Travellers pivot to serviced apartments as multigenerational trips rise

Multigenerational trips are a rising development within the US the place holidays in actual fact assist to convey completely different generations of the household for some high quality time collectively. Parents, youngsters, grandparents, nice grandparents, together with toddlers getting collectively for a shared journey that gives one thing for everybody: journey, rejuvenation and bonding time on one journey. Grandparents, eager to bond with grandchildren additionally go for ‘skip-generational travel’, the place they plan and pay for that tremendous trip with their grandchild.

Representative Image: Multi generational Caucasian household taking selfie portrait at metropolis avenue

Multi-day holidays throughout the U.S

As per the US Family Travel Survey 2025, 92% of parents are seemingly or very seemingly to journey with their youngsters. The high three deliberate trips are seashore holidays (62%), visiting household and associates (61%), and theme or water parks (45%). Additionally, multi-day holidays throughout the U.S. (73%) are the most typical kind of multi-generational journey being deliberate.

The survey discovered that 71% of grandparents have taken a multi-generational journey within the final three years. In the following three years, 44% are seemingly to take a multi-generational journey, and 45% are planning a multi-generational journey to be booked and organised collectively by all members. For skip-generational journey, grandparents are primarily chargeable for each the planning (75%) and the cost (84%) of the trips.

Representative Image: Full shot of a multi technology household behind a automobile beside a lake

Nate Siehr, co-founder of The Big Key Group and developer behind Ambar Residences Orlando states: “Multigenerational journey is reshaping hospitality-backed residential fashions by pushing them nearer to true residential residing, whereas sustaining the reliability of a worldwide model. Families touring throughout generations need house to reside collectively comfortably, not simply adjoining lodge rooms. In response, these fashions are prioritising bigger flooring plans, separate bedrooms, full kitchens, in-unit laundry, and versatile residing areas, paired with professionally managed operations and resort-level providers.

At Ambar Orlando Residences, Apartments by Marriott Bonvoy, these parts are deliberately mixed inside a single residence base designed for longer stays and bigger household teams. The residences assist privateness alongside shared experiences by multi-bedroom layouts, expansive frequent areas, on-site eating choices, wellness facilities such as a naturally lit health heart related to out of doors inexperienced house, and gathering-oriented options like a resort pool that features as a social hub for all ages. This method permits households to spend significant time collectively whereas nonetheless benefiting from the service consistency and operational requirements of a globally acknowledged hospitality model.

Representative Image: Asian multi generational household having fun with joyful moments on the seashore

Looking forward to 2026, serviced apartments are anticipated to proceed evolving from a distinct segment various right into a mainstream lodging selection, notably in leisure-driven locations like Orlando. Growth will likely be pushed by longer stays, repeat multigenerational journey, and demand for lodging that really feel residential however function with hotel-level reliability. Branded serviced apartments tied to established loyalty platforms are particularly nicely positioned, providing familiarity and adaptability for vacationers whereas offering homeowners and builders a sturdy, demand-driven mannequin aligned with how households are touring right this moment.”

Seven Generations Traveling Simultaneously

2025 marks a historic demographic milestone: for the primary time ever, seven distinct generations are alive without delay. With Generation Beta (born 2025-2039) arriving in January 2025, we now have the Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, Generation Z, Generation Alpha, and Generation Beta all coexisting. This unprecedented longevity creates distinctive alternatives for four, five, even six-generation family vacations.

Families can now personally know—and journey with—great-great-grandparents and great-great-grandchildren. A 90-year-old Silent Generation traveller can trip with their Boomer youngsters (70s), Gen X grandchildren (50s), Millennial great-grandchildren (30s), Gen Z great-great-grandchildren (teenagers), Gen Alpha great-great-great-grandchildren (beneath 15), and new child Beta great-great-great-great-grandchildren.

Representative Image: ็็Group of multi technology household little woman with mother and father and grandparents

Elaborating on experiential adventures for each member in a multi-generational household group: mother and father, youngsters, grandparents, aunts and uncles,  Paul Kiritsy, CEO of Shore Excursions Group provides: “Our extremely curated portfolio consists of many shore excursions in each cruise vacation spot which are nice for multi-generational households. Some in style favorites good for all ages embrace whale watching excursions in Cabo San Lucas and Alaska, our Secret Food Tours the place households discover the delicacies and tradition with a pleasant native host, and any of our historic excursions in locations throughout Europe.

From there, households can select excursions based mostly on their pursuits and vitality ranges — from scenic and cultural excursions for grandparents to culinary experiences for folks and hands-on adventures for youths. To make planning easy, our web site options clear activity-level scores for each tour, serving to households select experiences that match everybody’s skills. We additionally supply personal and customizable excursions so households can discover collectively at their very own tempo.”

Sabre surveyed its international staff members to uncover what journey business insiders prioritise when reserving their very own holidays. The outcomes indicated that there’s a considerably greater share of respondents in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) as nicely as in North America who’re trips with prolonged household.

Representative Image: Indian prolonged household group standing in swimming pool

This development is mirrored in different business analysis. For instance, Beaches Resorts and Censuswide discovered travellers are prioritizing high quality time with grandparents and prolonged household interactions on trip. Their survey discovered 69% of fogeys would really like grandparents to be part of them for extra trip time.

Sabre international reserving knowledge additionally exhibits that multi-person bookings are seeing a year-on-year enhance, with group bookings for seven folks displaying a 14% improve, and for eight or extra folks, the rise is shut to 1 / 4 at 23% (bookings constituted of January by September 2024 for journey throughout 2025).