{"id":71061,"date":"2019-07-17T16:19:45","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T15:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flashpacknew.wpengine.com\/?p=71061"},"modified":"2023-04-24T14:35:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T13:35:10","slug":"flash-pack-poll-americans-vacation-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flashpack.com\/us\/solo\/travel\/flash-pack-poll-americans-vacation-time\/","title":{"rendered":"No more weddings: 80% of Americans want to reclaim their vacation time"},"content":{"rendered":"

An eye-opening new poll finds that Americans spend a significant part of their hard-earned vacation time on other people’s milestones \u2013 when they’d really rather save it for themselves<\/strong><\/p>\n

Weddings, birthdays, baby showers: it’s easy to squander your precious vacation time on social obligations. And for hard-working Americans, with an average paid leave that is already limited compared to other advanced economies, this added burden may be the source of secret resentment.<\/p>\n

A new survey by Flash Pack shows that 80% of Americans would rather spend their vacation time on themselves as opposed to celebrating other people’s milestones: but we simply don’t know how to say no.<\/p>\n

The research by third party research firm Mortar found that, on average, 3.5 of our paid days off are being devoted to social events such as bachelorette or anniversary parties.\u00a0<\/span>With a typical American being granted 10 days off in total per year, that means we’re spending a hefty 35% of vacation time on other people.<\/p>\n

The study questioned 1,000 randomly men and women aged 18-65 of all income brackets and regions across the US. Respondents had attended an average of 30 events over the past three years, including:<\/span><\/p>\n