Overworked, Older Americans Not Using Up Allotted Vacation Days

Are your economic fears putting a damper on your vacation planning? You aren’t alone.

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According to a recent American Travel Behavior Survey, commissioned by the discount travel website Hotwire.com, older Americans tend to have a disproportionate share of unused vacation time.

30 percent of workers over the age of 55 were found to have five to ten left over at the end of each year.

"Too many Americans are getting caught up in their everyday routine and are either forgetting to use their vacation or assuming travel for the remainder of the year is too expensive," said Clem Bason, president of the Hotwire Group, in a statement. Read Huffington Post article.