According to the 2009 International Vacation Deprivation Study, commissioned by travel service company Expedia, more than 30 percent of Americans did not use all their vacation days. One of the major reasons Americans leave vacation days unused is the fear of losing their jobs, according to CNN. However, vacations are beneficial, not only to workers, […]
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Latest research: Why everyone should take vacation
We Americans work hard. Weekends are more like workends. We sleep with our smartphones. And we think vacations are for wimps. So we don’t take them. Or take work along with us if we do. But what if taking vacation not only made you healthier and happier, as a number of studies have shown, but […]
Plan a Pet-Friendly Vacation
If you can’t bear to leave your four-legged family members at home, bring them along for a pet-friendly vacation. Here are our top tips for traveling with pets. Fly the Pet-Friendly Skies Flying with your pet is actually a lot easier than it sounds as most airlines are quite animal-friendly. However, each airline has its […]
15 Reasons Why Frequent Travelers Are More Likely To Be Successful
Success can be defined differently for everyone but the fact is some people achieve it and some people don’t. What is it that successful people do or have to find success that others don’t? There has been a lot written about the skills and habits needed to live a successful life and I think most […]
Four Common Travel Disasters and How to Prevent Them
You have your guidebooks, your spare underwear and even your inflatable neck pillow, but do you have a way to deal with untimely disasters that could ruin your well-planned trip? Putting travel disasters out of mind will not prevent them from happening. But if your passport gets stolen or you break your leg surfing in […]
What Not to Pack
The goal is simple: to visit your destination without a suitcase so stuffed that you emit strange animal sounds trying to heave it into the overhead compartment — and with plenty of clean socks and underwear. But if only it were that easy! If you’ve struggled over which clothes to bring or how many gadgets […]
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