India ranks 4th among world's most vacation-deprived nations: Survey

According to a survey, 65% Indians feel very or somewhat vacation-deprived

India is the fourth most vacation-deprived nation globally, with 65% saying they feel very or somewhat vacation-deprived, according to a survey.

About 65% of Indians feel they feel very or somewhat vacation-deprived, and 20% said they are very vacation-deprived, full service online travel site Expedia's '2015 Vacation Deprivation' survey has revealed.

UAE topped the list of most vacation-deprived countries in 2015 (76%), followed by Malaysia (73%) and Singapore (71%).

If they had more vacation days, most Indians (67%) would travel to new places (rather than favourite or usual ones), it revealed.

The annual 2015 Vacation Deprivation survey is about vacation habits across multiple countries and continents.

It was conducted on behalf of Expedia by Northstar, a globally-integrated strategic insights consulting firm.

This survey was conducted online from October 6-22, 2015 across 26 countries of North America, Europe, South America and Asia Pacific among 9,273 employed adults aged 18 years and older.

Globally, Indians are the most likely (61%) to associate vacationing a great deal with their overall happiness, followed by Thailand (56%) and UAE (55%), the survey revealed.

"Vacations play a critical role in creating a work-life balance as it reenergises people to be more focused at work (53% Indians agree). According to the survey, 54% of Indians would prefer more vacation days over a pay rise, the highest globally. About 61% associate vacations a great deal with their overall happiness," Expedia India's Manmeet Ahluwalia said.