How to Maximize Your PTO in 2027 and Get More Days Off!

Strategically placed PTO, you could score multiple LONG weekends

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Want to turn a few vacation days into a whole lot more time off in 2027?

With a little planning and some strategically placed PTO, you could score multiple four, or five day break weekends without burning through your vacation balance!

See below on the days that you need to submit for year now! We’re going to get this done by taking advantage of holidays like Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, and Labor Day, you can stretch just one PTO day into a four days off.

2027 is the year to work smarter and vacation longer! Check out the dates below, start planning now, and get those PTO requests in before your coworkers beat you to it!

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