Skyscanner has rebranded its Hotels platform to Stays, expanding its accommodation offering to over five million properties as data from its Travel Trends 2026 report shows Singapore travellers are increasingly choosing destinations based on where they stay, not just where they go.
The Accommodation Is Now the Destination
Skyscanner’s Travel Trends 2026 report found that 66% of Millennials and 52% of Gen Z travellers in Singapore have chosen a holiday destination specifically because of the property they wanted to stay in. Additionally, nearly one in four (24%) Singapore travellers say they want their accommodation to offer experiences, not just a bed.
In response to this shift, Skyscanner has rebranded its Hotels platform to Stays, positioning it as a single source covering the full spectrum of accommodation — from hostels, farm stays, and capsule accommodation to floating stays and five-star hotels, across more than five million properties globally.
“Travellers are putting much more thought into where they stay, not just where they go. At the same time, many people are looking to make their budget go further this summer and our Stays platform is here to help with comparing different accommodation options side by side, exploring cheaper neighbourhoods and booking with more flexibility.” — Brian Plaum, Global Stays Expert, Skyscanner
Five Platform Features for Summer Travellers
Skyscanner’s Plaum highlighted five ways Singapore travellers can use the Stays platform to get better value this summer: comparing home rentals and hotels side by side to find the cheapest rate per city; using the map view neighbourhood swap to compare prices in adjacent areas; considering the new generation of design hostels as a budget alternative; applying the Free Cancellation filter for flexible bookings; and using Skyscanner’s on-platform price insights to determine the best day to book based on historical data.
The rebrand coincides with the start of Singapore’s mid-year school holiday travel season, one of the peak outbound windows for the city-state. Singaporeans are among Southeast Asia’s most frequent outbound travellers on a per-capita basis.
