.

Expedia Group has an average 1 year price target of $273.70, a downside of -7.64% from Expedia Group's current stock price of $296.33.

Expedia Group stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 23 analysts covering Expedia Group, 30.43% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 4.35% have issued a Buy, 65.22% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Tripadvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) is the #2 top travel stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Tripadvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Tripadvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 23 points higher than the travel industry average of 33.

TRIP passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Tripadvisor has seen its stock return 4.23% over the past year, underperforming other travel stocks by -14 percentage points.

Tripadvisor has an average 1 year price target of $16.31, an upside of 10.22% from Tripadvisor's current stock price of $14.80.

Tripadvisor stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Tripadvisor, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 62.5% have issued a hold, while 12.5% have issued a Sell rating, and 25% have issued a Strong Sell.

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) is the #3 top travel stock out of 18 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 5 points higher than the travel industry average of 33.

BKNG passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Booking Holdings has seen its stock return 15.88% over the past year, underperforming other travel stocks by -2 percentage points.

Booking Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $6,172.26, an upside of 12.38% from Booking Holdings's current stock price of $5,492.11.

Booking Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 23 analysts covering Booking Holdings, 56.52% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 17.39% have issued a Buy, 26.09% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 6 travel stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 travel stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Tuniu (NASDAQ:TOUR) has an annual dividend yield of 5.14%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the travel industry average of 1.69%.

Tuniu's dividend payout ratio of 423.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Travel & Leisure Co (NYSE:TNL) has an annual dividend yield of 2.24%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the travel industry average of 1.69%. Travel & Leisure Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Travel & Leisure Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Travel & Leisure Co's dividend payout ratio of 35.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) has an annual dividend yield of 1.12%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the travel industry average of 1.69%. Royal Caribbean Cruises's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Royal Caribbean Cruises's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Royal Caribbean Cruises's dividend payout ratio of 20.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Travel stocks were up 0.68% in the last day, and up 3.44% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why travel stocks are up.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued travel stocks right now are:

Tripadvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) is the most undervalued travel stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Tripadvisor has a valuation score of 71, which is 38 points higher than the travel industry average of 33. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Tripadvisor's stock has gained 4.23% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the travel industry by -14 percentage points.

Travel & Leisure Co (NYSE:TNL) is the second most undervalued travel stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Travel & Leisure Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 10 points higher than the travel industry average of 33. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Travel & Leisure Co's stock has gained 50.01% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the travel industry by 32 percentage points.

Carnival (NYSE:CCL) is the third most undervalued travel stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Carnival has a valuation score of 57, which is 24 points higher than the travel industry average of 33. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Carnival's stock has gained 32.39% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the travel industry by 14 percentage points.

53.85% of travel stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect travel stocks to rise by 11.3% over the next year.

0% of travel stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 20% of travel stocks are rated B (Buy), 73.33% are rated C (Hold), 6.67% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).