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Media professionals most vacation-deprived: Report
Media and marketing professionals across the globe are the most vacation deprived, saying they cannot afford to take a holiday, according to a survey.
Mumbai: Media and marketing professionals across the globe are the most vacation deprived, saying they cannot afford to take a holiday, according to a survey.
Expedia 'Vacation Deprivation Report 2017' has revealed that 66 per cent respondents surveyed belonging to media and marketing sectors said they are vacation deprived because they cannot afford a holiday or cannot get out of work. However, professionals in the government and education sectors are found to be least vacation deprived, it added. This study was conducted online on behalf of Expedia by Northstar Research Partners from September 4-15, 2017, and surveyed 15,081 respondents across 30 countries.
It revealed that after media and marketing sector professionals, those in food and beverage sector (62 per cent respondents) said they don't have enough holidays, followed by agriculture (56 per cent), transportation and travel (56 per cent), business and consulting (55 per cent) and finance and legal (55 per cent), it said.
Further, the study said, there are professionals in sectors, including the government (55 per cent), health (40 per cent), transportation and travel (39 per cent), real estate (37 per cent), business and consulting (36 per cent) and manufacturing and technology (34 per cent), who have not taken a holiday in the last six months.
The survey revealed that 35 per cent professionals in sectors like agriculture, media and marketing, food and beverage, retail and education said they are vacation deprived mainly because they cannot afford to take a holiday. However, in sector like finance and legal, 28 per cent professionals said they feel vacation deprived because they cannot get time off from work, it added.
