Many local families are using the hunt as a staycation, a trend that has kept would-be vacationers closer to home this summer due to high gas prices.— The Frederick News-Post : Local News
Salon. com published an article by Billy Frolick that captures the ambivalence that many people feel about the word staycation as a euphemism for "too broke to go anywhere."— Visual Thesaurus : Online Edition
A recessionary trend called the staycation - vacationing nearby, or even at home, rather than flying off to some expensive destination - might be partly responsible.— The Seattle Times
I think the key to a staycation is to approach staying home the same way you would approach going away.— Reflector - Latest Headlines from The Daily Reflector
And at least the concept of a staycation, the vacation spent at or near home, honestly reflects the slumped temper of the times.

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