India, Sept. 30 -- Remember when planning a holiday started with choosing a place? Goa. Jaipur. Dubai. Singapore. You picked the destination, booked the flights, found a hotel and then started making a list of things to do. Gen Z seems to be flipping that order.

The starting point can now be a concert ticket, a music festival, a theme park, a food experience or simply something interesting enough to justify packing a bag. The destination comes later.

And that makes holiday planning rather interesting. Airbnb's 2026 research found that seven in 10 Indian Gen Z travellers would rather take three short trips than one long annual holiday. Another interesting finding is that 80% said the smaller moments of a trip matter more than famous attr...