posted by Travel Cat on Jan 16
Have you made any travel plans for this year?
Well, maybe it’s time you did to make sure that you have the best time this year doing what you love- and getting extra holiday days from your boss without having to take unpaid leave - can a 18 day vacation only cost you 10 days holiday? You bet. But you need to plan ahead.
By taking advantage of what already there can make all the difference between wasting a few days off by staying home, and travelling across the world to some far flung destination! I know which I would prefer!
Plan Your Days Off
We all know that not everyone takes all their holiday entitlement from work - so make sure that you do. Plan your days off around any normal days off you get - for example if you only work 5 days a week, then make sure that you stretch out your vacation time to add these in rather than ‘lose’ them.
By this I mean that you must plan your time off to coincide with existing ‘free’ days off. So say you wanted to plan a 10 day holiday - you could get 18 days straight off work if you plan it right! So you would need to have the Saturday and Sunday off of week one as your normal days, and the Monday and Tuesday off as normal days off in week 2, then add 5 days holiday to get you to the end of week 2. Take your other 5 days holiday for the start of week 3 followed by your 2 normal days off, then add your 2 normal days off for week 4.
- Week 1: 2 days off (2 normal days off)
- Week 2: 7 days off (2 normal days off + 5 days paid holiday)
- Week 3: 7 days off (2 normal days off + 5 days paid holiday)
- Week 4: 2 days off (2 normal days off)
This gives you a grand total of 18 days straight off work - time enough to get to Asia, Australia or South America and tour a few sights with time to spare!
Start At The Weekend:
You also need to work out the best 2 normal days off to use as if you use them mid-week, you get less days off in a row for you holiday. Starting your 10 day holiday on a week day (rather than the Saturday used for the above example) will only give you 16 days straight for your 10 days paid!
That’s 2 days earlier you will have to fly home and be back at work!
Happy Holidays!
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