Walking through Resorts World at Sentosa the other day, and spending time in Penang during the Chinese New Year festive period, It is hard to believe there are vacation-deprived folks in Asia; Both places were crowded with families and groups from all over Asia, with Chinese travellers clearly leading the pack.

But it seems there are people in Asia who feel vacation-deprived.

According to Expedia’s 2017 Vacation Deprivation ® study, an annual survey of vacation habits across multiple countries and continents, Asia Pacific leads the pack as the most vacation-deprived region, with South Korea topping the list with 81 percent of full-time working adults feeling deprived of vacations.

Worldwide, vacation deprivation is on the rise, with 53 percent of full-time working adults feeling vacation-deprived in 2017, up from 49 percent in 2016.

The survey, that looks at the vacation habits of more than 15,000 working adults across 30 countries globally, ranks India as the 5th most vacation deprived country globally, just after South Korea (82%), France (66%), Malaysia (65%), and Hong Kong (64%). Findings that further corroborate this are 55% Indians take fewer days of the vacation days they get and 28% don’t take leaves as work schedule does not allow for vacation or there are not enough staff to cover.

Percentage of full-time working adults who feel vacation-deprived in 30 markets globally

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