The Best Way to Take Back Your Calendar? Plan a Trip.

When was the last time you had a Tuesday that was fully yours to plan? No 9:30 AM meeting dropped on your calendar overnight, no 3:45 “quick sync” that runs an hour and ten. Probably not recently. Most days, somebody else is making the plan — and it isn’t only at work. It’s the road closure that makes your commute twice as long. And the group chat that fails to pick a dinner spot for Friday, again. TAKE THE 60-SECOND BURNOUT QUIZ TO GET YOUR BURNOUT SCORE That’s probably why one finding from the Burnout Report conducted by Southwest Airlines® stands out: 68 percent of Americans agree that taking a trip is one of the few ways they can regain control of their time. A trip is you, calling the shots. You decide where to go, when you leave, and who comes with you — and, just as importantly, who and what stays home. “68% of Americans agree that taking a trip is one of the few ways they can regain control of their time1.” Picture that same Tuesday, only with you in control. You wake up when you wake up. Breakfast happens when you’re hungry, not in the ten-minute gap before your daily standup. You spend two hours at Lady Bird Lake in Austin because the weather is good and nobody has a counter-proposal. Lunch runs long and doesn’t come with a side of interruptions. Halfway through the afternoon you change your mind about the afternoon, which is allowed, because the only person who needs to sign off on the new plan is you. It’s the same twenty-four hours you’d have had at home. The difference is whose they are. TAKE THE BURNOUT QUIZ AND TAKE BACK YOUR TIME Southwest® can’t do anything about surprise work meetings, but it can help you make the most of your time. With more than 100 destinations, you get to choose where to spend it. No change or cancel fees2 means you can make a decision and change your mind later, no stress. And if you don’t know where to start, the Burnout Quiz at airplanemode.Southwest.com will tell you how badly you need a vacation and give you some inspiration for the next one you take.” Somebody is going to decide what your next Tuesday looks like. Might as well be you. 1Based on a Southwest-sponsored survey fielded August 17–25, 2026 with 2,001 adults aged 18–64 living in the U.S. 2 Fare difference may apply. Basic fare roundtrip bookings must be canceled or upgraded. Cancel 10+ minutes before departure to avoid forfeiture of travel funds.