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Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman Island

Lest you think I don’t practice what I preach, earlier this week Sergio and I booked a trip so we can escape from Old Man Winter.  Earlier this year I wrote, How to survive a Boston winter.  The first post in that series suggested that you book a trip prior to the holiday season so you aren’t stretched by the Christmas credit card crunch and so you can score cheaper airfare.

We were able to get great airfare to Grand Cayman Island in the Caribbean so we booked a trip. If you feel like demands at work would prevent you from getting away, keep in mind my previous post Please go away – often and book a trip to get away – even if only for a couple nights.  Great airfares out of Boston remain available to warm destinations like Florida, Puerto Rico and Caribbean.

Oxford Economics released a report in September that found Americans are taking fewer vacation days than ever before.  In 2013, Americans took an average of 16 days of vacation, compared to 20.3 days in 2000.  Taking fewer earned vacation days translated into nearly 170 million lost paid days off. Interestingly the report found those who forfeited vacation time did not receive better raises or bonuses.  The message I take from this is:

Plan Your Vacation Today

Anyone who reads this blog, knows that I love traveling and I love spending time with friends and family.  If you haven’t the opportunity to get away, plan a stay-cation and enjoy time away from work. You might be surprised to learn that 1) Your colleagues miss you and appreciate you more; 2) You feel refreshed.

You can read the Boston Globe article and the study by linking here.