{"id":97508,"date":"2025-12-22T19:45:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T19:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/97508\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T19:45:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T19:45:18","slug":"why-el-paso-is-a-top-travel-hotspot-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/97508\/","title":{"rendered":"Why El Paso Is A Top Travel Hotspot For 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dallas, Houston &#8211; scoot &#8216;yer big butts over, El Paso has been named a top travel destination for 2026 thanks in part to peeps loving western style getaways.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hometogo.com\/travel-trends-2026\/#neo-western-revival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HomeToGo<\/a>\u00a0released their top travel destinations for 2026 and we ranked pretty high, partly, thanks to a new trend dubbed the &#8220;neo western revival&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Among other things, we&#8217;re a cheap date. HomeToGo says the average stay in the 915, per night, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hometogo.com\/travel-trends-2026\/#neo-western-revival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">runs about $62.21<\/a>. We&#8217;re also a cheap place to retire but <a href=\"https:\/\/klaq.com\/el-paso-best-city-retire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">that&#8217;s another story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It seems travelers are turning away from big cities and big resorts, seeking instead more &#8220;frontier style&#8221; places to visit. El Paso, who truly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/klaq.com\/el-paso-area-day-trips-for-wild-west-history-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">put the &#8220;wild&#8221; in wild west<\/a>, ranked #4 on the HomeToGo list.<\/p>\n<p>What Is The Neo Western Revival?<\/p>\n<p>El Paso is part of the &#8220;Neo-Western\u00a0Revival&#8221; trend, which groups smaller Southwestern and Mountain West towns with desert landscapes and frontier-style appeal\u00a0that are gaining attention from travelers seeking affordable, under-the-radar spots. Search interest in El Paso skyrocketed about 191% year-over-year, making it one of the six cities\u00a0highlighted in this category. &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/lifestyle\/travel\/article\/top-travel-texas-cities-21243602.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">mysanantonio<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/klaq.com\/enjoy-winter-in-the-desert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Winter Fun In The Desert<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What Else Does El Paso Offer?<\/p>\n<p>El Paso has got so <a href=\"https:\/\/klaq.com\/el-paso-best-texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">many things to do<\/a>\u00a0and, on top of all the things to do, (<a href=\"https:\/\/klaq.com\/wow-top-10-weird-crazy-out-of-place-things-found-in-el-paso\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">some of which are super weird<\/a>), there&#8217;s also a cool vibe. The wild west, relatively speaking, wasn&#8217;t that long ago and you can still <a href=\"https:\/\/klaq.com\/el-paso-area-day-trips-for-wild-west-history-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">feel it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also feel the history of both the USA and Mexico, while you check out all the sites, in a relaxed, very laid back way. We don&#8217;t hurry here, &#8220;El Paso Time&#8221; is real &#8230;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/klaq.com\/why-are-el-pasoans-perceived-as-lazy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">thanks in part to the lithium<\/a>\u00a0&#8230; and it&#8217;s real relaxing. More reason peeps want to come hang out here.<\/p>\n<p>20 of the Best El Paso Hacks You Should Know<\/p>\n<p>Living in the Sun City? These fun and clever El Paso hacks will help you navigate the heat, traffic, and everyday chaos like a pro.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Joanna Barba<\/p>\n<p>PICS: You Know You&#8217;re in El Paso When You See&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>There are so many places throughout the Borderland that as you look around you just know you\u2019re here. Just for sharing your interpretation of \u201cYou know you\u2019re in El Paso when you see\u2026\u201d you could win $1,000.<\/p>\n<p>Share your vision, your humor, your admiration for what makes us unique. It could even end up in one of our \u201cYou Know you\u2019re in El Paso when you see\u2026\u201d galleries.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few example of the sort of things we&#8217;re looking for, but you should definitely get creative and try to find those iconic, weird, or wonderful things that are distinctly El Paso.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: KLAQ<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dallas, Houston &#8211; scoot &#8216;yer big butts over, El Paso has been named a top travel destination for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":97509,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139,143,223,1631],"class_list":["post-97508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news","tag-local-el-paso","tag-news","tag-opinion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97508\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}