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The Abroad Pod

2/28/2026, 3 Days In Dubai (The Perfect Long Layover)

The Roam Report

2/25/2026, Over 170 Million U.S. Travelers Face Airport Gridlock As Spring Break Travel Hits Record Highs

Travel and Tour World (TTW)

2/25/2026, Swiss Alps Adventure Awaits: Adult Summer Camp by EF Ultimate Break Trend

Trend Hunter

2/25/2026, Summer Camp-Inspired Travel Experiences

The Charlotte Observer

2/20/2026, 10 memorable destinations for Gen Z first-time international travelers

Travel Market Report

2/9/2026, EF Ultimate Break Launches College Break Collection for Gen-Z

Travel Weekly

2/5/2026, EF Ultimate Break launches College Break collection

Cool Material

2/2/2026, The Cool Way to Skip Valentine's Day (Hint: Leave Town)

Her Campus

1/29/2026, Busy Semester? Here Are 6 Companies That Will Plan Your Spring Break For You

Forbes

1/23/2026, Why Multi-Day Group Travel Is Having A Renaissance Moment

Elite Daily

1/9/2026, I Visited The White Lotus In Thailand For Less Than $100 & You Can Too

Yahoo Creators

1/9/2026, Gen Z Travelers Are Dry Tripping—and They're Having Way More Fun

Condé Nast Traveler

1/6/2026, BookTok Fans Can Walk in the Footsteps of "People We Meet on Vacation" With This New Tour

Elite Daily

12/22/2025, I Visited The IRL White Lotus & It Was Wayyy Cheaper Than You'd Think

USA Today

12/11/2025, Amazing gifts for readers that go beyond books

Skift

X/XX/2025, Teetotalling Travelers Are Just Saying No to Booze

BuzzFeed

12/1/2025, I Take Over 10 Trips A Year: These 18 Cyber Week Travel Deals Are Actually Worth It

Detroit Free Press

11/28/2025, Black Friday deals on books, Audible and bookish gifts you won't want to miss

The Washington Post

11/26/2025, The Black Friday travel deals you’ll actually want to buy

USA Today

4/18/2025, Traveling for the holidays? Save on hotels, flights with these top travel deals ✈️

Yahoo Creators

11/11/2025, Have the runner’s high? Here are the best destinations for your next runcation

Her Campus

11/12/25, For Gen Z Travel Content Creator Emma Topp, The World Is Her Office

Refinery29

11/5/2025, EF Ultimate Guide Latin America Trip Black Friday Sales

Cosmopolitan

10/6/2025, Exclusive: EF Ultimate Break is Expanding Its Bookish Offerings with New ‘Fourth Wing’ Inspired Trip

Travel Market Report

9/18/2025, EF Ultimate Break Names Shane Steffens as President

TravelAge West

4/16/2025, Must-Try Mocktails in Mexico

Travel Weekly

9/18/2025, EF Ultimate Break names Shane Steffens president

Travel Market Report

9/17/25, EF Ultimate Break Meets Gen Z Demand with New Brazil Vacations

Condé Nast Traveller

9/11/2025, BookTok is behind the rise in a new era of literary-inspired travel

Elite Daily

9/5/2025, How To Enter 'The Summer I Turned Pretty's Conrad Look-Alike Contest

Cosmopolitan

9/10/25, Look Like Conrad Fisher? You Could Secure a Free Trip to Paris

The Manual

8/28/2025, Planning a trip to Thailand? These insider tips will help you do it right

Skift

8/17/2025, Spain's 2026 Solar Eclipse Sparks Tourism Rush

PhocusWire

8/13/2025, Freedom, flexibility and transparency: What Gen Z travelers really want and need

The Manual

8/6/2025, EF Ultimate Break launches BookTok tours for young travelers

New York Weekly Times

8/4/2025, The Most Popular Literary News This Week

Book Riot

8/3/2025, The Most Popular Literary News This Week

TravelPulse

7/23/2025, This Tour Company is Launching Trips Inspired by Your Favorite Books

Travel Pulse Canada

7/23/2025, This Tour Company is Launching Trips Inspired by Your Favorite Books

Breaking Travel News

7/17/2025, EF Ultimate Break Launches the Ultimate Mystery Trip: Europe for Young Travelers Who Crave Adventure

The Guardian

7/11/2025, Spreadsheets and day trips to Egypt: how gen Z is ‘soft saving’ for the future

AOL UK

7/11/2025, Spreadsheets and day trips to Egypt: how gen Z is ‘soft saving’ for the future

Trend Hunter

7/26/2025, Top 55 Travel Trends in July

The Sober Curator

7/3/2025, EF Ultimate Break Rolls Out Sober Group Tours For Gen Z  | The Sober Curator

Passport Magazine

XX/XX/2025, What’s New, Hot, and Happening In Bangkok

Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

5/4/2025, Downsizing what you take with you

Travel Weekly

4/18/2025, The rise of the sober-curious tour: Why more people are picking alcohol-free travel

USA Today

4/18/2025, Book your dream vacation for the right price! Shop top travel deals on hotels, flights ✈️

TravelAge West

4/16/2025, Must-Try Mocktails in Mexico

Trend Hunter

4/14/2025, Carbon-Mitigating Travel Tours

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