vacation
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.6|Poseidon resort in Greece thumb|Average number of vacation days over time in various countries A vacation (American English) or holiday (British English) is either a leave of absence from a regular job or school or an instance of leisure travel away from home. People often take a vacation during specific holiday observances or for specific festivals or celebrations. Vacations are often spent with friends or family. Vacations may include a specific trip or journey, usually for the purpose of recreation or tourism.
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A vacation is a break from work or school, or a trip taken away from home for leisure and recreation, often during holidays or celebrations and frequently shared with friends or family. Vacations matter because they provide people with time away from their regular responsibilities to rest, travel, and spend time with loved ones.
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18 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Regional meaning
- Family vacation
- Vacation research
- Anticipation effects
- Vacation effects
- Creativity
- Romantic relationships
- Vacation mechanisms: why vacations are beneficial
- Methodology
- Vacation policy
- Unlimited paid vacation policies
- Impact of digital communications
- Workcations
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|upright=1.6|Poseidon resort in Greece thumb|Average number of vacation days over time in various countries A vacation (American English) or holiday (British English) is either a leave of absence from a regular job or school or an instance of leisure travel away from home. People often take a vacation during specific holiday observances or for specific festivals or celebrations. Vacations are often spent with friends or family. Vacations may include a specific trip or journey, usually for the purpose of recreation or tourism.
A person may take a longer break from work, such as a sabbatical, gap year, Holiday entitlement or career break.