Most people inside the US have two weeks journey per year, maybe three. People in Europe have a tendency to have a bit more, round 4 to 6 weeks. No matter how a lot or how little you have, you want to get the most out of what’s available to you. So what are some methods to maximise your journey days?
Plan Vacations Around Holidays
Look on the vacations in your work calendar. If the journey falls on a Monday or Friday, you have already got a three day weekend to play with. If the journey is inside the center of the week, as is often the case in Germany (where I live), you could make an even longer weekend by taking a journey day or two.
Every day counts, right? At my final job in Atlanta, I had three weeks journey plus two private days.
One year I deliberate a visit to Hong Kong and Australia for 2 weeks round Easter because my firm gave us Good Friday (the Friday earlier than Easter) off as a paid holiday. Instead of getting to take off 10 days, I solely wanted nine.
Then I went to Ecuador for a week over Labor Day so I solely wanted 4 journey days rather than five.
Another time, I added one journey day onto Thanksgiving weekend and traveled to Prague for three days. Maybe that’s a bit extreme, however you get the point.
Even if you don’t want to be away from household on big holidays like Christmas, take benefit of the smaller ones like Labor Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, or no matter holidays you get in your country. An extra day right here and there can add up over the course of a year.
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Add Vacation Days to Business Trips
Do you journey for work? See if you can take a few journey days earlier than or after the enterprise journey and see the metropolis you’re visiting and even someplace nearby.
Better yet, if you can plan the enterprise journey on the start or finish of the week, you can spend your weekend exploring.
Not everywhere you go for work will be vacation-worthy, however do some research. You by no means know what possibilities are hidden simply below the floor or inside a few hours.
A few years ago, I wanted to go to Connecticut with my boss for conferences on Thursday and Friday morning. Since I have a friend in New York City, I in contrast the price of the flight home from NYC rather than CT.
My boss approved it because it was actually cheaper (I’m sure I could’ve simply paid the distinction if it was extra expensive) and I purchased a train ticket from CT to NYC. I got to spend the weekend with my friend for little or no extra expense to me, and I didn’t use any journey time!
Pay Attention to Flight Times
When you’re reserving your trip, select your flight times wisely. A mid afternoon flight means you have to take at least half of a journey day. If there’s a night or nighttime option, you shouldn’t have to make use of any journey time.
Leaving a few hours later shouldn’t make an enormous distinction to the time you spend in your trip, however it does imply you don’t have to make use of as a lot of your precious journey time.
If there aren’t any flights that allow you to do this, talk to your boss about working extra to make up the time. It might not work, however you by no means know till you ask. If you can work one extra hour per day for 4 days, that’s a half day journey you won’t have to make use of to make your flight.
Get creative with your journey time. Choose flight times carefully. Plan journeys round holidays or enterprise journeys to maximise your time off and the size of your journey whereas minimizing the quantity of days you want to make use of to take the trip. By doing this, you can simply maximize your journey days, stretching two weeks into three, and journey more!
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