How to plan your vacation in 2025 to make the most of your days off work?

The year 2025 is a great opportunity to enjoy longer periods of rest with some clever vacation planning. By utilizing public holidays, you can combine them with vacation time, gaining up to several additional long weekends and "mini-holidays". Here is a detailed guide on how to plan your vacation in 2025 using 26 vacation days.

How to plan your vacation in 2025? Key dates and public holidays in 2025:

1. January 1 (New Year) – Wednesday

2. January 6 (Epiphany) – Monday

3. April 20 (Easter) – Sunday

4. April 21 (Easter Monday) – Monday

5. May 1 (Labor Day) – Thursday

6. May 3 (Constitution Day) – Saturday

7. June 19 (Corpus Christi) – Thursday

8. August 15 (Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) – Friday

9. November 1 (All Saints' Day) – Saturday

10. November 11 (Independence Day) – Tuesday

11. December 25 (Christmas) – Thursday

12. December 26 (Second Day of Christmas) – Friday

How to plan your vacation in 2025? Vacation planning suggestions:

1. January - New Year's getaway combined with Epiphany

• Vacation: January 2-5 (Thursday-Friday and Monday-Sunday)

• Days off: January 1 (Wednesday) and weekends

• Total days off: 6 days with 2 vacation days.

2. Easter - April rest with Easter in the mountains

• Vacation: April 22-25 (Tuesday-Friday)

• Days off: April 20 and 21 (Sunday and Monday)

• Total days off: 9 days with 4 vacation days.

3. May Day

• Vacation: May 2 (Friday)

• Days off: May 1 (Thursday) and the weekend

• Total days off: 4 days with 1 vacation day.

4. June long weekend

• Vacation: June 20 (Friday)

• Days off: June 19 (Corpus Christi, Thursday) and the weekend

• Total days off: 4 days with 1 vacation day.

5. August - summer rest

• Vacation: August 12-14 (Tuesday-Thursday)

• Days off: August 15 (Friday) and the weekend

• Total days off: 9 days with 4 vacation days.

6. November - autumn break

• Vacation: November 10 (Monday)

• Days off: November 11 (Tuesday) and the weekend

• Total days off: 4 days with 1 vacation day.

7. Christmas, New Year’s Eve and New Year

• Vacation: December 22-24 and December 29-31 (Monday-Wednesday and Monday-Wednesday)

• Days off: December 25-26 (Thursday-Friday) and weekends

• Total days off: 16 days with 6 vacation days.

Summary:

• Vacation days used: 26

• Total days off: 52

Planning vacation in 2025 and using your days off work

Clever planning of your vacation in 2025 allows you to gain almost two months off! Use the calendar and plan your time off now to make the most of your time for rest, travel, and meetings with loved ones.