Goodbye, Staycations Hello, Microcations

Here’s why millennials are opting for shorter vacations but with more experiential value.

- Mayukh Majumdar

Travel expert Heather Greenwood Davis predicted, in an article with The Loop, that 'microcations' would be a huge trend in 2020. Another travel trend, you’d think. But this one seems all too doable, especially with the kind of ‘always working’ lives we lead.

Microcations are the opposite of staycations, quite literally. These are minigetaways or mini-vacations based on multiple social and economic factors. While a staycation is more leisurely, a microcation is far more experiential. Statistics show that instead of a long, drawn out vacation at one place, millennials are taking shorter holidays, which typically last for about three days.