Citations:daycation


 * 1986 — Linda Pender, "Daycations", Cincinnati Magazine, June 1986:
 * You'll want a back-pocket, getaway idea to pull out when you have a free afternoon and the itch to take off for a while. Our "daycations" are just the ticket to satisfy mini wanderlust.
 * 1994 — Cincinnati Magazine, April 1994 (on table of contents page):
 * Delights await the visitor to Lexington, Louisville and the environs: A guide to planning a daycation on the south side of the Tristate.
 * 2000 — James R. Lucas, 1001 Ways to Connect With Your Kids, Tyndale House Publishers (2000), ISBN 9780842331548, page 160:
 * Consider doing joint activities with your family and your friend's. [sic] Plan an outing, daycation, or vacation (if there is a really close connection).
 * 2009 — Mandy Behbehani, "Luxurious places know how to rub you the right way", San Francisco Chronicle, 1 April 2009:
 * "Basic, bread and butter core stress-reducing therapies like massage are through the roof and there is a rising trend of 'daycation' consumers who are forgoing expensive travel to seek out retreats closer to home," says SpaFinder President Susie Ellis.
 * 2010 — Christopher Elliott, "6 tips for taking a summer daycation", MSNBC.com, 7 June 2010:
 * If you don't have the time or the money for vacation this summer, maybe you can spare a few hours for a daycation.
 * 2011 — Nora Firestone, "Va. Beach inn and spa earns elite status from TripAdvisor", The Virginian-Pilot, 6 September 2011:
 * Reviews impressed Chelsea LaVere of Chesapeake, an overwhelmed photographer who desperately needed a "daycation" in June.