You can take depreciation deductions on the kitchen renovation, since it is an improvement, but the cost of travel is not deductible if the primary purpose of your trip was for the improvement (rather than repairs or maintenance).
See https://www.irs.gov/publications/p527#en_US_2022_publink1000218997
Travel expenses.
You can deduct the ordinary and necessary expenses of traveling away from home if the primary purpose of the trip is to collect rental income or to manage, conserve, or maintain your rental property. You must properly allocate your expenses between rental and nonrental activities. You can’t deduct the cost of traveling away from home if the primary purpose of the trip is to improve the property. The cost of improvements is recovered by taking depreciation.
