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How to maximise your 2026 leave

2026 is here! Happy New Year from everyone at Corporate Traveller. 

Let’s park the corporate travel chat for a moment and talk about everyone’s favourite thing…holiday leave. As travel fanatics, we firmly believe in maximising your time off, or adding an extra day or two onto work trips to explore.  And as we all know, if you book the right days off, you can create longer breaks for yourself in 2026! 

Here's how it works:

  • March & April

    England and Wales - 16 consecutive days off

    Scotland – 9 consecutive days off

    • Book off Monday 30th March to Thursday 2nd April (4 days)
    • Easter bank holidays – Friday 3rd and for England and Wales - Monday 6th
    • England and Wales only - Book off Tuesday 7th to Friday 10th (4 days)
    march/april 2026 calendar
  • May

    England, Scotland and Wales - 9 consecutive days off 

    • Bank holiday Monday 4th May, book off Tuesday 5th to Friday 8th (4 days)
    • Bank holiday 25th May, book off Tuesday 26th to Friday 29th (4 days)
    may 2026 calendar
  • August & September

    9 consecutive days off

    • Scotland – Bank holiday Monday 3rd August, book off Tuesday 4th to Friday 7th (4 days)
    • England and Wales - Bank holiday Monday 31th August, book off Tuesday 1st to Friday 4th September (4 days)
    aug/sep 2026 calendar
  • December & January

    Scotland - 9 consecutive days off 

    • Bank holiday Monday 30th November, book off Tuesday 1st – Friday 4th December  (4 days)

    England, Scotland and Wales - 10 consecutive days off

    • Bank holidays Friday 25th, Monday 28th and Friday 1st, book off Tuesday 29th – Thursday 31st (3 days)
    dec/jan calendar 2026
If corporate travel organisation is on your mind for 2026 instead, get in touch to understand how Corporate Traveller can help