New Delhi, June 20 -- Gen Z in India has quietly retired the ritual of one annual holiday and shifted to frequent weekend trips and short breaks, with 87 per cent preferring trips that last under a week, according to a research report by Airbnb.

According to the report based on a survey of 2,012 Gen Z respondents aged 18-29 across 11 Indian cities in April 2026, weekend trips lead the preference, followed by three-to-five-day breaks. Longer holidays are the exception.

"70% prefer 3 short trips over 1 long annual holiday," the report said. Travel for this generation is less a planned event and more a reflexive response -- to stress, to an open weekend, or to a friend who simply said 'let's go'. The data showed 66% book their trips within...