Expedia has come out with its 2012 Vacation Deprivation Survey in which the popular online travel retailer surveyed which countries take the least amount of vacation. For Americans, they found that we "earn fewer vacation days than people in most countries, but still leave 2 days unused on average," it states on its website.
According to the survey, though American's use some of the fewest vacation days, Asian workers top the charts with taking the least amount of vacation days annually. The Huffington Post reported that "those in Japan being the most deprived, taking only five of the median 13 days off offered each year."
American's reported taking 10 out of a possible 12-14 vacation days. Those that topped the list with the most vacation days, include many countries in Europe where it is standard to have nearly a months vacation every year. It's no surprise that Spain's workers, who have midday siestas, take some of the most vacation days. In France the full thirty days are also taken, while in Germany, an average of 28 out of 30 are taken annually. In the UK, most workers are allotted 25 days vacation and use them all. Same goes for Norweigans and the Swedish. Italians seem to not take all of their vacation days, with an average unused 8 vacation days at their disposal.
Expedia noted that 23 percent of people people don't take their vacations because they are "banking days for the future" while another 23 percent are "coordinating family schedules." Another 19 percent cannot afford to take vacations while 18 percent don't use all their vacation days because they have to schedule it too far out.
They also noted that the most popular holiday is a beach vacation, with 35 percent of vacation goers hitting the sand. Another 19 percent take a romantic holiday while 12 percent choose a city holiday and another 12 percent opt for an outdoor vacation.
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