"Micro-retirement, popularised mainly by Gen Zers and millennials in the last few years, has significantly reshaped how these generations are choosing to travel. With global burnout rates alarmingly high and traditional life milestones, like being able to buy a house, becoming more unattainable for many younger workers, micro-retirements are a way to achieve greater work-life balance and personal fulfilment. "Younger generations place greater emphasis on wellbeing and experience than on traditional forms of professional progression.""
"Essentially, micro-retirement trips are intentional, extended career breaks, lasting anywhere from a few months to over a year. They are often taken multiple times, well before traditional retirement age, and are focused on avoiding burnout, resetting before a major career or life change, travelling, new experiences, passion projects and more. In travel, micro-retirements often arise from a shift from delayed gratification in the future to making memories in the present - beyond the traditional student gap year."
Micro-retirements are intentional extended career breaks, typically lasting a few months to over a year, taken mainly by Gen Zers and millennials. These breaks are often repeated well before traditional retirement and focus on avoiding burnout, pursuing travel and passion projects, and resetting before major career or life changes. Hybrid roles, remote work and portfolio careers increase flexibility to pause between positions or relocate temporarily. Younger workers prioritise wellbeing and experiences over conventional professional progression. Micro-retirements are usually self-funded, enable longer cultural immersion, support productivity and burnout recovery, and are driven by self-actualisation and fear of missing out. Financial stability and a desire to make memories in the present also drive the trend.
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