By taking the right days off in 2024, you will have a long holiday more often and more opportunities to get away from it all. If you use your 27 days of vacation (approximately the standard in the Netherlands) smartly, you can have 60 days off in 2024. In fact, it is possible to have 60 days off with just 26 days of vacation and in this article we will show you exactly how to do that. do. Whoever plans far ahead wins!
Dutch public holidays in 2024
- Christmas 2023 (Christmas Day and Boxing Day): Monday 1 & Tuesday 2 December 25
(we are including this because the Christmas holidays fall in both 2023 and 2024). - New Year's Day: Monday January 1, 2024
- Good Friday: Friday March 29, 2024
- Easter (Easter Monday and Monday): Sunday March 1 & Monday April 2, 31
- King's Day: Saturday April 27, 2024
- Liberation Day: Sunday May 5, 2024
- Ascension Day: Thursday, May 9, 2024
- Pentecost (1st and 2nd Pentecost): Sunday 19 & Monday 20 May 2024
- Christmas 2024 (Christmas Day and Boxing Day): Wednesday 1 & Thursday 2 December 25
Plan your holidays 2024 smartly
To help you make 2024 a fantastic year, we recommend that you book the dates below as soon as possible. The average number of vacation days in the Netherlands is 27. In the Netherlands, the number of vacation days is legally set at 20 days. However, most employers add another 7 days to this and in many cases you also get additional ATV days. Therefore, request your days off tactically as soon as possible for more vacation in 2024!
26 days leave = 60 days off in 2024
Christmas 2023 & New Year 2024 | 16 days off
You are free from December 23, 2023 to January 7, 2024. This is a great opportunity to have 16 consecutive days off, while only taking 7 days of leave.
These are the cold and dark months in the Netherlands. If you would like to go to the sun around Christmas, here are some great holiday destinations for this period.
- To Curacao with Corendon.
- To the Maldives with TUI.
- To Egypt with Corendon (Budget tip!).
- To Dubai with TUI.
Good Friday & Easter 2024 | 10 days off
You are free from March 29 to April 7. 10 consecutive days off while you only take 4 days of leave. These are the spring months that are perfect for a trip to Southern Europe. How about a wonderful tour or city trip in Croatia, Portugal, Spain or Italy? Or maybe one dirt-cheap camper tour through America or Canada?
- To Croatia with TUI.
- To Portugal with Corendon.
- To Spain with TUI.
- To Italy with Corendon.
Do you prefer to go big? In March 2024, many 'drop-off actions' starts again.
Drop-offs are brand new campers that you pick up at the factory and then deliver them to your destination in 3 or 4 weeks.
This is the ultimate way to... for next to nothing a great tour through Canada or America to make. Be quick because full = full!
- Unique opportunity
- Both in America and Canada
- Take a great tour for next to nothing
- Including flights
Liberation Day & Ascension Day 2024 | 9 days off
You are free from May 4 to May 12. 9 consecutive days off while you only take 4 days of leave. In the month of May, these are some great destinations to consider:
- To Curacao with Corendon.
- To Egypt with Corendon (Budget tip!).
- To Dubai with TUI.
- To the Maldives with TUI.
Pentecost 2024 | 9 days off
From May 18 to May 26, you will be free for 9 consecutive days, while you only take 4 days of leave. In the month of May, these are some great destinations to consider:
- 8-day Mediterranean cruise with TUI.
- To the Seychelles with TUI.
- To the Maldives with TUI.
- To Greece with Corendon (Budget tip!).
Cruise with the MSC Armonia and discover the Eastern Mediterranean. You can choose to depart from Venice or Trieste. In addition to Dubrovnik and Zakynthos, visit picturesque villages and enjoy the beautiful nature.
- Beautiful bays in Kotor
- Discover the beautiful Schipwreck Beach
- Italian atmosphere in Bari
- Enchanting Dubrovnik
Christmas 2024 and New Year 2025 | 16 days off
From December 21 to January 5, '25 you will be free for no less than 16 consecutive days, while you only take 7 days of leave.
These are the cold and dark months in the Netherlands. If you would like to go to the sun around Christmas, here are some great holiday destinations for this period.
- To Curacao with Corendon.
- To the Maldives with TUI.
- To Egypt with Corendon (Budget tip!).
- To Dubai with TUI.
Skip winter with this unique offer from TUI. Who says that traveling to the Maldives has to be expensive?
TUI recently added the Maldives to its travel offering, making traveling to one of the most beautiful beach countries in the world feasible for everyone.
- Affordable to the Maldives
- Including flights and transfers
- A real bucket list destination
Save money by booking early
As always, it pays to book your flights and/or trips as far in advance as possible. This is true for flight tickets and package holidays but also for hotels en
Tip:: Don't forget one Travel and cancellation insurance to close before you leave.
