A staycation (or stay-cation, or stacation) is a neologism for a period of time in which an individual or family stays at home and relaxes at home or takes day trips from their home to area attractions. Staycations have achieved high popularity in current hard economic times in which unemployment levels and gas prices are high.[http://www.whec.com/article/stories/S478598.shtml?cat=565 www.whec.com - Staycations popular as gas prices rise ]
Welcome to CWAnswers
CWAnswers is your guide to the sprawling world wide web. The directory aims to provide a useful guide made by users. You can share your knowledge as well - simply sign up and edit your first entry. For questions just contact the team at support - at - cwanswers.com.
Weblinks for Staycation
Top 10 for Staycation
Things about Staycation you find nowhere else.
Select content modules
Staycation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... to a Connecticut travel blog, the word "staycation" may have been originally ... http://blogs.consumerreports.org/home/2008/04/staycation.html ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StaycationBuzzword: Staycation: Consumer Reports Home & Garden Blog
Staycation is a portmanteau that combines "stay" and "vacation" and refers to a ... For general inquiries not related to this blog, please contact Customer Service. ...blogs.consumerreports.org/home/2008/04/staycation.htmlESL Podcast Blog " Blog Archive " Staycation
... BLOG > Staycation ... Staycation is a new word the American press (newspapers, radio, and ... Staycation is just the vacation I need: there is no place ...www.eslpod.com/eslpod_blog/2008/08/05/staycation/Staycation — Blogs, Pictures, and more on WordPress
An Eggscellent Spring Staycation — 2 comments ... New Word "Staycation" Brainwashing the U.S. — 2 comments ... Planning Our StayCation — 2 comments ...en.wordpress.com/tag/staycation/'staycation' Blogs Results - Travel - LATimes.com
'staycation' blogs from Los Angeles Times Travel. ... Daily Deal Blog | Memorial Day hotel deals: Take a staycation in San Diego or Las Vegas ...travel.latimes.com/search/blogs?a=2&l=0&p=0&quer...A staycation (or stay-cation, or stacation) is a neologism for a period of time in which an individual or family stays at home and relaxes at home or takes day trips from their home to area attractions. Staycations have achieved high popularity in current hard economic times in which unemployment levels and gas prices are high.[http://www.whec.com/article/stories/S478598.shtml?cat=565 www.whec.com - Staycations popular as gas prices rise ]
Common activities of a staycation include use of the backyard pool, visits to local parks and museums, and attendance at local festivals. Some staycationers also like to follow a set of rules, such as setting a start and end date, planning ahead, and avoiding routine, with the goal of creating the feel of a traditional vacation.
Etymology
The word "staycation" is a portmanteau of stay (meaning stay-at-home) and vacation. The term "daycation" is also sometimes used. The blog Wordspy.com attributes the earliest reference to this term as coming from a 2003 article in The Sun News. According to a Connecticut travel blog, the word "staycation" may have been originally coined by Canadian comedian Brent Butt. . In any case, the word became widely used in the United States during May 2008 as the summer travel season began with gas prices reaching record highs, leading many people to cut back on expenses including travel.
The alternate naycation ("nay" + "vacation") has been used to signify total abstention from travel.
Lake Superior State University added the word to its 2009 List of Banished Words. The citation noted that vacation is not synonymous with travel, and thus a separate term isn't necessary to describe a vacation during which one stays at home.
Use in television
Benefits of a staycation
Staycations are far less costly than a vacation involving traveling. There are no lodging costs and travel expenses are minimal. Costs may include gasoline for local trips, dining, and local attractions.[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24859538/ Avoiding high gas prices with a 'staycation' - Personal finance - MSNBC.com ] "The American Automobile Association said the average North American vacation will cost $244 per day for two people for lodging and meals... Add some kids and airfare, and a 10-day vacation could top $10,000".
Staycations do not have the stress associated with travel, such as packing, long drives, or waits at airports.[http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/06/12/balance.staycation/ Staycations: Alternative to pricey, stressful travel - CNN.com ]
