Summer rejuvenation requires conscious decisions

If you book your accommodation in advance, arrange insurance, set aside spending money, and plan your daily budget, you won’t need to use your phone as much during your vacation. A smartwatch may be enough on the beach or while sightseeing – or even not – K&H’s digital services are fast and easy to use. Everything can be arranged with a few clicks in the K&H mobile bank or with Kate, the digital financial assistant, before you leave: travel insurance, setting spending limits, or even reallocating your savings.

The cashback function, conscious currency exchange and modern digital solutions can together provide significant savings for those who want to pay advantageously, quickly and easily abroad during their summer vacation. K&H gives its customers a subsequent refund up to the K&H mid-rate for foreign card purchases during the holiday. For this reason, it is always recommended to use the local currency when paying, because if the terminal offers the amount in forints – dynamic currency exchange – it typically results in a less favorable exchange rate

Some practical tips for digital disconnection

Set up an automatic reply to your emails. Write that you are on vacation and only call in urgent cases. This helps you let go of work worries and thoughts. If you have a company phone, you don’t have to take it with you on the road.

Let’s also turn off messaging notifications – the constant beeping and flashing lights only distract from the experience of the here and now, of truly being in the given situation, of paying attention to the other, the landscape, the city. We go on vacation to relax, recharge, and surrender to the real experiences that happen to us. In the two dimensions, nothing actually happens to us, we are not part of the processes.

Let’s block social media for the duration of the vacation. According to research, even a few days are enough to reduce anxiety and increase the feeling of presence. And what’s more important: by abandoning the constant scrolling on social media, the amount of time we can spend freely increases immensely. Even when on vacation, there is plenty of time to share our experiences once a day or even less often.

Let’s think about whether we really need to take our smartphone with us for sightseeing, going to the beach, or other programs – is it really necessary to always have it with us?

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Download books or music before you leave. This way, you don’t need an internet connection to access the content, but you still have the experience of relaxation.
Replace your mobile alarm clock with a classic clock, and your online news consumption with printed newspapers and books. This way, you won’t automatically fall into screen scrolling in the morning.

It’s also important to plan your day: don’t start and end your days with a smart device. Create daily routines and put your devices away at mealtimes, in the bedroom, or in the bathroom, and talk or read a book or newspaper before going to sleep.

Disconnecting from digital devices is not only mentally beneficial, but also physically: your sleep quality improves, stress decreases, and your emotional presence increases. A dinner together, a walk without your phone, or an offline social gathering can make you realize what it means to be present.