Plan paid time off efficiently by combining your available vacation days with public holidays and regular weekends. The simulator suggests date ranges that maximize consecutive days away from work—a common “bridge holiday” (ponte) strategy.
How the simulation works
Select a country (for public-holiday data), enter how many vacation days you can spend, and specify your normal working weekdays. The tool loads fixed and movable holidays for the year, then evaluates which vacation placements yield the longest uninterrupted rest periods when holidays abut weekends.
When to use it
- Annual leave planning for employees with fixed PTO allowances
- Comparing scenarios: “Use 3 days in April vs. 5 days in December”
- Discovering bridge opportunities around national holidays (e.g., Easter, May Day, Thanksgiving)
Limitations
Public-holiday datasets may not include regional, provincial, or employer-specific days off. Part-time schedules, mandatory shutdowns, and blackout periods are not modeled. Movable holidays depend on the same calendar rules as the underlying data—verify critical dates with official government sources before booking non-refundable travel.
Example
With Mon–Fri work, a public holiday on Thursday plus one vacation day on Friday creates a four-day break when combined with the weekend—using only one PTO day.