„Staycation" – the new word for vacation 2022?

The 2022 vacation season is casting its shadows ahead - have you also already blocked out your vacation days and are now thinking about where to go?

Welcome to the club, because you're in a similar position to many other private households, but uncertainty is the biggest problem these days. While a few years ago you could look forward to your vacation trip, which would take place sometime in 6-9 months, many households now have to adjust. One does not know yet whether the country in which one would like to vacation, straight again a high risk area becomes, or whether one must remain even at home. Yes there are flexible booking options and at this point really "Chapeau!" to all tour operators for the great opportunities that make it easier to book a trip then or to reschedule or cancel.

A big trend for 2022 will certainly be "staycation", an apt play on words from "stay" and "vacation" - i.e. vacation at home, or vacation with friends, or vacation at a close distance from one's residence.

More and more private households discover this kind of vacation for themselves and sum up that it is nevertheless also restful to relax on a domestic terrace or balcony. Also the circles of friends are activated again more, because everyone knows again someone, which has a vacation home, an apartment in the city, a vacation house, a camper or another accommodation, which one can book nevertheless completely simply and usually to the friendship price.

This makes you very flexible and also compliant with Corona requirements, because you dive into the private life of your friend or acquaintance without having to worry about breakfast times, hygiene at the buffet, distance at the pool or other hygiene rules. A small piece of freedom on vacation, even if you have to take care of yourself.

This trend is growing from year to year. On the side of the host this is on the one hand good news, because the vacation home, the summer house or the apartment is now well utilized and does not stand empty somewhere in the area around. But it also brings responsibility and administrative work. You have to coordinate who will be there when, who will take care of the cleaning, where the key will be deposited, and most importantly, when you want to live there yourself to enjoy your property.

Here completely new possibilities arise and one of the future providers of vacation homes among friends such as vacation apartments, summer houses and more will be the company SHAREMYPROP. For more info on how to rent your property among friends cheaply, how to rent accordingly and how we make sure that no strangers can descend on the cherished properties, read the website www.sharemyprop.com.

Another exciting aspect is to combine one's "staycation" vacation with working in a home office. If the employer plays along, you can enjoy your vacation one week and then work out of your vacation home another week and really enjoy the end of the day at the location of your choice. According to a November 2021 Booking.com study, more than 69% believe that "integrating remote work before or after a vacation is a great way to extend your vacation at a particular resort."

Source: 2022 travel trends: Booking.com presents key industry insights | Click. Magazine

It becomes charming, for example, when you can rent a cabin from friends in the middle of a ski resort and then not only spend a week on skis, but also in the second (working) week you can either go on another short ski tour early or enjoy night sledding in the evening. Or in the summer after work on the terrace with a wonderful mountain panorama and a good Vino can let the evening end.

And the best thing is that private rentals usually have the most beautiful locations, far from mass tourism and perfectly located to enjoy the vacation of your choice.

...and Corona rules conformity is available - with compliance to the local requirements in each case. Stay well and happy booking among friends for 2022!