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Plan your next trip

I gathered here a simple starting point to search flights, hotels and destination ideas. The goal is to make your initial planning easier with practical tools, still inside the editorial universe of Lipe Travel Show.

Three quick ways to get started

Use the shortcuts below according to the kind of trip you are planning.

Flights

Ideal to compare dates, routes and combinations before choosing your airfare.

Open flights search

Hotels

Useful to compare stays by neighborhood, category and travel profile.

Open hotels search

Explore destinations

Perfect if you have not decided where to go yet and want to start with possibilities.

Explore destinations

An editorial layer to make the tools more useful

Beyond shortcuts, I started organising short guides so the research feels more organic and more useful inside the site itself.

Editorial guide

The tools I use to plan trips

A practical view of where I would use flights, hotels and destination discovery in each phase of planning.

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Editorial guide

How to search flights more intelligently

A simple framework to compare dates, timings, connections and alternatives before turning research into purchase.

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China special

Planning your first trip to China

A practical page for U.S.-based travelers with visa planning, mobile setup, first-city logic, food, translation and lessons learned from my China trips.

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Points & miles

Points & miles without the hype

A deeper guide to earning better, comparing with cash and using rewards in ways that actually improve the trip.

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A new track for using rewards more intelligently

Instead of treating points as a promise, I started organizing a more practical layer around when they actually help, when cash makes more sense and how I would think about domestic and international flights.

Decision

When miles beat cash — and when they don’t

A simple filter to compare an award booking with a paid fare before making the decision.

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Domestic

Points & miles for domestic flights

Where rewards usually help on domestic trips and where I would still pay cash.

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International

Points & miles for international flights

Partners, flexibility and the situations where international redemptions really improve the trip.

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Where this fits in your planning flow

This page does not replace editorial curation or a custom itinerary. It works as a practical layer for anyone who wants to start searching more efficiently.

When it makes sense

  • When you already have a destination in mind and want to compare flights and hotels.
  • When you are still exploring alternatives before deciding on the trip.
  • When you want an initial reference for price and availability.

Important note

Some links on this page may generate an affiliate commission for Lipe Travel Show, at no extra cost to you. This helps support the project and the production of independent content.

We always recommend that you compare options, review final conditions and confirm details directly on the platform before completing any booking.