| Sure times are tough all over but in Canada a poll | | | | This should be good news for local Canadian |
| suggests that residents of this country still want to | | | | operators. Cottage rentals and theme parks should |
| let off steam by traveling. And even though the bad | | | | show healthy traffic but the high-end tourism |
| news keeps streaming out of the media outlets most | | | | accommodations outside the main centers and |
| Canadians still want a vacation and the statistics | | | | popular tourist areas may suffer. |
| show that they will take them. | | | | But how is the cash flow for vacationing. |
| However, these vacations will be closer to home that | | | | * 54% will spend the same amount as last year. |
| they have been in years. In other words they will | | | | * 29% will spend less. |
| take a staycation. In fact this type of leisure activity | | | | This is because many of the holiday trips will include |
| is becoming so popular that the word staycation has | | | | vestiges of "the old times." This includes camping in |
| been included in the Webster Dictionary for 2009. | | | | provincial campgrounds, staying with friends or taking |
| A Canadian Press Harrris-Decima survey showed that | | | | day trips. |
| out of the 59% of Canadians who have | | | | To compete with the staycation trend many |
| acknowledged that they will take a holiday this year | | | | accommodations operators situated a little further |
| 61% will take them close to home. | | | | away are offering deals to entice local residents to |
| Here's how the rest of the poll went and how the | | | | have a "vacation at home." This is great if the place |
| vacationing patterns evolved: | | | | has a swimming pool or small park for young children. |
| * 26% will vacation near their home city. | | | | The main thrust of the advertising is that a vacation |
| * 35% will holiday in their home province. | | | | does not have to be far from home to be a |
| * 18% will travel outside Canada. | | | | vacation. |