And yes! What we full-time workers and part-time travellers have been waiting for is finally here: the good news of long weekends for 2016! Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower has released the dates of 2016 public holidays and we can’t help but start planning our holidays already.
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For the benefit of all travel addicts out there, we’re sharing our 2016 Long Weekend Getaways Planner and Cheatsheet here.
1 day’s leave, 7 long weekends and 23 days of vacation!
Officially, there will be six long weekends in Singapore next year, but why waste the opportunity to up it to seven? For patriotic or selfish reasons, just take August 8 off and enjoy the 4-day long weekend (August 6 to 9, Saturday to Tuesday).
The other six official long weekends in Singapore next year are as follows:
New Year: January 1 to 3 (Friday to Saturday)
Chinese New Year: February 6 to 9 (Saturday to Tuesday)
Good Friday: March 25 to 27 (Friday to Saturday)
Labour Day: April 30 to May 2 (Saturday to Monday)
Hari Raya Haji: September 10 to 12 (Saturday to Monday)
Christmas Day: December 24 to 26 (Saturday to Monday)
Now start planning for your 2016 long weekends already!
If you’re not sure where to go, check out these awesome hiking getaways or beach getaways within the region. Hot tip: use this budget flight finder to find the best airfare and flight deals from Singapore.
Don’t forget to download the planner and cheatsheet, and do share this article with your friends now!