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You’ve heard of sabbaticals, those extended vacations that many professionals take to do something that they’ve always wanted to do in their lives. Traditionally, these experiences have primarily been for professors who take a year off to write a book or go out into the field. Now businesses are beginning to see the benefit in offering a sabbatical option to professional employees. The experience rejuvenates the professional and brings them back to business with a bounce to their step and a sense of creativity in their work.

Sabbaticals can provide good press for companies, too. The travel group i-to-i, for example, offers service-oriented sabbaticals to employees that allow businesses to give back to the community and world around them while giving their employees an opportunity to explore another country and another way of life.

Think that your boss would never go for the idea? You’re probably wrong. Major companies – such as the bank and credit company HSBC – have participated in this program and smaller businesses are starting to see the benefits. It’s the kind of vacation that pays off for everyone.

Tags: Business Travel | corporate charity | sabbaticals | voluntarism | volunteerism