Gen Z: Just booked another getaway.

Boomer: Lovely. Where are you off to?

Seville.

How idyllic. Laying on a sunbed, piña colada in hand, reading one of those Freida McFadden books about murderous housemaids…

Ew, no. I’m running the Seville Marathon.

Voluntarily running 26 miles in 18C heat?! As the Sevillians would say: ‘I don’t like’.

*Rolls eyes* Please don’t speak Spanish. Anyway, ‘race-cations’ are one of the year’s top travel trends, according to Tui.

With who? The Farah family?

Gen Zs. Wizz Air is even offering an ‘All You Can Fly’ subscription to runners flitting between European race destinations.

You’re supposed to flit between tapas bars and siestas.

That’s boring. Icelandair says only nine per cent of 20-somethings travel to relax, compared to 57 per cent of lazy Boomers.

Nine per cent?! What are the other 91 per cent doing – base-jumping off the Sagrada Família and livestreaming it on Instasnap?

InstaGRAM. And we want adventure. Exploration. To actually leave the hotel.

I want all-inclusive cocktails and a buffet with seven types of paella. What’s wrong with that?

The lack of cultural appreciation. One 26-year-old toldThe Telegraphshe ‘can’t think of anything worse’ than sitting poolside at an all-inclusive.

I can think of something worse: travelling 500 miles to get chaffed thighs and athlete’s foot.

At least I’ll see the real Spain. You’llsee a swim-up bar and a sun lounger.

That’s paradise.

That’s a Wetherspoon’s with nicer weather!

Tosh. I’ve been looking forward to a week off from cooking for the past six months.

You booked six months ago?

Yes. Through Margaret, my travel agent.

You’re sending me. According to Skyscanner, Gen Zs book within 12 weeks of travelling. And who needs an ‘agent’?

Margaret sends confirmation emails and sorts insurance.

You just need ChatGPT. It can do everything: compare flights, find a hotel, sort an Uber.

And when it goes wrong, who do you call? The ChatCBT helpdesk?

Don’t be silly. Eighty per cent of Gen Zs use smartphones for all our holiday admin, according to Skyscanner.

It should all be printed! I’ve got boarding passes, hotel confirmations and a fold-out map in one of those smart plastic sleeves.

A fold-out map? ’Cos that doesn’t scream ‘Please mug me, I’m a tourist.’

Don’t be silly. My money belt is very secure.

Money belt?

For the euros I ordered from the Post Office.

FR*?! Everywhere takes Apple Pay!

What about when you tip the hotel porter?

There isn’t one in my £30 hostel. Fifty per cent of Gen Zs scrimp on accommodation to spend on activities, according to Afar magazine.

You wouldn’t catch me dead in a hostel. It’s a £2,000 all-inclusive or Royal Caribbean cruise.

I’m with the Gen Z who toldThe Telegraphcruises are ‘lazy and narrow-minded’.

They’re bliss. than half of all cruise travellers are Boomers. We appreciate quality entertainment and five-course dinners.

You appreciate being herded like cattle to ports for three hours of ‘exploring’. Where’s the cultural immersion?

Sorry I’m not eating a dodgy kebab from a van I saw on #TravelTok.

Gen Zs want ‘authenticity’, according to theJournal Of Hospitality. Local cuisine, not your Michelin-guide restaurants.

At least I won’t be coming back with norovirus.

No, just your two huge suitcases that are always over the BA baggage limit.

That’s because us Boomers ‘pack for worst-case scenarios’, in the words ofVeg Outmagazine. And I need three outfit choices for the Captain’s dinner.

IJBOL*. I’m hand luggage only. Gen Zs will wear the same outfit for three days straight rather than pay baggage fees.

What a relaxing break. A week in Seville, stuck in your sweaty marathon socks.

Still preferable to your snooze cruise.

I sea what you did there.

No ship, Sherlock.

*FR = for real.

*IJBOL = I just burst out laughing