Welcome to the VacationCounts Website
The purpose of this blog is to promote a healthy work-life balance by offering information and advice on taking time off from work. Employees earn a limited number of vacation days each year and all of us need to determine the best way to take advantage of this most rewarding employer provided benefit. Too often people fail to use every earned vacation day or wait until the end of the year as opposed to taking a vacation when they want. HR and government statistics clearly show that workers in the U.S. are near the bottom when it comes to both the number of days of vacation (holiday) given by their employers and the percentage of days actually taken off from work year after year.
On this site you can learn about HR benefits and policies, work-life balance news and trends, online travel planning and technology, managing your Paid Time Off (PTO), getting more time off from work, and tips on using your vacation days to the fullest at every stage of your career.
I challenge all visitors to this site to realize and take advantage of the potential for vacations and quality time off from work for family and friends, local and global exploration, and unlimited personal enrichment. This represents the mission of VacationCounts.com, as vacations do count and nothing should stop you from maximizing your time off from work to enjoy life to the fullest.
VacationCounts
It’s Your Time…
to Discover
to Enrich
to Share
Happy Traveling…
-Scott
