Staycations

[Spidey66]

Inspired by another thread, what do you mean by staycation?

To me, it means not going overnight anywhere but taking day trips. I'm in London, if I was to take a staycation, I'd go to the museums/galleries/shopping/theatre....maybe a day trip or two to Brighton or Windsor or somewhere. But others use it to say they,'re having a UK holiday. If I was going to Cornwall or the Lake District I'd say I was going on holiday.

I'm just interested in what others use of the word is.

I would say it’s a UK holiday ie a vacation meaning holiday in American terms mashed with staying in the UK. What you described is daytripping not a staycation.

Same as you. I think for me, the difference between a staycation and day tripping is that day tripping I do at weekends or on the odd day off and it’s likely to be once a week or every other week. A staycation for us was taking a week off work, staying at home and doing several day trips in that week and when we didn’t want a day out, we read or binged Netflix as we would on holiday. So not doing the garden or just doing that job around the house.

It's a holiday just a holiday but in your own country. Staycation drives me up the bloody wall

What you described is a day out or weekend away.

I'd say the same as a PP. Take time off work and do loads of day trips, as opposed to going somewhere at the weekend for an occasional day out.

We holiday in the UK every year and when people use staycation to mean this, it makes me feel like I'm being judged for not going on a 'proper' holiday.

A vacation when you stay at home. So using your holiday time to do nice activities like days out but not going away.

there is no term for a UK holiday - it's just a holiday

A staycation n is where you stay at home, but act like you are in holiday. Which might mean trips out, sunbathing, cocktails etc

@Mrsjayy

It's a holiday just a holiday but in your own country. Staycation drives me up the bloody wall

This!!! Staycation is an Americanism.

I think it's time off when you stay at home but go on trips.

Otherwise I don't know where they boundary would be for a 'stay'cation vs normal vacation - if centre parcs doesn't count because it's in the same country then does going to Scotland if you live in England? What if you need to fly there (e.g. NI) What about the Republic of Ireland - it's technically part of Europe but could be quicker to get to that someone who lives in Cornwall going to Northumberland.

Also I have seen vacation used more and more, what's wrong with holiday?

a staycation is staying in your own home.

Staycation when you stay at home for your holiday week(s) but do holiday type things rather than eg decorating . I have a week off work this week but as we aren't allowed to book holiday accommodation yet we are having a staycation - going out for day trips and relaxing.

We have a UK holiday later in the summer.

Actually staycation is more of staying in your town but rather than at home you book a night/weekend at a hotel. Pretty common thing to do in some bigger cities and can be a lot of fun and relaxing.

Stay at home but have lots of days out, meals out, treats.
Basically behave as if you are holiday whilst staying in your own home.

@tiinab

Actually staycation is more of staying in your town but rather than at home you book a night/weekend at a hotel. Pretty common thing to do in some bigger cities and can be a lot of fun and relaxing.

No it's not - it may have come to mean that - or more commonly holiday in the UK but a staycation is to 'STAY at home and do holiday things.

Wikipaedia
A staycation, or holistay, is a period in which an individual or family stays home and participates in leisure activities within driving distance of their home and does not require overnight accommodation.

@IAintentDead
I like holistay, that has a nice ring to it. Much more British sounding.

It's a wanky term that wouldn't pass my lips.

Agree with the PPs that its being used more and more to mean "holiday in the UK" usually ime by people who think UK holidays aren't 'real' holidays

This has been winding me up as well. From what I can remember, people started talking about staycations during the credit crunch when people couldn't afford to go away for a holiday, but stayed at home and did holiday type things from home.

A holiday in the UK is just that, a holiday. I might say we're having a UK holiday, but it is not a bloody staycation.