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Here's how many brunches you'd have to skip to afford a weekend away with your friends

Jul 2, 2018, 23:03 IST

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  • 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.

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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.

12. Breckenridge, Colorado

Number of skipped brunches: 2

Cost of a two-night stay: $70

11. Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania

Number of skipped brunches: 2

Cost of a two-night stay: $71

10. Squaw Valley, California

Number of skipped brunches: 2

Cost of a two-night stay: $72

9. Bend, Oregon

Number of skipped brunches: 2

Cost of a two-night stay: $84

8. Savannah, Georgia

Number of skipped brunches: 3

Cost of a two-night stay: $92

7. Galveston, Texas

Number of skipped brunches: 3

Cost of a two-night stay: $100

6. Palm Springs, California

Number of skipped brunches: 3

Cost of a two-night stay: $109

5. Nashville, Tennessee

Number of skipped brunches: 3

Cost of a two-night stay: $111

4. Austin, Texas

Number of skipped brunches: 3

Cost of a two-night stay: $114

3. San Diego, California

Number of skipped brunches: 4

Cost of a two-night stay: $121

2. Charleston, South Carolina

Number of skipped brunches: 4

Cost of a two-night stay: $125

1. Hamptons, New York

Number of skipped brunches: 7

Cost of a two-night stay: $217

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