/*
Theme Name: Buy Airfare Last Minute
Theme URI: https://buyairfarelastminute.com/
Author: Buy Airfare Last Minute
Description: Responsive travel magazine and affiliate flight-search theme inspired by modern booking layouts. No artificial fare pricing or unverified deal claims.
Version: 2.0.0
Requires at least: 6.2
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Text Domain: balm
Tags: blog, custom-logo, custom-menu, featured-images, responsive-layout
*/
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/* v2: combined clean-search + vibrant-deals direction */
.hero { min-height:520px; }
.hero-content { padding-top:65px; padding-bottom:180px; }
.hero h1 { max-width:700px; font-size:clamp(42px,5.3vw,68px); }
.hero h1 em { font-style:normal; color:#ff9750; }
.search-overlap { margin-top:-141px; position:relative; z-index:4; }
.search-shell { box-shadow:0 18px 55px rgba(3,27,59,.21); }
.search-tabs a { font-weight:800; }
.search-body h2 { margin-bottom:5px; }
.promo-grid { display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr;gap:14px; }
.promo-card { position:relative; min-height:216px;border-radius:15px;overflow:hidden;background:#093e72;display:flex;align-items:flex-end;box-shadow:0 6px 18px rgba(2,28,60,.08); }
.promo-card img {position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;inset:0;}
.promo-card:after {content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(4,23,50,.9),rgba(4,23,50,.04) 90%);}
.promo-content {position:relative;z-index:1;padding:22px;color:#fff;}
.promo-content h3 {font-size:clamp(19px,2vw,27px);line-height:1.18;margin:0 0 8px;color:#fff;}
.promo-content p {font-size:13px;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 10px;color:#edf6ff;}
.promo-link {display:inline-block;color:#fff;border-radius:8px;background:#ff6636;padding:8px 14px;font-size:12px;font-weight:800;}
.promo-card:not(:first-child) .promo-content h3 {font-size:21px;}
.route-grid {display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,minmax(0,1fr));gap:16px;}
.route-card {background:#fff;border:1px solid #e3eaf2;border-radius:13px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 5px 19px rgba(3,37,75,.06);transition:transform .2s;}
.route-card:hover {transform:translateY(-4px);text-decoration:none;}
.route-card img {display:block;width:100%;height:126px;object-fit:cover;}
.route-info {padding:13px;}
.route-info strong {font-size:15px;color:#0e3255;display:block;}
.route-info span {font-size:12px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;color:#42769e;margin-top:6px;font-weight:700;}
.note-live {color:#5b7084;font-size:12px;margin:20px 0 0;}
.section-tight {padding:50px 0;}
.starter-note{margin:15px 0 0;font-size:12px;color:#627993;}
.promo-tag {font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.1em;font-weight:900;color:#ffd7ad;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:8px;}
.footer-disclosure {max-width:620px;}
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