The hospitality group’s 2026 Trends Report revealed that 44% of families in Australia plan to travel this year with just grandparents and grandchildren, while 38% are already looking to take at least two skip-generation trips this year.
Most of these trips (76%) are for leisure, however more than a third of respondents said they would travel together for family functions such as weddings and reunions (38%), or to visit ancestral hometowns (31%).
Educational and cultural trips (24%) and festival-based travel (19%) were also listed as motivators for skip-gen holidays.
According to Hilton, popular destinations for skip-gen travel include cultural hotspots, beach resorts, and emerging city escapes across the Asia Pacific, with most of these holidays being planned around school breaks.
Additionally, families are booking early, with over half (54%) already researching or reserving trips for the year ahead.
