- Millennials would trade in avocado toast and bottomless mimosas for a weekend getaway with their friends, according to a HomeAway study.
- HomeAway calculated how many brunches, at an average of $34, you would have to give up to pay for various group weekend trips.
- The cost of two brunches could afford a weekend in Breckenridge, Colorado, but it'd take skipping seven brunches for a weekend in the Hamptons.
Millennials love brunch. So much so that they've helped transform brunch from a noun to a verb.
The Washington Post reported that Google searches for "brunch" have been increasing since 2004. Of those discussing the "brunch squad" on social media, 76% are under 25 years old, according to the Huffington Post, citing data from analytics firm Crimson Hexagon.
All this to say, brunch — and dining out, for that matter — has become a favorite pastime for millennials. But it usually isn't cheap. The average price of two brunch cocktails, one entree, and a coffee in major US cities is $34, according to vacation-rental site HomeAway's latest study.
Still, HomeAway found that an overwhelming share of millennials (93%) said they would save the money they spend on avocado toast and bottomless mimosas to take a weekend trip with friends instead. HomeAway developed its first-ever Brunch Index to find out many $34 brunches you would have to skip to afford a stay in popular vacation spots.
The cost of the trips included a two-night stay per person for a group of six people. The destinations were chosen based on HomeAway booking data. For example, the cost of a per person two-night stay in San Diego, California, based on a group of six people is $121. A millennial would have to skip four $34 brunches to afford that.
From Nashville, Tennessee, to Charleston, South Carolina, see how many brunches you'd have to skip to afford a trip with your friends.
