Milestones Dominating 2026 Travel Plans

Gen Z and millennials are leading this shift in travel planning.

Almost 9 in 10 Gen Z (89 percent) and 88 percent of millennial survey respondents who said they will travel in 2026 say they will organize their trips around milestone events. Andrew Angelov/Shutterstock

By Mia Taylor TravelPulse

Birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and other milestone life events will be major drivers of travel in 2026.