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Maximise Your Vacation Days!

Planning your dream vacation but worried about your leave days?

Don’t worry, with a little planning, you can combine public holidays and weekends for extended holiday breaks so that you can make the most of your leaves.

Discover how you can maximise your vacation days!

Month	Public Holiday	Days off in a row (including weekends)	Vacation Destination
January	New Year’s Day (Thursday, 1 January)	4 Day Option (Thursday, 1 January to Sunday, 4 January) 5 day Option (Wednesday, 31 December to Sunday, 4 January)	Thursday, 1 January to Sunday, 4 January Kuala Lumpur Taipei Hong Kong Ho Chi Minh City Kuching Kota Kinabalu Singapore Manila Melbourne Wednesday, 31 December to Sunday, 4 January Narita (Tokyo) Singapore Hong Kong Jakarta Manila Nanning Kuala Lumpur Bangkok Melbourne
January	Israk Mi’raj (Saturday, 17 January)	3 day Option (Friday, 16 January to Sunday, 18 January) 3 day Option (Saturday, 17 January to Monday, 19 January) 4 day Option (Friday, 16 January to Monday, 19 January)	Friday, 16 January to Sunday, 18 January Narita (Tokyo) Kota Kinabalu Kuala Lumpur Singapore Hong Kong Jakarta Bangkok Manila Melbourne Kuching Friday, 16 January to Monday, 19 January Narita (Tokyo) Kuala Lumpur Singapore Hong Kong Manila Surabaya Saturday, 17 January to Monday, 19 January Kuala Lumpur Singapore Dubai
February	Chinese New Year (Tuesday, 17 February)	5 Day Option (Friday, 13 February to Tuesday, 17 February) 4 Day Option (Saturday, 14 February to Tuesday, 17 February)	Friday, 13 February to Tuesday, 17 February Kota Kinabalu Kuala Lumpur Singapore Jakarta Bangkok Kuala Lumpur Singapore Melbourne Surabaya Kuching Saturday, 14 February to Tuesday, 17 February Chennai Jakarta Kuala Lumpur Singapore Jeddah Bangkok Incheon Kota Kinabalu Singapore Melbourne
February	1st Ramadhan (Thursday, 19 February)*	4 Day Option (Wednesday, 19 February to Sunday, 22 February)	Wednesday, 19 February to Sunday, 22 February Kuala Lumpur Taipei Hong Kong Ho Chi Minh City Kuching Kota Kinabalu Singapore Manila Melbourne Dubai
February	42nd National Day (Monday, 23 February)	4 Day Option (Friday, 20 February to Monday, 23 February) 3 Day Option (Saturday, 21 February to Monday, 23 February)	Friday, 20 February to Monday, 23 February Tokyo (Narita) Kuala Lumpur Singapore Hong Kong Singapore Manila Surabaya Saturday, 21 February to Monday, 23 February Kuala Lumpur Singapore Dubai
March	Nuzul Al-Quran (Saturday, 7 March)	3 Day Option (Friday, 6 March to Sunday, 8 March) 3 Day Option (Saturday, 7 March to Monday, 9 March) 4 Day Option (Friday, 6 March to Monday, 9 March)	Friday, 6 March to Sunday, 8 March Tokyo (Narita) Kota Kinabalu Kuala Lumpur Singapore Hong Kong Jakarta Bangkok Manila Melbourne Kuching Friday, 6 March to Monday, 9 March Tokyo (Narita) Kuala Lumpur Singapore Hong Kong Manila Surabaya Saturday, 7 March to Monday, 9 March Kuala Lumpur Singapore
March	Hari Raya Aidilfitri (Saturday to Tuesday, 21 to 24 March)	5 Day Option (Friday, 20 March to Tuesday, 24 March) 4 Day Option (Saturday, 21 March to Tuesday, 24 March) 6 Day Option (Friday, 20 March to Wednesday, 25 March) 5 Day Option (Saturday, 21 March to Wednesday, 25 March)	Friday, 20 March to Tuesday, 24 March Kota Kinabalu Kuala Lumpur Singapore Jakarta Bangkok Surabaya Melbourne Kuching Saturday, 21 March to Tuesday, 24 March Chennai Jakarta Singapore Kuala Lumpur Bangkok Incheon (Seoul) Kota Kinabalu Friday, 20 March to Wednesday, 25 March Narita (Tokyo) Kuala Lumpur Singapore Hong Kong Jakarta Bangkok Kuala Lumpur Singapore Manila Saturday, 21 March to Wednesday, 25 March Jakarta Balikpapan Kuala Lumpur Singapore Bangkok Incheon (Seoul) Melbourne Dubai
May	Hari Raya Aidil Adha (Wednesday, 27 May)* Royal Brunei Armed Forces Day (Sunday 31 May)	5 Day Option (Saturday, 23 May to Wednesday, 27 May) 6 Day Option (Friday, 22 May to Wednesday, 27 May) 5 Day Option (Wednesday, 27 May to Sunday, 31 May)	Saturday 23 May to Wednesday 27 May Balikpapan Kuala Lumpur Singapore Bangkok Manila Incheon (Seoul) Singapore Dubai Friday, 22 May to Wednesday, 27 May Narita (Tokyo) Kuala Lumpur Singapore Hong Kong Jakarta Bangkok Manila Wednesday, 27 May to Sunday, 31 May Narita (Tokyo) Singapore Hong Kong Jakarta Nanning Kuala Lumpur Bangkok Melbourne
June	Islamic New Year (Wednesday, 17 June)	5 Day Option (Saturday, 13 June to Wednesday, 17 June) 5 Day Option (Friday, 12 June to Wednesday, 17 June) 5 Day Option (Wednesday, 17 June to Sunday, 21 June)	Saturday, 13 June to Wednesday, 17 June Balikpapan Kuala Lumpur Singapore Bangkok Manila Incheon (Seoul) Dubai Friday, 12 June to Wednesday, 17 June Narita Kuala Lumpur Singapore Hong Kong Jakarta Bangkok Kuala Lumpur Manila Wednesday, 17 June to Sunday, 21 June Narita (Tokyo) Singapore Hong Kong Jakarta Nanning Kuala Lumpur Bangkok Melbourne
July	Sultan’s Birthday (Wednesday, 15 July)	5 Day Option (Saturday, 11 July to Wednesday, 15 July) 6 Day Option (Friday, 10 July to Wednesday, 15 July) 5 Day Option (Wednesday, 15 July to Sunday, 19 July)	Saturday, 11 July to Wednesday, 15 July Balikpapan Kuala Lumpur Singapore Manila Incheon (Seoul) Dubai Friday, 10 July to Wednesday, 15 July Narita (Tokyo) Kuala Lumpur Singapore Hong Kong Bangkok Jakarta Manila Wednesday, 15 July to Sunday, 19 July Narita (Tokyo) Singapore Hong Kong Jakarta Nanning Kuala Lumpur Bangkok Melbourne
August	Maulud Nabi (Tuesday, 25 August)	5 Day Option (Friday, 21 August to Tuesday, 25 August) 4 Day Option (Saturday, 22 August to Tuesday, 25 August)	Friday, 21 August to Tuesday, 25 August Kota Kinabalu Kuala Lumpur Singapore Jakarta Bangkok Kuching Surabaya Melbourne Saturday, 22 August to Tuesday, 25 August Chennai Kuala Lumpur Singapore Bangkok Jeddah Kota Kinabalu Incheon (Seoul) Melbourne
December	Christmas (Friday 25, December)	4 Day Option (Thursday, 24 December to Sunday, 27 December) 3 Day Option (Friday, 25 December to Sunday, 27 December)	Thursday, 24 December to Sunday, 27 December Kuala Lumpur Taipei Hong Kong Ho Chi Minh City Kuching Kota Kinabalu Kuala Lumpur Singapore Manila Melbourne Dubai Friday, 25 December to Sunday, 27 December Tokyo (Narita) Kota Kinabalu Kuala Lumpur Singapore Hong Kong Jakarta Bangkok Manila Melbourne Kuching

*Depending on moon sighting.