How to turn 20 days of annual leave into 55 days of holiday time in Auckland in 2020
Auckland, here’s how to get yourself 55 days of holidays from only 20 days of annual leave.
Planning a trip overseas, but don’t want to use up your entire 20 days of annual leave in one go? Want to take multiple trips during 2020 but don’t know how to fit it all in? Well, we’ve done a bit of hacking and worked out how you can get seven trips out of next year without a single day of unpaid leave.
It sounds too good to be true, but with all the calculations done for you, all you have to decide is where your first destination will be. Will you discover the beautiful Pacific Islands or go further abroad with a trip to Europe or Asia?
When to plan your holidays in 2020
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 (Public holiday: Day after New Year’s Day)
Friday 3 January
Saturday 4 January
Sunday 5 January
- Holiday length: 5 days
- Annual leave used: 1 day
- Holiday suggestion: Cruise the Pacific with Princess Cruises
Saturday 25 January
Sunday 26 January
Monday 27 January (Public holiday: Auckland Anniversary Day)
- Holiday length: 3 days
- Annual leave used: 0 days
- Holiday suggestion: Escape to the Whitsundays with Klook.
February
Thursday 6 February (Public holiday: Waitangi Day)
Friday 7 February
Saturday 8 February
Sunday 9 February
- Holiday length: 4 days
- Annual leave used: 1 day
- Holiday suggestion: Enjoy a three-day tour of Waitomo, Rotorua and Hobbiton with TourRadar
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
Monday 20 April
Tuesday 21 April
Wednesday 22 April
Thursday 23 April
Friday 24 April
Saturday 25 April
Sunday 26 April
Monday 27 April (Public holiday: Anzac Day)
- Holiday length: 18 days
- Annual leave used: 9 days
- Holiday suggestion: Discover Budapest, Vienna and Prague with a 10-day cruise from Insight Vacations
May/June
Saturday 30 May
Sunday 31 May
Monday 1 June (Public holiday: Queen’s Birthday)
Tuesday 2 June
Wednesday 3 June
Thursday 4 June
Friday 5 June
Saturday 6 June
Sunday 7 June
- Holiday length: 9 days
- Annual leave used: 4 days
- Holiday suggestion: Head across the Tasman Sea for wine and cheese with RedBalloon
October
Saturday 24 October
Sunday 25 October
Monday 26 October (Public holiday: Labour Day)
- Holiday length: 3 days
- Annual leave used: 0 days
- Holiday suggestion: Spend the weekend down south with a Rotorua Canopy Tour
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
Friday 1 January (Public holiday: New Year’s Day)
Saturday 2 January
Sunday 3 January
Monday 4 January (Public holiday: Day after New Year’s Day)
- Holiday length: 13 days (including early 2021 dates)
- Annual leave used: 5 days
- Holiday suggestion: Enjoy the beauty of a European winter with Contiki
Totals:
- Total holiday days: 55 days
- Total trips away: 7
- Total annual leave used: 20 days
You better get packing. With all these trips you’ll be a seasoned traveller in no time.
