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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 17 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 21 points higher than the travel industry average of 35.

EXPE passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Expedia Group has seen its stock return 29.62% over the past year, overperforming other travel stocks by 28 percentage points.

Expedia Group has an average 1 year price target of $279.53, an upside of 24.42% from Expedia Group's current stock price of $224.66.

Expedia Group stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 19 analysts covering Expedia Group, 31.58% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 68.42% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (NASDAQ:LIND) 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 Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (NASDAQ:LIND) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (NASDAQ:LIND) has a Due Diligence Score of 11, which is -24 points lower than the travel industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates LIND as a "B".

LIND passed 4 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Lindblad Expeditions Holdings has seen its stock return 105.78% over the past year, overperforming other travel stocks by 104 percentage points.

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $24.33, an upside of 5.2% from Lindblad Expeditions Holdings's current stock price of $23.13.

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Viking Holdings (NYSE:VIK) 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 Viking Holdings (NYSE:VIK) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Viking Holdings (NYSE:VIK) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 1 points higher than the travel industry average of 35.

VIK passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Viking Holdings has seen its stock return 96.75% over the past year, overperforming other travel stocks by 95 percentage points.

Viking Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $94.38, an upside of 1.28% from Viking Holdings's current stock price of $93.18.

Viking Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 16 analysts covering Viking Holdings, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 6.25% have issued a Buy, 12.5% have issued a hold, while 6.25% 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 24.89%, which is 20 percentage points higher than the travel industry average of 5.3%.

Tuniu's dividend payout ratio of 270.9% 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 2.34%, which is -3 percentage points lower than the travel industry average of 5.3%. 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 61.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) has an annual dividend yield of 1.74%, which is -4 percentage points lower than the travel industry average of 5.3%. 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 25.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Travel stocks were up 3.87% in the last day, and down -1.03% over the last week. Carnival was the among the top gainers in the travel services industry, gaining 8.2% yesterday.

Shares of cruise companies are trading higher after President Trump said in a social media post that planned military strikes against Iran have been called off, which has lead to a drop in oil prices.

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:

Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) 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.

Expedia Group 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.

Expedia Group's stock has gained 29.62% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the travel industry by 28 percentage points.

Tripadvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) 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.

Tripadvisor has a valuation score of 29, which is -4 points higher than the travel industry average of 33. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TRIP a Valuation Rating of "A".

Tripadvisor's stock has dropped -15.65% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the travel industry by -17 percentage points.

Carnival (NYSE:CCL) is the third 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 43, which is 10 points higher than the travel industry average of 33. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Carnival's stock has gained 17.8% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the travel industry by 16 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 3,918.15% over the next year.

7.14% of travel stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.29% of travel stocks are rated B (Buy), 71.43% are rated C (Hold), 7.14% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).