
The real cost of a city break, line by line
Flights and hotels are the visible half of a trip budget. The other half is predictable, rarely quoted, and the reason short trips overrun.
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Destination and logistics coverage. THRYV pays its own way; we do not accept hosted trips in exchange for coverage.

Flights and hotels are the visible half of a trip budget. The other half is predictable, rarely quoted, and the reason short trips overrun.

Passenger rights differ significantly by where you fly from and which airline operates the route, and most travellers never claim what they are entitled to.

Most travel budgets fail not because of one big overspend but because of a predictable set of categories left out entirely.
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