Tag: Days

Camping in the West? Like Everything These Days, It’s Complicated

by Vonda Larmon on February 13, 2021 in Camping

The interest can be see in private campgrounds and R.V. sites such as Soledad Canyon, in Acton, Calif., near the San Gabriel Mountains, which offers water and electricity for $73 per day.

“All private parks in California are open and have been all along,” said Dyana Kelley, chief executive and president of CampCalNOW, a trade group for R.V. parks and campgrounds. “The phone has been ringing like crazy.”

For those willing and able to pay more, glamping may be an option. Seven miles north of Moab, Utah, outside the gradually reopening Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Under Canvas rents

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Are you taking your vacation days? Americans left 33% of paid time off unused in 2020

by Vonda Larmon on January 27, 2021 in Vacation

Making sure you use all your vacation time can be tough — especially because, as 2020 taught us, everything can change in the matter of days.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With snow in the forecast and National Plan for Vacation Day on the calendar, people might be dreaming about summer getaways — but how should you plan for your days off during a pandemic?

Lynda Lambert with AAA said 33% of Americans’ vacation time went unused in 2020.

“It was a crazy year, a lot of us were working from home and didn’t feel comfortable taking off because of that, but

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This is what happens to all those vacation days that never got used

by Vonda Larmon on January 3, 2021 in Vacation

Around 60% of the workforce has become remote amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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The coronavirus upended the way many workers do their job — whether in person or from home — and increased the time they spend doing it.

In 2020, the average workday lengthened by nearly an hour, according to a working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Despite the longer hours, workers are taking less breaks as well. Since March, an overwhelming majority of Americans have shortened, postponed or canceled their planned time off, according to separate survey of over 2,000 workers in July.

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Another 2020 workplace phenomena is losing vacation days

by Vonda Larmon on November 13, 2020 in Vacation

2020 has seen many changes in the workplace – including employees losing vacation days because they didn’t take them earlier in the year. For many companies, precious vacation days have to be used up in the next 45 days. No matter if you had to cancel that cruise or don’t feel safe with a trip to New York, Workplace Culture expert Gabe Abshire says taking time off is important. “It is important to step away from work. When you’re working from home you’re kind of working MORE. It can be hard to shut it down at the end of the

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How to make the most of your 2020 vacation days

by Vonda Larmon on November 9, 2020 in Vacation

Social distancing matters. Here is how to do it and how it can help curb the COVID-19 pandemic.

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As the coronavirus pandemic continues , canceling event after event and closing attractions, it’s probably also led to the cancellation of your upcoming vacation plans.

The weather is getting warmer, kids are gearing up for summer and you were excited to bid your workplace adieu for a week or two. Now, you may be left with extra paid time off and no Caribbean beach to spend it on.

Whether you’re being forced to use your vacation days now to

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