Why #nacation is becoming a trend lately and according to NBC is gaining momentum?
The trend of Nacation is becoming so popular that in 2016, 4.3 billion dollars was directly spent in the state of Florida alone and Psychologists say the trend isn't surprising.
But...
What is Nacation?
Well, as the name implies and you might have guessed, Nacation is a "naked vacation"
Why Nacation is becoming a Trend?
According to NBC, the nudist crowd is really diverse. Not just in ethnicity, but in age, in a profession, in religion, and in background.
It turns out, the nacation industry (#nacation how the trend is on Instagram) is pretty substantial. For example, a Florida-focused economic study conducted in 2017 by the American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR) and the American Association for Nude Travel Florida Region learned that 4.3 billion was directly spent on nude travel in the state (which has over 30 nudist resorts) in 2016.
And Florida obviously isn't alone. Even traditional companies like Carnival are now catering to the nacation trend.
— Naked at Monuments (@Nakedmonuments) 29 de mayo de 2015
However, this trend has not been well welcomed in other places like Machu Pichu where the trend had arrived. But authorities had detained 4 US tourists after posing for nude photos at the 15th-century Inca citadel, according to Peruvian Times.
Taking naked pictures in sites like Angkor War, Machu Pichu, Stonehenge or the Pyramids of Giza can be deeply offensive to locals and other visitors.
Although such tourists are a scant minority, one fear is that their growing notoriety (one YouTube video shows a couple running down the terraces of Machu Picchu in their birthday suits) could prompt a new wave of copycats.
Despite the fact that people are against this trend, nacation is here to stay since has been gaining lots of adepts.
Reasons why people are doing Nacation
According to Dr. Sanam Hafeez, a neuropsychologist based in NYC says:
“Some people have routine lives. They wake up, go to work, work, return home, and have this secure outward persona. They also have another side to themselves that wants to be self-expressed and free. A nude vacation experience for some satisfies that.”
If a man is in a suit and tie you'll think he's a corporate guy, stiff and buttoned up. Take that same guy fully naked and he's just a human. Dr. Hafeez
Other sites like Bravo which site recommend 6 reasons to try Nude Vacations (Nacation), and some of them are eliminating the what-do-wear dilemma, it's less awkward than you'd imagine, increases your body confidence or it's safer than you think.
The bottom line is that when you're free to explore — without judgment and within the confines of a safe, organized environment with other like-minded people — it can be a very freeing and self-actualizing experience.
Would you have a Nacation? And if you had one how was it? What places would you recommend to go to?
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Source: NBC
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