All employees are given three weeks 'vacation'. [=they will be paid for 15 days that they do not work per year]
His parents have a beautiful 'vacation home' [=a house that someone lives in during vacations] by the lake.
She spent most of her 'long vacations' [=summer vacations] at her parents' house.
(..) Get up! You've got the wrong guy. Don't shoot. l'm not armed. My God! l'm on vacation. Don't shoot me, please! l won a... contest. Gemini Croquette's to... Fhloston Paradise. (..)1997 The Fifth Element
(..) your sleeping during the flight. Hi! - You speak English, now? - l learned. Good. Leeloo, we are not on vacation. l'm on a very important mission. Without me, you'd be in big trouble. Understand? - Do you understand? - Yes. (..)1997 The Fifth Element