Search
Explore destinations, travel categories, occasions and vacation options that may fit the trip you want.
HOW EXPLORE OCCASIONS WORKS
Search Smarter. Compare Better. Keep Looking After You Book.
Explore Occasions is being built around one simple idea: travel planning should not stop when you find one option. Discover the trip, compare the complete value, organize your plans and keep better opportunities connected to your journey.
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What does Explore Occasions do?
Explore Occasions connects travel discovery, occasion-based planning, trip organization and growing Travel Intelligence tools in one experience. The goal is to help you make more informed travel decisions before booking and keep useful trip information organized afterward.
Some platform capabilities are available now, while others are still being developed. We label those differences clearly throughout the site.
THE EXPLORE OCCASIONS FLOW
Five Stages of a Smarter Travel Decision
The platform is designed around the full travel decision—not just the first search result.
Compare
Look beyond one advertised price and compare factors such as location, flexibility, inclusions and total trip value.
Book
When approved supplier and affiliate options are available, choose the travel option that works for you.
Watch
Save trip information and travel options so they remain connected to your planning and future comparisons.
Save
As the platform expands, Travel Intelligence tools are intended to help identify and document better-value opportunities.
WHAT YOU CAN USE NOW
Available Today
These member tools are currently operational.
My Trips
Create and organize trips inside your Explore Occasions member account.
Sign In to My Trips →Price Watch™
Save a travel option and record the price you want to beat as part of your trip planning.
Sign In to Price Watch™ →Travel Discovery
Explore travel categories, destination ideas, travel deals, occasions and vacation-ownership education across the public site.
Start Exploring →Free Membership
Create an Explore Occasions member account to organize your trips and access current member tools.
Join Free →TRAVEL INTELLIGENCE™
Tools Being Built Around Better Travel Decisions
These proprietary systems are part of the Explore Occasions roadmap. They should not be interpreted as fully operational unless labeled Available.
Occasion Match Score™
Designed to help evaluate how well a destination or travel option fits the reason for the trip, traveler preferences and group needs.
True Trip Price™
Designed to help compare more of the complete trip cost rather than focusing only on one advertised rate.
Better Deal Score™
Designed to help evaluate whether a new travel option may offer stronger overall value than another saved option.
Better Deal Engine™
Being developed to support future identification of better-value travel opportunities as approved supplier and technology integrations expand.
Member Savings Ledger™
Planned to help members document realized savings or value improvements associated with their travel decisions.
Explore Occasions does not currently represent that every category has live supplier inventory, automated price monitoring or guaranteed savings. Availability, supplier access and Travel Intelligence capabilities will expand as approved integrations and platform features become operational.
MORE THAN A SINGLE SEARCH
Why the Platform Is Designed This Way
Travel decisions are rarely just about one hotel rate, one airfare or one booking screen.
The Whole Trip Matters
Location, transportation, flexibility, fees, activities and timing can change the real value of a trip.
The Reason for Travel Matters
A family vacation, anniversary and group celebration may need completely different accommodations and experiences.
Value Can Change
Travel options and conditions can change after the first search, which is why trip organization and future comparison matter.
HOW THE PIECES CONNECT
Public Discovery + Member Tools
The public site helps you explore. The member experience helps you keep the trip organized.
Explore Before You Sign In
- Explore travel categories
- Browse Travel Deals
- Discover Occasions
- Explore Destinations
- Learn about Vacation Clubs
Use Member Tools After You Join
- Create and organize My Trips
- Save Price Watch™ entries
- Keep trip information connected to your account
- Access future Travel Intelligence features as they become available
START ANYWHERE
Choose the Best Starting Point for Your Trip
You do not have to use Explore Occasions in one fixed order.
Explore
Start with hotels, vacation homes, rental cars, flights, cruises and other travel categories.
Explore Travel →Travel Deals
Start with value and compare travel opportunities across the complete trip.
Explore Travel Deals →Occasions
Start with why you're traveling—birthday, anniversary, family trip, group travel and more.
Explore Occasions →Destinations
Start with where you want to go and build the trip around the place.
Explore Destinations →COMMON QUESTIONS
How Explore Occasions Works
Is Explore Occasions a travel agency?
Explore Occasions is being developed as a travel discovery, comparison, membership and Travel Intelligence platform. Supplier and booking relationships will vary by category and will be disclosed as they are approved and integrated.
Does Price Watch™ automatically monitor suppliers today?
No. The current Price Watch™ feature lets members save a travel option and the price they want to beat. Automated supplier monitoring is not currently represented as operational.
Are the Travel Intelligence scores live now?
Not all of them. My Trips and Price Watch™ are available now. Occasion Match Score™, True Trip Price™, Better Deal Score™, Better Deal Engine™ and Member Savings Ledger™ are still in development.
Is membership free?
Yes. Explore Free membership is currently available at no charge. Additional membership options may be introduced later, but they are not being represented here as active paid plans.
CELEBRATE LIFE. TRAVEL SMARTER.
Start Exploring. Keep the Trip Connected.
Discover the trip, organize your plans and use Explore Occasions as the platform continues building smarter travel tools around the complete journey.
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