# Exact dollar price right in the hook

A travel format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/travel/exact-dollar-price-right-in-the-hook

Put the actual price or a stack of perks in the first lines of a food or stay video. It worked for 4 accounts, with a median of 26x their usual reach. Type: Angle. Seen as: Voiceover, Video, Talking head.

## Why it works

A specific number tells viewers it is worth their money right away. Several posts beat vaguer posts on the same account by stating the price.

## How to make it

1. Put the exact price or perk stack in the first 4 seconds
2. Show the signature dish or room
3. Back it up with a menu or the nightly rate on screen

## Hook formula

[Dish/stay] for just $[price] in [city]

## Examples

- @itskellygomez (3K followers, TikTok talking head): 38x their usual views. Hook: “PHILIPPINES overwater villa island resort” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@itskellygomez/video/7689875764090572045)
- @lemaitravel (6K followers, TikTok voiceover): 26x their usual views. Hook: “There's a NEW Chinese restaurant in Duluth with $12 to $16 Meals” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@lemaitravel/video/7693688278288993567)
- @theashleynez (61K followers, TikTok talking head): 26x their usual views. Hook: “$6 wine & bruschetta boards” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@theashleynez/video/7694451634751016205)
- @goeatwithangie (3K followers, TikTok voiceover): 9.3x their usual views. Hook: “BINGXUE just opened” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@goeatwithangie/video/7693026281503395086)

More travel formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/travel.md

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## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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