Need a Digital Detox?

Is your hand permanently attached to your Smartphone? Have dreams about writing emails? Tired of spending more time in front of a computer than anywhere else?

Research shows 77 percent of people feel getting away from gadgets and gizmos would improve their relationships and make them happier overall.

For busy career women looking to escape the stress, “digital detox” vacations are now in vogue!

St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean islands launched a “de-tech” vacation option this year. Guests will be asked to hand over devices to better experience the beautiful surroundings.

One of Travel + Leisure’s “500 World’s Best,” Little Palm Island Resort & Spa in the Florida Keys is adults-only and features no TVs, radios or alarm clocks.

California’s Ranch at Live Oak offers a physical fitness and diet reboot program to encourage visitors to focus on themselves, not their screens.

Plus, some hotels now offer a “Be Unplugged” option that includes shelving all devices in a lock box until checkout. Guests won’t know the code to open it – but they will get gift cards, a journal and guides for local attractions.

Before you go tech-free, IBTraveler suggests letting friends, family and coworkers know you’ll be unavailable, bringing a film camera (just like old times) and writing down emergency contact info that’s normally stored in your phone.

Bonus PINK Link: Check out our CEO Cynthia Good’s latest post on traveling in her Editor’s Blog.

Could you take a technology-free vacation? and let us know!

By Christy Rogers

“Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.” Gertrude Stein