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Also known as holistay, daycation

right|thumb|Relaxing in a home swimming pool is a typical staycation pursuit. right|thumb|In Hong Kong, the term may refer to a domestic tourism vacation at a hotel or accommodation elsewhere in the territory. A staycation (a portmanteau of "stay" and "vacation") is a recreational break spent at home or within a both-ways day's trip distance of it, requiring no overnight accommodation. In the UK, Ireland and Hong Kong, the term has increasingly come to encompass domestic tourism, or taking a holiday in one's resident country or territory as opposed to traveling abroad. In Hong Kong, the term

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right|thumb|Relaxing in a home swimming pool is a typical staycation pursuit. right|thumb|In Hong Kong, the term may refer to a domestic tourism vacation at a hotel or accommodation elsewhere in the territory. A staycation (a portmanteau of "stay" and "vacation") is a recreational break spent at home or within a both-ways day's trip distance of it, requiring no overnight accommodation. In the UK, Ireland and Hong Kong, the term has increasingly come to encompass domestic tourism, or taking a holiday in one's resident country or territory as opposed to traveling abroad. In Hong Kong, the term has also come to mean a vacation spent staying in a nearby hotel or accommodation.

Common activities of a staycation include the use of a home pool, visits to local parks and museums, and attendance at local festivals and amusement parks. 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “staycation” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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