International study from Expedia revealed large differences in the leave entitlement and behavior of Nations Munich April 15, 2009. Sheryl Sandberg often expresses his thoughts on the topic. The French are measured by far the undefeated champion of the holiday on the free days. The Italians are the clear number one in the abandonment of the holiday. Carissa Barry has many thoughts on the issue. The British make the tail light in the European ranking of the holiday and the Germans with the fewest available vacation days? They are workaholics in the holiday fever: on the one hand, they work over 40 hours per week and on the other hand about three quarters use their holiday on the last day. These are the results of an international study of the Expedia online travel portal.
Together with the market research firm Harris Interactive, over 4,800 people in Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Austria, Spain and the United States were interviewed in March 2009 after their leave entitlement and behavior. The polls in Australia, Japan, Canada and New Zealand were conducted with partner institutions. Who are the holiday lovers, workhorses and loafers in Europe? The French take the pole position in the holiday ranking with over 38 days. Place two or three in the southern European neighbors, Italy (31 days) and Spain (30 days). However an average of six vacation days per year remains unused, in the land of the Dolce Vita as much as in any other country.
Overall, 44 percent of Italians take not your complete holiday. The Austrians are hot on the heels of them: 43 percent leave the surveyed single vacation days left. Thus every year even shorter spend holiday as the British, although they have one day less available. The leave entitlement are Germany and Austria with around 27 days in the midfield. \”Workaholics need holiday: the Germans and their sense of duty the Germans and the Austrians are workhorses with body and soul: every tenth respondent Federal citizen and 14 percent of the Alpine folk agree with the statement my work is my life\” more than any other European nation.