Overview
- The Ipsos survey published Friday found 27% of French adults plan to forgo any trip of at least four nights this summer and 39% now view going on holiday as a luxury.
- Cost is the main reason given for skipping breaks, with 61% of respondents citing financial constraints as the cause for renouncing holidays.
- Telework and constant connectivity have blurred the line between work and vacation, with TF1 reporting about 35% of employees doing 'tracances,' or mixing work and holiday time.
- Legal protections are weak in practice: the right to disconnect was added to the Labour Code in 2016 but journalists and experts say enforcement is fragile as expectations of availability grow.
- Longstanding social gaps shape who can take breaks: sociologist Bertrand Réau notes roughly 40% of people do not go on holiday in a year and families of managers travel far more often and abroad than workers, a divide that advocacy groups say the 90th anniversary should help address.