More Indians plan to take time off from work and take vacation in 2018

More Indians are learning to switch off from work and take a vacation. And, corporate India is encouraging a healthy work-life balance.

“Companies are encouraging employees to take a break and return rejuvenated,” said Parijat Chakraborty, executive director, Ipsos Public Affairs.

A survey conducted by Ipos showed that a majority of Indians polled (83 per cent) said they will be spending at least one week away from home on vacation in 2018.  This is three points higher than the previous year.  

Some other markets seeing a significant increase over 2017 in those planning to go on vacation include Turkey (74