Pack your bags, grab your passport - and don't forget your crushing work anxiety.
A staggering 80 per cent of Australians are now bringing their jobs, social media feeds and daily news stress along for the ride when they travel.
According to a new study by travel insurer Insure&Go, fewer than one in five of us actually switch off on holiday, leaving the vast majority of Aussies completely unable to escape the digital grind.
And it's costing us. Instead of returning home with a smile and a clear mind, 75 per cent of Australians report coming back from holidays more exhausted than when they left.
The struggle to slow down
Aaron Jarden, professor of wellbeing science at Edith Cowan University's School of Education, said Australians have a problem with disconnecting - and it's ruining not only our holidays, but our wellbeing.
People are longing to go back to "a slower pace of life", but they just can't manage to do it.
"Things are moving at such a pace that we're not used to, and we're struggling and getting stressed because of it," Jarden told Explore.
Digital detoxing holidays are on trend right now, with many people realising they have to make a concerted effort to switch off while travelling.
But with our phones also used as a tool to help us navigate, convert currency, and even communicate with locals, putting the smartphone down is easier said than done.
"Go back 20 years and when we went on holiday, we weren't on phones all the time," Jarden said.
"We were sitting and going slower, and we were doing less."
Jarden said holidays these days have become less about slowing down and more about living our regular lives while on holidays.
The 'right to disconnect' vs reality
Insure&Go spokesperson Madhvi Mishra said Victoria's right to disconnect laws exist for a reason.
"But legislation can only go so far when the habit is deeply ingrained in both the employee and employer," Mishra said.
"If nearly a third of Australians feel pressured to check in with work while on holiday, it undermines the very purpose of taking a break."
Survey respondents between the ages of 19 and 29 found it the most difficult to disconnect, and returned home from holidays the most tired.
"If you're spending your evenings doomscrolling instead of sleeping or checking your inbox over breakfast, you're borrowing from the rest that your body and mind actually need," Mishra said.
"The irony is that the people who feel they can't switch off are often the ones who need rest the most."
Rewiring the vacation brain
Edith Cowan University's Jarden said the digital detoxing holiday trend is actually onto something.
"We're not hardwired evolutionarily to work all the time, and people stress out and burn out because of it," he said.
"Having that break to recharge and let the brain form the right connection, so to speak, rather than being switched on all the time is vitally important for your mental health, for your physiological health, and for your emotional well-being."
He said putting down the smartphone benefits creativity, innovation and clear thinking, and helps us discover what's meaningful and purposeful in our lives.
Jarden turns his notifications off while he is on holidays, but he still uses his phone for navigation, currency conversion and taking photos.
"A real positive to having a phone while travelling is being able to take good quality photos, edit them, share them, start a discussion with people you love around what you're doing," he said.
Mishra from Insure&Go recommends setting boundaries.
"Set an out-of-office that means it; set up direct queries to a colleague and commit to not monitoring," she said.
She also recommended deleting or disabling work apps from your phone for the during of your trip, and nominating a device-free day on your trip or make a hard rule for device-free mornings or dinner times.