India – A vacation deprived Nation

In 2017, Expedia – a multinational travel agency platform conducted the vacation deprivation survey, the results put India on the map yet again, not surprisingly India happens to be the fifth most vacation deprived country in the world! Gruelling work schedule, lack of empathy toward family requirements, and general disregard to the importance of vacation, possibly could be the cause of our placement on the list. It would interest the readers to know that Indians utilise fewer than the available number of leaves for going on vacations and as much as 55 percent of them believe that being vacation deprived results in decreased productivity.

If we look at the developed economies of the world, the general workforce takes vacations very seriously, for them a holiday is a serious affair, unlike Indians they plan their holidays in advance, their decision regarding the same is quite inflexible, they ensure to work around the vacation and ensure their deliverables are not missed. 64 percent Indians feel they are more focused once back from vacation, having said that, it is intriguing to know that we are happy to bulldoze our vacation plans for work. If we ought to leave a mark on the Wellness Index Study conducted by the UN from time-to-time, we should really consider taking our vacations seriously.

All your vacation needs is a plan, a budget and the willingness to undertake it, no matter how great the obstacles are! With technology assisting us at all levels its quite easy these days to make a vacation happen. You are always welcome to reach-out to your humble next-door travel agent, who is happy to plan your vacations for you. With 34 percent Indians are willing to take a cut in their salary for extra vacation days, we ask, why push yourself to such desperation? Take your vacation seriously, its no more a luxury.