A new study claims that people anticipating taking a break to go on a vacation are happier than those who have no traveling plans.

"Vacations are linked to a number of positive feelings." said Jeroen Nawijn from Erasmus University in Rotterdam and NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences and his team.

The researchers have learnt how vacations impact happiness among 1,530 Dutch adults, 974 of whom took a vacation.

Noting that those planning a vacation were happier than those not going away, the experts observed differences in happiness levels.

No difference was, however, found between vacationers' and non-vacationers' happiness, following the trip

As people have to return to work or other daily tasks, Nawijn explained that the effect wears off completely after eight weeks.

Springer's journal Applied Research in Quality of Life has published the study online. (With Input from Agencies)