Staycations, Target-Style
There’s been a lot of talk about staycations recently—the word was even added to the dictionary this summer. Some credit the trend’s rising popularity to economic concerns, while others argue that hanging at home without the stress of packing or getting to the airport on time is the perfect antidote to an overscheduled life. Personally, I’ve got mixed feelings about them: While I’m a big fan of downtime, I hate to think of people missing out on opportunities to live a richer life by seeing new places and meeting new people.
In any event, staycations are now trendy enough to have attracted the attention of the style mavens at Target. The company is sponsoring over 2,000 free or discounted days at museums, theaters and other attractions in cities across the country, in really cool effort to help people make the most of vacations in their own hometowns.
You can search Target’s list for events near you. But remember, there’s no law that says you can’t use the list to scout out an actual vacation destination, too. —Jennifer Dennis
