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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Travel
Lydia Swinscoe

Milestone birthday trips are trending: here's how to plan the perfect destination trip

2025 has been the year of the big birthday trip, as evidenced by everyone from Dua Lipa (who celebrated turning 30 with not one, but two milestone birthday breaks in Ibiza and Jamaica) to David Beckham and his many 50th birthday parties which included a transatlantic jaunt to Florida, as well as a luxury wine-tasting trip to France’s Bordeaux.

And it’s a travel trend that’s set to continue well into 2026 and beyond, as travel lovers the world over turn their birthdays into epic sun-soaked getaways and fulfilling adventures. And quite honestly, who can blame them? In a world that seems utterly filled with chaos right now, it’s these joyful occasions, surrounded by loved ones and forever friends, that deserve celebrating to the max.

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