{"id":57879,"date":"2023-12-27T12:16:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T04:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/sg\/?p=57879"},"modified":"2025-08-14T11:54:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T03:54:26","slug":"2024-public-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/sg\/blog\/2024-public-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Maximise Your 2024 Public Holidays & Long Weekends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Make this your go-to guide for stacking up annual leaves! Yup, we\u2019re turning your 11 days of public holidays into a whopping 36 days of vacation in 2024! Here\u2019s how \ud83d\udc47<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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2023 is finally here, and hey a little planning in advance never hurts! <\/strong>In the latest list of gazetted public holidays released by the Ministry of Manpower<\/a>, it looks like we\u2019ll be having four<\/strong> long weekends in 2024. That means 12 days off by default! But let\u2019s stretch that a little further shall we? Here\u2019s how we turned 11 days of public holidays into 36 vacation days \u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2024 Public Holidays & Long Weekends<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/td>Public Holiday Dates<\/strong><\/td>Dates To Take Leave<\/strong><\/td>Total Days<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Chinese New Year<\/strong><\/td>\ud83d\udc49 10 February 2024 (Saturday)
\ud83d\udc49 11 February 2024 (Sunday)

* 12 February 2024 (Monday) will be a public holiday<\/em><\/td>
– <\/td>		\ud83c\udfd6\ufe0f Vacation days: 3 days 

\u2705 Annual leaves used: 0
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Good Friday<\/strong><\/td>\ud83d\udc49 29 March 2024 (Friday)<\/td>–<\/td>\ud83c\udfd6\ufe0f Vacation days: 3 days 

\u2705 Annual leaves used: 0
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Hari Raya Puasa<\/strong>
<\/td>		\ud83d\udc49 10 April 2024 (Wednesday)
<\/td>		10 to 14 April 2024<\/td>\ud83c\udfd6\ufe0f Vacation days: 5 days 

\u2705 Annual leaves used: 2 days
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Labour Day<\/strong><\/td>\ud83d\udc49 1 May 2024 (Wednesday)<\/td>1 May to 5 May 2024<\/td>\ud83c\udfd6\ufe0f Vacation days: 5 days 

\u2705 Annual leaves used: 2 days.
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Vesak Day<\/strong><\/td>\ud83d\udc49 22 May 2024 (Wednesday)
<\/td>		22 May to 26 May 2024<\/td>\ud83c\udfd6\ufe0f Vacation days: 5 days 

\u2705 Annual leaves used: 2 days
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Hari Raya Haji<\/strong><\/td>\ud83d\udc49 17 June 2024 (Monday)
<\/td>		– <\/td>\ud83c\udfd6\ufe0f Vacation days: 3 days 

\u2705 Annual leaves used: 0
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National Day<\/strong><\/td>\ud83d\udc49 9 August 2024 (Friday)<\/td>–<\/td>\ud83c\udfd6\ufe0f Vacation days: 3 days 

\u2705 Annual leaves used: 0
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Deepavali<\/strong><\/td>\ud83d\udc49 31 October 2024 (Thursday)
<\/td>		31 October to 3 November 2024<\/td>\ud83c\udfd6\ufe0f Vacation days: 4 days 

\u2705 Annual leaves used: 1 day
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Christmas<\/strong><\/td>\ud83d\udc49 25 December 2024 (Wednesday)<\/td>25 to 29 December 2023<\/td>\ud83c\udfd6\ufe0f Vacation days: 5 days 

\u2705 Annual leaves used: 2 days
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Total<\/strong>
<\/td>		11 Days<\/strong>
<\/td>		36 Vacation Days<\/strong>
<\/td>		9 Annual Leaves Taken<\/strong>
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Time To Start Working On Those 2024 Travel Plans!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Boy, does time fly. While you\u2019re planning when (and where) to take your next vacation in 2024, we wish you a happy 2024! And as usual, while gallivanting around the globe, don\u2019t forget to take your trusty YouTrip card along on your travels for the best rates all day! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here’s to what’s coming in 2024!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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