USA travel calculators
Everything that surprises Gulf visitors in the USA — taxes on the shelf price, expected tipping, resort fees, B1/B2 visas — computed from real 2026 numbers, with KAYAK flight/hotel/car comparison on every tool.
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Trip budgets
True New York budget
A week for two incl. taxes & fees
Orlando budget
Disney, Universal and family costs
Las Vegas budget
Resort fees and hotel taxes included
Los Angeles budget
A car is near-essential — priced in
Miami budget
Beach, hotels and getting around
Washington DC budget
Free museums, excellent transit
Chicago budget
One of the cheaper big cities
San Francisco budget
The West’s priciest hotels
Boston budget
A walkable, transit-friendly city
Honolulu budget
GET+TAT+resort fee = the real bill
Vegas trip cost
Hotels, shows, food & hidden fees
NBA away game
Tickets, hotel & the game-night surge in 10 cities
Family reunion: cost per family
Big house vs pavilion vs resort block — 8 cities, and the 8+ verdict
Hawaii trip cost
From 5 origins: flights, hotels, car
Weekend getaway: 20 cities
Two nights for two, taxes in
Bachelorette budget
Per-person in 6 cities + bride split
Group travel discounts
Room blocks, group tickets & menus — the 12-person Orlando verdict
Hotel breakfast: worth it or eat out?
12 cities — the buffet upgrade vs the cheapest local breakfast
Wedding guest cost
Flight, hotel, gift & outfit — the 2-night domestic verdict
Travel gear: buy vs own
Inventory your closet first — the "you already have 80%" verdict
Seasons & events
July 4th trip
Hotel premiums in 6 fireworks cities — Philly the value play
Labor Day getaway
6 destinations for summer’s last weekend — Myrtle best value
NYC holiday season
Rockefeller, shows — and Christmas week costs double
NYE in Times Square
5 vantages from the free street to a ball-view room
Mardi Gras budget
Hotels ×3-5 — staying outside the Quarter saves ~50%
Fall foliage trip
4 New England destinations and each one’s peak window
DC cherry blossom
Hotels +75% in peak week — Arlington is the fix
State fair budget
Texas, Minnesota, Iowa & Wisconsin, priced
Halloween Horror Nights
Two midweek nights ≈ one peak Saturday with Express
Rodeo trip
Houston with its included concert vs NFR Vegas
Sports & fandom
Money & tax rules
US tipping calculator
20% is not optional — get it right
Sales tax for tourists
The shelf price is not the final price
Hotel tax & resort fees
Your hotel night’s true cost
Hotel parking fee
Self vs valet in 12 cities — as a % of your room bill
Luxury vs budget lodging
The real upgrade cost in 10 cities
The $800 customs allowance
What to declare and what you’ll pay
Which hotel program fits you?
Five programs ranked by your nights/yr — the best-fit verdict
Getting around
Airport: taxi vs Uber vs transit
Ten US airports compared
Road trip cost
Gas and tolls by state
Fly or drive?
Full family comparison on 12 corridors
EV road trip cost
Charging vs gas, by the numbers
Gas vs EV trip
One route, three powertrains, 2026 prices
Cost per mile rank
Your verdict among 10 routes and the $0.12/mi average
Gas: cash vs card
Two pump prices — the net gap after your card rewards
Group trip & fair split
Per-person costs before you book
Visas & entry
US visa & ESTA checker
Qatar ESTA, the rest B1/B2 — with numbers
When to book holiday flights
Thanksgiving & Christmas book-by dates
Travel timing savings
Flights + hotels + car — save $557 on an intl trip booked on time
Flight price tracker
Fare target + book-by date — 12 origins, 12 destinations
Lap infant vs seat
2026 baby-flight fees: $0 domestic, 10% intl — FAA honesty
REAL ID check: fly domestic without it?
Enforced since May 2025 — passport or star: get your verdict
Parks & attractions
Disney & Universal Orlando budget
Tickets, hotels, food for a family
Disneyland California budget
Disneyland + Universal Hollywood ladders
National parks pass ($80)
Is America the Beautiful worth it?
Universal Express Pass worth it?
The queue math: what you pay per hour of line skipped
Ski trip cost
Lift, rentals & lodging by resort
Lift ticket: window vs advance
10 resorts — save ~30% buying 7+ days out
Concert & event trip
Tickets + event-week hotel surges
Data updated 2026 from published prices and official fee schedules — figures are planning estimates.