stay-cation

plural stay-cations

1. alternativeAlternative form of staycation.

   We need to encourage stay-close-to-home vacations, or "stay-cations," and check out nature's splendor, recreational opportunities and entertainment attractions nearby.

   2009 June, Tom Turnipseed, “Simplicity, Simply Put”, in Cecile Andrews, Wanda Urbanska, Less is More: Embracing Simplicity for a Healthy Planet, a Caring Economy and Lasting Happiness, Gabriola Island, B.C.: New Society Publishers, →ISBN, part 1 (Simplicity Defined), page 77

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   If you can't afford to travel this year for a vacation, try a stay-cation. A stay-cation is enjoying your time off work while staying at home or some place close by, and it can be just as fun. [...] During your stay-cation, you may want to explore different parks, a museum or a free concert.

   2010, Kim Bady, “Authenticity Defined: Steps to Living Your Truth”, in Authentically Me: A Woman’s Journey of Self-discovery, [Camarillo, Calif.?]: Xulon Press, →ISBN, page 40

   [...] Melissa uses some of her annual leave to add two days to a three-day weekend, and these five spontaneous days off became not only a Greenwich Village stay-cation but also something of the honeymoon we were too busy to take together in our hectic "uni-moon" days. But what to do on our stay-cation? Ten thousand Big Apple activities beckon.

   2014 November, William Powers, “Rooftoop Bees and Beans”, in New Slow City: Living Simply in the World’s Fastest City, Novato, Calif.: New World Library, →ISBN, part 1 (Spring to Summer: The Natural City), page 36