The other day, I was at Starbucks and I was talking to someone, and they said they were on vacation. I assumed they were from somewhere else and I asked them where they were from, and they said right here, they live in our city. You see, I live in an international city where people from all over the world come to visit, mostly because in our valley we have over 150 golf courses and it is absolutely excellent weather all winter long. The population in our area grows by double during the winter season when all the snowbirds come.
Nevertheless, this young lady was spending her vacation at home, in her words it was a staycation. That is to say she wasn't going to do any work, and she was taking the next three weeks off, and not answering the phone and just enjoying herself. She figured she would save $1500, and that could go towards paying bills because she didn't have the funds to take a full on vacation this year.
It occurred to me that since most of the oil commodity traders in Chicago are predicting $100 per barrel oil prices by mid-2011, that there will be more people like this young lady staying at home and saving the money. After all, when oil barrel prices are over $100 per barrel the airlines have to raise their price due to the cost of jet fuel, and taking a road trip in the spring or summer time or for spring break doesn't make any sense either.
It is also interesting to me that so many people come to visit our area and they go to see all the sights and attractions. When people come to visit me they want to see certain things, and they want me to take them there. Of course, the interesting thing is I haven't been there myself. Consider if you will all of the museums, and local attractions that are in your own city that you haven't ever visited. Why not put them on your list, why not take a look at what's in your own city and make that part of your staycation.
Consider all the benefits, and the reduced risks of staying at home, and generally local people get discounts at local attractions, another added benefit to save costs. Is definitely something to think about as these fuel prices continue to rise, and take more of our spendable income. Indeed, hope you'll please consider this.
Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank http://www.worldthinktank.net - Lance Winslow believes it's hard work to write 22,222 articles; http://www.bloggingcontent.net/
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