Travel Tips
Booking, hotels, packing, money, and activity guides from The Trip Ahead.
Activity Guide
College football’s 2026 season opens with Week Zero on Thursday, August 27, then Week One from September 3 through 6. Kickoff weekends routinely sell out host cities weeks in advance.
Hotels
The biggest Las Vegas decision is which part of the city to book: the Strip, Downtown, or off-Strip. They are genuinely different trips with different prices and crowds.
Booking
September through November is the busiest stretch of the year on the trade show calendar. Convention-city hotel rates climb fastest and room blocks disappear soonest.