One in four Americans get no vacation days while the average European gets 25 days off.

More Americans are using less vacation time. Are people too stressed and too cash-strapped to coordinate a getaway or are employers making it more difficult to take time off?

In Europe, high courts have upheld workers' right to reclaim vacation days marred by illness or injury.

American workers get the least amount of guaranteed paid holiday and vacation time compared to the rest of the world, and many don't even take their allotted time off, thanks to pressure from employers.

A recent report says that Americans gave up $34.3 billion worth of vacation days this year.

If you could take as many vacation days as you want, would you?…