NSW, here's how to get 49 days of holiday time in 2020, from only 20 days of annual leave.
Do you wish you could have more than one holiday a year? Are you keen for an extended trip to Asia, but also want a couple of city breaks as well? With a bit of holiday-hacking know-how and clever annual leave planning, you can be on holidays for a whopping 49 days of 2020, with no unpaid leave.
20 days is the legal minimum amount of annual leave for full-time employees in Australia, so this hack is doable for any full-time workers. Just book your days off early, before your colleagues discover this idea too.
When to plan your holidays:
Book in annual leave for the days in italics. The other days are either weekends or public holidays.
January:
Wednesday 1 January (Public holiday: New Year's Day)
Thursday 2 January
Friday 3 January
Saturday 4 January
Sunday 5 January
- Holiday length: 5 days
- Annual leave used: 2 days
- Holiday suggestion: Take a trip up to the Hunter Valley for a cheeky break before you have to return to the 9-5
Saturday 25 January
Sunday 26 January
Monday 27 January (Public holiday: Australia Day)
- Holiday length: 3 days
- Annual leave used: 0 days
- Holiday suggestion: Take to the seas on a long weekend Australia Day cruise. This cruise arrives back at 7am on Tuesday 28 January so you can hop off and walk straight into work.
April:
Saturday 4 April
Sunday 5 April
Monday 6 April
Tuesday 7 April
Wednesday 8 April
Thursday 9 April
Friday 10 April (Public holiday: Good Friday)
Saturday 11 April
Sunday 12 April
Monday 13 April (Public holiday: Easter Monday)
Tuesday 14 April
Wednesday 15 April
Thursday 16 April
Friday 17 April
Saturday 18 April
Sunday 19 April
- Holiday length: 16 days
- Annual leave used: 8 days
- Holiday suggestion: Discover the Emerald Isles and the Scottish highlands with Contiki (and have a few days to spare to explore for yourself)
Want to be inspired? See where you could go over these public holiday breaks
June:
Saturday 6 June
Sunday 7 June
Monday 8 June (Public holiday: Queen’s Birthday)
- Holiday length: 3 days
- Annual leave used: 0 days
- Holiday suggestion: Stay warm over the winter break with a short trip to the Gold Coast
October:
Saturday 3 October
Sunday 4 October
Monday 5 October (Public holiday: Labour Day)
Tuesday 6 October
Wednesday 7 October
Thursday 8 October
- Holiday length: 6 days
- Annual leave used: 3 days
- Holiday suggestion: Pamper yourself with a Luxury Escapes package to Bali for 5-nights
December:
Saturday 19 December
Sunday 20 December
Monday 21 December
Tuesday 22 December
Wednesday 23 December
Thursday 24 December
Friday 25 December (Public holiday: Christmas Day)
Saturday 26 December
Sunday 27 December
Monday 28 December (Public holiday: Boxing Day)
Tuesday 29 December
Wednesday 30 December
Thursday 31 December
- Holiday length: 16 days. This includes Friday 1 January (New Year's Day public holiday) and 2-3 January (weekend).
- Annual leave used: 7 days
- Holiday suggestion: Spend your New Year's Eve somewhere new
Totals:
- Total holiday days: 49 days
- Annual leave used: 20 days
That's a lot of travelling. Keep an eye on our Boxing Day flight sales to get these holidays booked.
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