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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:

Carnival (NYSE:CCL) is the #1 top travel stock out of 17 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 Carnival (NYSE:CCL) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Carnival (NYSE:CCL) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is -4 points lower than the travel industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CCL as a "B".

CCL passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Carnival has seen its stock return 13.77% over the past year, overperforming other travel stocks by 17 percentage points.

Carnival has an average 1 year price target of $36.71, an upside of 52.18% from Carnival's current stock price of $24.12.

Carnival stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 17 analysts covering Carnival, 70.59% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 11.76% have issued a Buy, 17.65% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) is the #2 top travel stock out of 17 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: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 19 points higher than the travel industry average of 34.

EXPE passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Expedia Group has seen its stock return 35.87% over the past year, overperforming other travel stocks by 39 percentage points.

Expedia Group has an average 1 year price target of $281.67, an upside of 19.77% from Expedia Group's current stock price of $235.18.

Expedia Group stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 24 analysts covering Expedia Group, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 4.17% have issued a Buy, 70.83% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) is the #3 top travel stock out of 17 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: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 14 points higher than the travel industry average of 34.

BKNG passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Booking Holdings has seen its stock lose -5.77% over the past year, underperforming other travel stocks by -3 percentage points.

Booking Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $5,846.00, an upside of 35.2% from Booking Holdings's current stock price of $4,324.04.

Booking Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 23 analysts covering Booking Holdings, 60.87% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 17.39% have issued a Buy, 21.74% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 7 travel stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 travel stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Tripcom Group (NASDAQ:TCOM) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the travel industry average of 1.89%. Tripcom Group's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Tripcom Group's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Tripcom Group's dividend payout ratio of 4.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Tuniu (NASDAQ:TOUR) has an annual dividend yield of 4.97%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the travel industry average of 1.89%.

Tuniu's dividend payout ratio of 91.8% 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 2.51%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the travel industry average of 1.89%. 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 63.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Travel stocks were up 0.08% in the last day, and up 1.48% 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 57, which is 19 points higher than the travel industry average of 38. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Tripadvisor's stock has dropped -37.58% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the travel industry by -34 percentage points.

Carnival (NYSE:CCL) 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.

Carnival has a valuation score of 57, which is 19 points higher than the travel industry average of 38. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Carnival's stock has gained 13.77% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the travel industry by 17 percentage points.

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) 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.

Expedia Group has a valuation score of 57, which is 19 points higher than the travel industry average of 38. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Expedia Group's stock has gained 35.87% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the travel industry by 39 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 34.93% over the next year.

0% of travel stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 28.57% of travel stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.29% are rated C (Hold), 7.14% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).