2025 USA PTO Guide – From 15 PTO To 48 Vacation Days

Turn 48 Vacation Days From 15 PTO With This American 2025 PTO Guide

Hey, American travelers! Let’s make your PTO work harder in 2025. When I was living in the US with just 15 PTO days, I found a way to stretch them into so much more by planning around holidays and weekends. It’s easier than it sounds, and I’m breaking it all down in my 2025 USA PTO Guide.

With this simple trick, you can turn 15 PTO days into 48 days off this year. If you’re lucky enough to have summer Fridays, that could even go up to 61 days, seriously!

I’ve also included travel tips and resources to help you plan and save money on all those trips.

The best part? Turning 15 days into 48 gives you an extra 6.5 weeks off to explore, relax, or adventure. Ready to make 2025 your most traveled year yet? Let’s do this!

2025 USA PTO Guide – Table Of Contents

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Days To Take Off & Book Travel In 2025

Vacation	Day To Request	Total Days Off	PTO Used
1	January 2nd	4 Days Off	1 Day
2	January 17th – January 21st	5 Days Off	2 Days
3	February 14th – February 28th	5 Days Off	2 Days
4	May 23th – May 27nd	5 Days Off	2 Days
5	June 18th – June 22nd	5 Days Off	2 Days
6	July 2nd – July 6th	5 Days Off	2 Days
7	August 29th – September 2nd	5 Days Off	2 Days
8	November 7th – November 11	5 Days Off	2 Days
9	November 26th – December 1st	6 Days Off	2/3 Days – if Friday is off
10	December 23rd – December 28	6 Days Off	3 Days
11	December 29th – Jan 4th	7 Days Off	4 Days

Flight	Stay	Do	Drive
Skyscanner	Agoda	GetYourGuide	Rentalcars.com

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2025 USA PTO Guide – 4 Things To Note

1. Book your PTO earlier in the year to be approved.

2. Consider visiting intercontinental destinations during vacation #9, #10 & #11 from the chart above as these provide you with longer periods of days off and while I know this is over the holiday periods, I can testify it will be worthwhile, many people do this and turn this into the family vacation for the year.  For example, this is when you can do a Europe vacation.

3. Vacations that are 5 days off – Focus on cities or smaller countries. (5-Day vacations #2- #7 from the chart above). From America, you can easily visit – Puerto Rico – El Salvador – Antigua, Guatemala – Nicaragua – Mexico – Alaska – Cities in Canada – Chicago & Milwaukee (or NYC) – And even London (For those who live in NYC, Boston & D.C.)

4. Book flights well in advance for maximum savings . Especially for vacations that fall on big holidays such as Labor Day, 4th of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas. As we all know, this is when travel is peak.

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Start Planning Your 2025 Getaways – Travel Hack Resources

Organize Your Trip In 8 Steps

This Girl Takes Mundo Travel Planner Checklist is your go-to guide for essential trip planning tips and hacks, streamlined into 8 easy steps. It includes my trusted recommendations for top-rated travel brands to help you plan amazing adventures.

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Save Money On Flights

People always ask me how I manage to travel so often without spending a fortune. The truth is, I’ve picked up a bunch of simple tricks over the years that help me find cheap flights, no matter how advanced airline pricing gets. Check out my guide, How To Save Money On Flights and see how you can make travel more affordable too!

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Vacation On A Budget

With 48 vacation days available, you might worry about how to afford all your trips. In my article, How To Plan A Vacation On A Budget , I’ll show you how to stretch your travel dollars without sacrificing the fun. Discover my top money-saving tips to explore more destinations while keeping your expenses in check and making every getaway memorable.