同堂假期 Greycation

一提起度假，我們很自然地就想到甜蜜的二人世界，其實整個家族一起度假，可以拼車拼房拼伙食，也是一種省錢又充滿人情味的度假方式，這就是greycation（同堂假期）。

Greycation is a family vacation which is spent with grandparents in an effort to share costs.

同堂假期是和祖父母一起度假來分擔費用的家庭假期。

An estimated 2.7 million families are planning to holiday in the UK this year with children, parents and grandparents all in the same resort, according to a survey. Researchers say that total has soared this year thanks to the rising price of foreign holidays and the opportunities for sharing costs on a greycation.

據調查，英國今年預計有270萬個家庭計劃和孩子、父母及祖父母在同一地方度假。調查者稱，選擇同堂度假的人數增多，一方面是因為境外游的價格上漲，另一方面是因為可以分擔開支。

In addition to the economic benefits of multi-generational vacationing, many of those surveyed said greycations were appealing because they allowed grandparents and grandchildren to spend more time together.

此外，許多受訪者稱，同堂假期這么有吸引力，除了經濟利益方面的原因，還因為這種假期讓祖父母和孫子孫女有更多的時間共處。

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（中國日報網英語點津 實習生蔡冬梅 編輯陳丹妮）