“Google ‘vacation research’, and you’ll find all sorts of studies about how important time away is for your happiness, stress levels, and job performance,” says Cathy Wunder, Vice President at Global Discovery Vacations, a leading travel club based in Overland Park, Kansas. “We believe you have to disconnect in order to recharge. I see it in my own employees’ performances. When they are given the chance to unwind, they come back with renewed energy and come up with even more ideas to make our members’ vacations better.”

Does this proposition hold water at all? Let’s check by looking into the possible benefits that vacations offer for our personal well-being. [Read more…]