staycationer

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The staycationer may be tempted to reach into his television and smack Mr. Kreischer upside the head.

Less provocatively titled but even more irksome to the staycationer is another new Travel Channel series, “Trip Flip,” which had its premiere last Thursday.

The words "staycation" and "staycationer" came into use around 2005, Merriam-Webster dictionary says, and three years later three in 10 travelers said they were taking one to save money on getaways farther afield.

Romantic liasons, wedding nights and tourists with taste - this is the in-the-know choice for the discerning traveller - or staycationer.