If one spends much time working, one's skill growth becomes stagnant once he or she reaches a point that all responsibilities become routine as current skill levels maximize. One's career helps to improve one's quality of life and travel allows one to sit back and look at the bigger picture of one's career. Employees can also improve many career skills that they might possess during off-work vacations such as time management, information cramming and a new perspective on their employment and responsibilities.

According to a blog post by BootsNAll, avid travelers learn strict time management, new languages and proper stress management. Most companies value employees who can manage time strictly by setting goals and making efficient use of one's time. During off-work vacations, travelers plan numerous itinerary locations with fixed times to spend inside each one.

The blog also said employees develop better socialization and communication skills during off-work vacations. Aside from learning a new language, employees learn to empathize and relate with others. They learn to negotiate well and work with people of different backgrounds and ethnicity -- a must in today's corporate climate.

The blog post's idea reflects on the five career skills TripIt said is gained during travel. Writer Jenny Marshall said that many employees who travel off-work vacations have experienced cramming so much information "at warp speed." This skill is helpful when employees need to understand new processes immediately.

Jenny Marshall also wrote, "Traveling to new corners of the globe stretches your mind." Employees who travel off-work vacations often are better problem-solvers and can find "outside-the-box" solutions. It is normal for avid travelers to see things differently and find new perspectives on their career back home.

Employees who find it difficult to have an off-work vacation at least once a year could still find great relaxing tourist spots in the country. Top US destinations for holiday-season vacations such as Christmas include McAdenville, North Carolina with its village lights show and Bernville, Pennsylvania with its traditional holiday markets in cottages.