How many vacation days do Americans waste?


How many vacation days do Americans waste? How many unused vacation days do Americans leave on the table? On average, Americans had 9.5 unused vacation days at left at the end of 2021, according to data from Qualtrics.


How much vacation time is normal in Europe?

For many, that's thanks to the European Union Working Time Directive, which passed in the early 1990s, and requires at least 20 working days of paid vacation in all EU countries. Several countries offer even more by law, giving workers more than a month of business days in vacation time per year.


What percent of Americans go on vacation?

According to the recent “2023 Summer Travel Survey” by The Vacationer, 85 percent of Americans are planning to travel this summer, with half of those (44 percent of all Americans) intending to travel more than once. Just 15 percent are not planning to travel.