Here's your chance to more than double your leave for Christmas holidays

Flight Centre's Corporate Traveller has crunched the numbers and Victorians have come out on top, with the chance to turn 21 days of annual leave into 57 days, by booking time off around public holidays.

In the ACT, employees can enjoy 56 days of leave, while NSW residents are at the bottom of the list and can transform 20 days of leave into 50 days off.

Corporate Traveller's global managing director Tom Walley said 2025 offers better holiday opportunities than 2024, based on where the public holidays fall.

"Next year's alignment of public holidays is a win-win for employees and businesses," he said.

"Our analysis shows that by strategically leveraging these days in conjunction with annual leave, employees can spend up to 50 days away from the office or site, without businesses feeling that they've lost their employees in the workplace for that length of time.

"Given Australia is the global leader in leisure [blending of business and leisure] travel the placement of public holidays in 2025 can also help businesses to encourage this practice, enabling Australians to tack leisure breaks onto their work trips, and ultimately planning for international trips more effectively."

Employees can start the new year feeling relaxed by combining the December 25, 26, and January 1 public holidays to turn seven annual leave days into a 16-day break.

Who wouldn't want more than two weeks off from Saturday 21 December through to Sunday, 5 January 2025?

For people dusting off their passports Japan, Canada, Thailand, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Vanuatu are projected to be the most popular international destinations for business holidayers this Christmas.

It is recommended to fly on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or New Year's Day to avoid the busiest travel days, which are predicted to be Friday, December 13, and Friday, December 20.

Brisbane is also overtaking Sydney as the busiest airport for corporate travellers during the Christmas period.

Later on in the month, the 2025 Australia Day public holiday falls on Monday, January 27, giving Australians a three-day weekend.

Beyond January, Corporate Traveller suggests April is the next ideal time for workers to take leave.

With Good Friday on April 18, Easter Monday on April 21 and Anzac Day on April 25, you can double your Easter break by taking seven days of leave between Monday, April 14, and Friday, April 25, to give a 16-day break which includes the weekends on either side of the leave.

Employees will have the chance to take another 16-day break by using seven days of annual leave from Saturday, December 20, to Sunday, January 4, 2026.

Next year, Christmas Day falls on Thursday, December 25, and Friday, December 26.

Each state has different public holidays that employees can take advantage of to maximise their time off.

Aussies are also encouraged to take advantage of the King's Birthday and Labour Day public holidays, which both fall on Mondays.

Tasmania and the Northern Territory both don't observe Labour Day.