Americans need to use their vacation days
Americans are leaving behind 421 million vacation days this year, according to an Expedia.com survey.
Each US adult worker leaves an average of three vacation days on the table. Nearly a third of Americans reported they do not always take all of their vacation days.
But at the same time, almost half of those surveyed said they came back from a vacation rested and rejuvenated.
“This year alone, the value of vacation days that Americans are projected to give back is estimated at almost $54 billion,” said Kari Swartz, Expedia.com product manager for leisure travel.
So when Americans do vacation, where do they go?
All in the family, the survey found.
Almost a third of Americans say they spend most of their vacation time traveling with their immediate family, and 27% say they visit out of town family and relatives.
The country that earned the champion’s title for vacations was France, where adults get an average of 39 days vacation.
Report by David Wilkening
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