Americans Are Leaving More Than Half a Billion Vacation Days On the Table Lauren Davidson - Quartz
go to original March 11, 2014

A group of tourists are not letting a Texas Department of Public Safety warning stop them from enjoying beautiful and safe vacation destinations in Mexico. (usatoday)

The Western world thinks Americans work too hard, and they may be right.

In 2013, Americans only used 10 out of 14 vacation days, leaving more than 577 million days untouched, according to an Expedia survey of 8,535 people across 24 countries. That’s more than twice as many as the year before.

What’s their excuse? More than a third of Americans said they had to push off planned vacations due to unforeseen work, while around a quarter claimed to be saving up their allotted holiday for a big trip in the future. They can’t blame their offices, though: the survey found that 76% of bosses in the US are supportive of their employees taking time off, compared to the global average of 65%.

The vacation rate is even worse in Japan, where the average worker took just one week off in the year, leaving 11 vacation days untouched. South Korea and Thailand showed similar patterns to the US, with workers accepting around 70% of their allotted paid leave.

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