The super-rich are going on sabbatical. Barber said his company had arranged 80 sabbatical trips lasting at least a month over the past six years, with a significant jump in bookings last year. High-end travel agents in the US have reported a similar trend and also launched sabbatical booking services. He said each year his firm arranged 50-60 sabbaticals lasting a month a month and five-10 lasting 12 months. He said long trips can easily become very expensive, but “these are very, very wealthy people and they can afford it.

Source: The Guardian January 06, 2019 12:33 UTC