Vacation days planner
See which days to book around the holidays to get the most time off from your vacation days.
Days off
- Vacation days used
- Breaks
- Days not used
Estimates only.
Your breaks
Add some vacation days to see your breaks.
- Vacation day
- Already booked
- Holiday
- Weekend
How this planner works
Enter how many vacation days you have, tick the holidays you get off and choose whether you'd rather have a few longer breaks or more long weekends. The planner shows which days to book, how many days off each break gives you and a calendar of the whole year. You can add the breaks to your own calendar with one click.
It assumes a Monday to Friday work week. Holiday dates are worked out automatically for each year.
Tips for making your days go further
- Book early. The best bridge days, like the week between Christmas and New Year, are popular with coworkers too.
- Check your employer's holiday list. Many private employers don't give every federal holiday off.
- Look at the shoulder weeks. A break that ends on a Monday holiday often means cheaper flights and quieter places than the holiday weekend itself.
- Don't lose unused days. If your days don't roll over, plan them before the year runs out.
Planning the trip itself? See how to plan a trip and the travel budget calculator.
Common questions
It looks for working days that sit between weekends and holidays, then works out how many days off you'd get for each vacation day you spend. It books the best-value days first until your allowance runs out, without overlapping breaks.
You choose. All 11 federal holidays are listed, plus extras some employers give, like the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Tick the ones your employer gives you off. Many private employers give fewer than the full federal list.
Federal holidays that fall on a Saturday are usually observed on the Friday before, and those on a Sunday on the Monday after, so the planner moves them the same way. Check your employer's rules, as some don't.
Yes. Add any dates you've already booked and the planner counts them against your allowance and plans the rest around them.