Following up on Justin’s recent post about how well American tourists are regarded by a poll of 1500 European hotel managers, I thought I’d dive into the data about how many weeks vacation per year residents of the United States get in comparison to other countries.
In my home nation, New Zealand, the legal entitlement has traditionally been 3 weeks per year, but recent legislation has now increased the minimum period to 4 weeks. A handy ready reckoner lists that folk in India are entitled to a massive 60 days per year, and the lucky people of Finland get 35 days off every year. Just further south Danes get 6 weeks to drink beer and go Nordic skiing. At the other end of the scale, the busy people of Singapore and Hong Kong only get 7 days holidays every year.
Coming from geographically isolated New Zealand, I really take for granted the need to have time to travel and see the world.
What’s the deal like in your part of the world, and if you’re an American, what do you think about only getting 10 working days off every year?
Thanks to Vincent Ma on Flickr for the pic of his workspace.