Bank holidays 2017 dates: When does the New Year’s Day bank holiday fall?
PLANNING a get-away for the new year? Here is your guide to the bank holidays in 2017.
With not much to do in the days between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, up to 6.5 million Britons will book a holiday for the new year, according to new research from travel protection body Atol.
Many holiday-goers will time their trips to coincide with the bank holidays to maximise their annual leave.
So if you are planning a break for New Year’s, Easter or later on in the summer, here are the dates that you need to know.
Monday January 2 – New Year’s Day (substitute day)
Friday April 14 – Good Friday
Monday April 17 – Easter Monday
Monday May 1 – Early May bank holiday
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Monday May 29 – Spring bank holiday
Monday August 28 – Summer bank holiday
Monday December 25 – Christmas Day
Tuesday December 26 – Boxing Day
A clever holiday hack means that you can take 18 days off work using just nine holiday days.
If you book off from Tuesday April 18 until Friday April 28 (nine working days), the rest will be added on thanks to weekends and the Good Friday, Easter Monday and Early May bank holidays.
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