'Skip-Gen Breaks,' ‘Now-Age Holidays' and other Travel Terms You Haven't Heard Of

Skip-Gen Breaks, Now-Age Holidays, Break-up Breaks. Ever heard of these travel terms? Well, these trendy additions to the travel vocabulary have been coined around the unique and out-of-the box holidays that millennials are going crazy about. Check out how these travel terms are redefining the way people are taking holidays.

Skip-Gen Breaks

Holidaying with your grandparents, minus your parents! Well, that’s what Skip-Gen Holidays are all about—where you go on a vacation not with your immediate generation, but with the next one. This rising trend of grandparents going on a once-in-a-lifetime holiday with their grandchildren can be attributed to the baby boomers who are retiring in high numbers, and whose main priorities are family and travel.

Skip-Gen Break Positives: Not only does the bond between grandparents and grandchildren get stronger, but grandchildren also get a better understanding about their parents by listening to stories the grandparents have to share about them.

Skip-Gen Break Destinations: Sun Gardens Dubrovnik in Croatia & Kamalaya in Thailand

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Now-Age Holidays

How about a holiday that focuses on healing yourself? Research shows that there is an increasing trend where people are beginning to tap spirituality and its healing powers to energize themselves. This type of holiday is known as a ‘Now-Age’ Holiday, where the spiritual beliefs of the 70s are being integrated with holistic or alternative and modern western medicines. Embark on this holiday and indulge in crystal gazing, reiki or energy healing, and acquire harmony of not just the mind, but of the body and the spirit.

Now-Age Holiday Positives: Since most therapies focus on cleansing your inner-self, you come back rejuvenated, confident and at peace.

Now-Age Holiday Destinations: Fusion Maia in Vietnam & Lefay Spa in Italy

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Break-up Breaks

A break-up can be an apt reason to go on a holiday. With break-up comes stress and anxiety, and many people just want to escape to a faraway place, where they can be themselves and discover their purpose in life. Catering to such moments are different tours that focus on fitness, losing weight, eating right, meditation, inner healing, et al, which can help one overcome the emotional turmoil.

Break-up Break Positives: With lot of focus on ‘Me,’ one tends to introspect and discover parts of oneself that one may not have been aware of before.

Break-up Break Destinations: Embracing Change Retreat in Thailand & BodyHoliday in St Lucia

Food-as-Medicines

When was the last time you popped a pill? Well, today’s generation has definitely been popping more pills than what their parents did. As the dependency on medicines grows, there are many who are trying to work towards holistic health and replace medication with nutrient foods. Sensing this need, there are many tours that focus on nutrition-friendly holidays, where you discover the best diet for your body type and learn to eat right.

Food-as-Medicine Positives: These tours combine exercises and healthy eating habits, blending modern science with ancient wisdom. This works as a powerful combination to understand your body better.

Food-as-Medicines Destinations: Sianji Master Detox in Turkey & Samahita Candida Detox in Thailand

Architectural Wellness

This term is growing in popularity as more and more people are opting for natural, untouched places to spend their holidays. These places focus on using materials and designs that can address the physical and mental needs of travellers. So you may find stunning villas amid untamed jungles, with branches of trees drooping into your balconies, or lounges just adjacent to the river. In a nutshell, Architectural Wellness focuses on giving you all the luxuries of a stay, while being extremely close to nature.

Architectural-Wellness Positives: A stay in these kinds of resorts exposes you to mindful living, where you are taught how to connect with your bodies, the environment and yourself—a skill you can carry with you for life.

Architectural-Wellness Destinations: Santani Wellness Resort in Sri Lanka & Aro Ha in New Zealand

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