I’m all for a good pun—especially in a bad economy, they come cheap. That’s why “staycation” works for me as a vacation term for last year. But I refuse to accept the “naycation,” which I’ve started seeing in the press as a word to characterize travel in 2009. First, I don’t believe it. Yes, the economy is down, but the bargains are better than ever.

In response to Christopher Elliott’s declaration that 2009 will be the year of the “naycation” (among the reasons given were “this year’s staycations were boring”) travel blog Gadling countered with nine reasons why it would instead be the year of the “yaycation.” Among the reasons given are Obama, cheap flight deals, and disappearing world wonders.

So what do you think? Will 2009 be the year of the “naycation,” the “yaycation,” or something else altogether? With trips this month already planned for Squaw and Hawaii, I’m wondering if it's even possible to just have a regular, wonderful "vacation" anymore.