{"id":891319,"date":"2024-12-09T12:16:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T12:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/?p=891319"},"modified":"2025-08-01T11:43:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T10:43:58","slug":"public-holidays-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/public-holidays-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Maximize Your Paid Time Off Using Public Holidays in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Don\u2019t just take the day off \u2014 use the public holidays in 2025 to maximize your PTO and accommodate an incredible trip, whether that\u2019s across the world or across your city.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tacking on a single PTO day to most public holidays in 2025 will create four day weekends which are perfect for mini getaways.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The biggest opportunities for long-haul travel are wrapped up in the major holidays: Christmas and New Year\u2019s. Check out the charts below to see when there are opportunities to plan a bucket list trip and double your time off using half the PTO days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

United States<\/span><\/h3>\n

The United States has no federal laws guaranteeing paid time off for employees, so maximizing PTO is essential.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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New Year\u2019s 2025 has the biggest opportunity. Mid-week holidays are difficult to plan for. Instead of taking off December 26 and 27, consider moving those two 2024 PTO days to December 30 and 31, then use two 2025 PTO days in the New Year to create a nine-day vacation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas 2025 have opportunities for five-day weekends with two PTO days used.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Add extra PTO days to the July 4th holiday for an eight-day July trip to Canada with <\/span>Insight\u2019s Spectacular Rockies and Glaciers of Alberta tour<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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US Public Holidays in 2025<\/b><\/td>\nPTO Dates<\/b><\/td>\nTotal Days Off<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 1, New Year\u2019s Day<\/b><\/td>\nDecember 30 & 31, 2024<\/b><\/p>\n

January 3 & 4, 2025<\/b><\/td>\n

9<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 20, MLK Birthday<\/span><\/td>\nJanuary 21, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 17, Presidents Day<\/span><\/td>\nFebruary 14, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 26, Memorial Day<\/span><\/td>\nMay 23, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 19, Juneteenth\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nJune 20, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 4, Independence Day<\/b><\/td>\nJuly 3 & 7, 2025<\/b><\/td>\n5<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 1, Labor Day<\/span><\/td>\nSeptember 2, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 13, Indigenous Peoples Day<\/span><\/td>\nOctober 10, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 11, Veterans Day<\/span><\/td>\nNovember 10, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 28, Thanksgiving<\/b><\/td>\nNovember 27 & 29, 2025<\/b><\/td>\n5<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 25, Christmas<\/b><\/td>\nDecember 24 & 26, 2025<\/b><\/td>\n5<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

United Kingdom<\/span><\/h3>\n

Between Christmas and New Year\u2019s Day is the best time to maximize PTO in the UK, grabbing nearly two weeks off work by taking five PTO days or fewer. Scotland has an opportunity to bank an extra PTO day thanks to the 2nd January holiday.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Easter brings an opportunity to take two PTO days and savor a six-day Spring holiday, too. If you\u2019re not planning on maximizing the three-day weekends throughout the year, save some of those PTO days for <\/span>Insight\u2019s Focus on Ireland week-long tour<\/span><\/a> with departures scheduled during the Easter holiday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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UK Public Holidays in 2025<\/b><\/td>\nPTO Dates<\/b><\/td>\nTotal Days Off<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 25, Christmas<\/b><\/p>\n

December 26, Boxing Day<\/b><\/p>\n

January 1, New Year\u2019s Day<\/b><\/td>\n

December 27, 2024<\/b><\/p>\n

December 30 & 31, 2024<\/b><\/p>\n

January 2 & 3, 2025<\/b><\/td>\n

12<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 17, St Patrick\u2019s Day (Northern Ireland)<\/span><\/td>\nMarch 14, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 18, Good Friday<\/b><\/p>\n

April 21, Easter Monday<\/b><\/td>\n

April 17 & April 22, 2025<\/b><\/td>\n6<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 5, Early May Bank Holiday<\/span><\/td>\nMay 2, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 26, Spring Bank Holiday<\/span><\/td>\nMay 23, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 14, Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen\u2019s Day Northern Ireland)<\/span><\/td>\nJuly 11, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 25, Summer Bank Holiday<\/span><\/td>\nAugust 22, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 1, St. Andrew\u2019s Day (Scotland)<\/span><\/td>\nNovember 28, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 25, Christmas<\/b><\/p>\n

December 26, Boxing Day<\/b><\/p>\n

January 1, New Year\u2019s Day<\/b><\/td>\n

December 29, 30 & 31 2025<\/b><\/p>\n

January 2, 2026<\/b><\/td>\n

11<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Australia & New Zealand<\/span><\/h3>\n

Not unlike the UK, Australia and New Zealand\u2019s workforce should look to Christmas, New Year\u2019s, and Easter to maximize time off. The Aussies and Kiwis sweeten the deal with not only the Friday and Monday bookending Easter as public holidays, but also have a bank holiday the following week: Anzac Day.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Maximizing PTO in 2025 is effortless in Oceania. Taking only three PTO days \u2014 April 22, 23, and 24 \u2014 around Easter creates an amazing 10-day vacation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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An astounding adventure in only 10 days? Look to immersive tours with Insight Vacations such as <\/span>Italian Intermezzo<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Highlights of Spain<\/span><\/a>, or <\/span>Country Roads of Scotland<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Australia & New Zealand Public Holidays in 2025<\/b><\/td>\nPTO Dates<\/b><\/td>\nTotal Days Off<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 25, Christmas Day<\/b><\/p>\n

December 26, Boxing Day<\/b><\/p>\n

January 1, New Year\u2019s Day<\/b><\/td>\n

December 27, 2024<\/b><\/p>\n

December 30 & 31, 2024<\/b><\/p>\n

January 2 & 3, 2025<\/b><\/td>\n

12<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 27, Australia Day (AUS)<\/span><\/td>\nJanuary 24, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 6, Waitangi Day<\/span><\/td>\nFebruary 7, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 18, Good Friday<\/b><\/p>\n

April 21, Easter Monday<\/b><\/p>\n

April 25, Anzac Day<\/b><\/td>\n

April 22, 23 & 24, 2025<\/b><\/td>\n10<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 2, King\u2019s Birthday (NZ)<\/span><\/td>\nMay 30, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 9, King\u2019s Birthday (AUS)<\/span><\/td>\nJune 6, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 20, Matariki (NZ)<\/span><\/td>\nJune 23, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 4, Bank Holiday (AUS)<\/span><\/td>\nAugust 1, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 6, Labour Day (AUS)<\/span><\/td>\nOctober 3, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 27, Labour Day (NZ)<\/span><\/td>\nOctober 24, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 25, Christmas Day<\/b><\/p>\n

December 26, Boxing Day<\/b><\/p>\n

January 1, New Year\u2019s Day<\/b><\/td>\n

December 29, 30 & 31, 2025<\/b><\/p>\n

January 2, 2026<\/b><\/td>\n

11<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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South Africa<\/span><\/h3>\n

South African staff have similar opportunities for maximizing PTO in 2025 around Christmas, New Year\u2019s, and Easter. Taking a trio of days at the end of 2024 creates an eight-day escape from the office while Easter\u2019s duo of days off can structure a six-day weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Women in the workforce can take advantage of Women-Only tours through Insight Vacations. You can complete many of these exciting excursions in a single-digit stint, such as exploring <\/span>Scenic Scotland<\/span><\/a>, peeping <\/span>New England\u2019s Fall Foliage<\/span><\/a>, or gazing at the beauty of <\/span>Boston, Cape Cod and The Islands<\/span><\/a>, each in only eight days.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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South Africa\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Public Holidays in 2025<\/b><\/td>\n

PTO Dates<\/b><\/td>\nTotal Days Off<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 25, Christmas Day<\/b><\/p>\n

December 26, Day of Goodwill<\/b><\/p>\n

January 1, New Year\u2019s Day<\/b><\/td>\n

December 27, 30 & 31, 2024<\/b><\/td>\n8<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March 21, Human Rights Day<\/span><\/td>\nMarch 22, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 18, Good Friday<\/b><\/p>\n

April 21, Family Day<\/b><\/td>\n

April 17 & 22, 2025<\/b><\/td>\n6<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 28, Freedom Day (Observed)<\/span><\/td>\nApril 25, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 1, Workers\u2019 Day<\/span><\/td>\nMay 2, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 16, Youth Day<\/span><\/td>\nJune 13, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 16, Day of Reconciliation<\/span><\/td>\nDecember 15, 2025<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 25, Christmas Day<\/b><\/p>\n

December 26, Day of Goodwill<\/b><\/p>\n

January 1, 2026<\/b><\/td>\n

December 29, 20 & 31, 2025<\/b><\/p>\n

January 2, 2026<\/b><\/td>\n

11<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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