How to get 24 days off work in 2018 – using just 14 holiday days

If you like having something to look forward you're probably already planning your next big holiday.

And those who are bitten by the travel bug will want to spend as many days travelling the world as possible.

Last year we told you how to get 18 days off by booking nine days out of office, but this year’s looking even better.

Thanks to the way the bank holidays fall in 2018, you can get 24 days off in a row using just 14 holiday days.

If you book your trip from May 5 to May 28 you can straddle two bank holidays and bag yourself some bonus time off.

That’s almost an entire month for you to spend globetrotting and to get some of those bucket list destinations ticked off.

For those who are reluctant to use so many holiday days in one go, there are other shorter holiday hacks.

If you book a holiday from March 24 to April 2 you will get 16 days off work, using just eight days of leave.

For the lucky few with holiday days left in 2017, Christmas is a great time to take them.

Not only can you spend some precious time with the family, you can also get 10 days off for the price of three.

If you book December 22 to January 2 you will only have to take December 27, 28 and 29 off work.

This is because December 22 falls on a Friday, meaning the 23rd will be a Saturday – which those of you who don't work weekends will already have off.

Christmas Eve also falls on the weekend and December 25 and 26 are all public holidays. New Year’s Eve falls on a weekend and New Year’s Day is Monday January 1.