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Vacation, in English-speaking North America, describes recreational travel, such as a short pleasure trip or a journey abroad. People in Commonwealth countries use the term holiday to describe absence from work as well as to describe a vacation or journey. Vacation can mean either staying home or going somewhere.
In Hong Kong, the term may refer to a domestic tourism vacation at a hotel elsewhere in the territory [1] A staycation (a portmanteau of "stay" and "vacation"), or holistay (a portmanteau of "holiday" and "stay"), is a period in which an individual or family stays home and participates in leisure activities within day trip distance of their ...
Vacation rental bedroom in Liesing, Austria A vacation rental is the renting out of a furnished apartment , house, or professionally managed resort-condominium complex on a temporary basis to tourists as an alternative to a hotel .
A holiday is a day or other period of time set aside for festivals or recreation. Public holidays are set by public authorities and vary by state or region. Religious holidays are set by religious organisations for their members and are often also observed as public holidays in religious majority countries.
The research around the impact of summer vacation is mixed. [1] " Summer learning loss" (or "summer slide") [2] is the perceived loss of learning students experience due to interrupted education, but the exact consequences of extended breaks is unclear.
In English, people still occasionally use the words travail, which means struggle. According to Simon Winchester in his book The Best Travelers' Tales (2004) , the words travel and travail both share an even more ancient root: a Roman instrument of torture called the tripalium (in Latin it means "three stakes", as in to impale).
Paid time off, planned time off, or personal time off (PTO), is a policy in some employee handbooks that provides a bank of hours in which the employer pools sick days, vacation days, and personal days that allows employees to use as the need or desire arises.
Vrbo (/ ˈ v ɜːr b oʊ / VER-boh [1]) is an online marketplace for vacation rentals. It was originally known as Vacation Rentals by Owner and VRBO. It is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and is owned by Expedia Group.