icelolly.com’s holiday hack helps you more than double your holiday time
With ‘Blue Monday’ just around the corner, icelolly.com is anticipating a raft of searches on its website as people looking to banish the winter blues book a break to sunnier climes in 2020.
If you’re looking to lighten your mood by searching for a sunshine break, the UK’s leading holiday comparison and deals website has done a little research to find a way for you to more than double your days off work this year*. With most UK workers benefiting from 25 days annual leave, all you need is some good planning… and a sympathetic boss!
Furthermore, those searching for a great holiday deal can still benefit from a raft of special offers, incentives and discounts as the Peaks booking season continues, meaning there’s incredible value out there on holidays, city breaks, cruises and more.
Assuming you get bank holidays and weekends off, simply book time off over the spring and summer bank holidays, as well as Christmas and New Year, to turn 25 annual leave days into 55 days off – see the dates in bold below…
Easter – enjoy a 16 day holiday by booking 8 days off
Saturday 4 April, Sunday 5 April, Monday 6 April, Tuesday 7 April, Wednesday 8 April, Thursday 9 April, Friday 10 April, Saturday 11 April, Sunday 12 April, Monday 13 April, Tuesday 14 April, Wednesday 15 April, Thursday 16 April, Friday 17 April, Saturday 18 April, Sunday 19 April
= Total Leave: 16 | Annual Leave Used: 8
May Day – 11 days off using 7 days’ leave
Saturday 2 May, Sunday 3 May, Monday 4 May, Tuesday 5 May, Wednesday 6 May, Thursday 7 May, Friday 8 May, Saturday 9 May, Sunday 10 May, Monday 11 May, Tuesday 12 May
= Total Leave: 11 | Annual Leave Used: 6
Spring Bank Holiday – take a 9 day holiday with just 4 days off
Saturday 23 May, Sunday 24 May, Monday 25 May, Tuesday 26 May, Wednesday 27 May, Thursday 28 May, Friday 29 May, Saturday 30 May, Sunday 31 May
= Total Leave: 9 | Annual Leave Used: 4
Summer Bank Holiday – 9 day holiday with just 4 days’ leave
Saturday 29 August, Sunday 30 August, Monday 31 August, Tuesday 1 September, Wednesday 2 September, Thursday 3 September, Friday 4 September, Saturday 5 September, Sunday 6 September
= Total Leave: 9 | Annual Leave Used: 4
Christmas and New Year – a 10 day festive break using only 3 days’ annual leave
Friday 25 December, Saturday 26 December*, Sunday 27 December, Monday 28 December, Tuesday 29 December, Wednesday 30 December, Thursday 31 December , Friday 1 January, Saturday 2 January, Sunday 3 January
= Total Leave: 10 | Annual Leave Used: 3
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Note to Editors
* Bank holiday dates for England and Wales only
- 10 April Friday Good Friday
- 13 April Monday Easter Monday
- 8 May Friday Early May bank holiday (VE day)
- 25 May Monday Spring bank holiday
- 31 August Monday Summer bank holiday
- 25 December Friday Christmas Day
- 28 December Monday Boxing Day (substitute day)
**When a bank holiday falls on a weekend, a ‘substitute’ weekday becomes the bank holiday. In 2020, the Boxing Day bank holiday will be moved from Saturday 26 December to Monday 28 December in lieu)
About icelolly.com
icelolly.com compares more holiday deals than any other website in the UK. With more than 20 million visitors each year and one of the largest Social followings in travel, icelolly.com allows customers to compare and save on millions of package holidays, cruises, UK breaks and more from leading travel companies. icelolly.com is the UK’s largest website comparing holiday packages and deals according to independent research by Hitwise. Its growing stature as one of the UK’s leading travel brands has been recognised by customers and the industry alike over the past few years, most recently at the Travolution Awards 2019, where icelolly.com won the prestigious title of ‘Brand of the Year’ and was recognised as ‘Best for Metasearch’. Previous awards include being named Travel Brand of the Year (<£25m) at the Travel Marketing Awards 2019‘ and Best Website’ at the Northern Digital Awards 2019; ‘Rising Brand of the Year’ and ‘Best Use of Social Media’ at the Travolution Awards 2018; ‘Travel & Tourism eCommerce Website of the Year 2018’ at the Northern eCommerce Awards; and ‘Innovation in Integration: Combining Tech Powers’ at the 2018 dotmailer Email Marketing Awards: the dotties.
icelolly.com is the UK’s largest website comparing holiday packages and deals according to independent research by Hitwise. Its growing stature as one of the UK’s leading travel brands has been recognised by customers and the industry alike over the past few years, most recently at the Travolution Awards 2019, where icelolly.com won the prestigious title of ‘Brand of the Year’ and was recognised as ‘Best for Metasearch’. Previous awards include being named Travel Brand of the Year (<£25m) at the Travel Marketing Awards 2019‘ and Best Website’ at the Northern Digital Awards 2019; ‘Rising Brand of the Year’ and ‘Best Use of Social Media’ at the Travolution Awards 2018; ‘Travel & Tourism eCommerce Website of the Year 2018’ at the Northern eCommerce Awards; and ‘Innovation in Integration: Combining Tech Powers’ at the 2018 dotmailer Email Marketing Awards: the dotties.