With the holiday season in full swing and the end of the year fast approaching, many employed Americans are trying to squeeze in some days of paid vacation before they lose them at the start of the new year. However, according to a recent survey by Harris Interactive Inc., it appears more and more workers aren’t finding it possible to get away from the office. At the end of this year, Americans will have left an average of 9.2 days of vacation unused, according to the survey, which was commissioned by travel website Hotwire.com. That’s three full vacation days more than the average survey respondent reported leaving on the table last year: 6.2. The top reasons for not taking vacation days? Insufficient time and money: If they had more of each, 87% say they would use more of the vacation days they earn.
Survey: Americans letting more paid vacation time go unused
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