Martin Lewis reveals smart tricks to double your annual leave this year – but you have to be fast
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Martin Lewis reveals smart tricks to double your annual leave this year – but you have to be fast

Martin Lewis has revealed how Briter can maximize his annual leave with a smart trick – but have invited them to book a vacation soon as the opportunity will not last long.

Money -saving expert, 52, revealed the hack in its latest newsletter, which could not come before for many who long to get away from the gloomy Britain’s winter and explore some sungers climate.

In its announcement, the TV presenter also shared some other travel tips including the best time to book a holiday and how you can make sure you protected against unforeseen accidents.

Most workers in the UK are legally entitled to 28 days holiday per year.

But by combining them with weekends and bank holidays (although these are often included in the 28 days) you can actually double the number of days you have.

And this year is the best year to try the hack because Easter falls two weeks before May Bank Holiday, which means it is even easier to maximize your holiday.

Last year, Easter came five weeks before the bank holiday and the dates did not take it.

But Martin warned that if you want to take advantage of most of the better, you can take up some holidays now before everyone else does.

Martin Lewis reveals smart tricks to double your annual leave this year – but you have to be fast

Martin Lewis, 52, has revealed how Briter can maximize his annual leave with a smart trick but has urged them to book a holiday soon as it only works with a few years around Easter

By booking Tuesday April 22 to Friday April 25 and Monday April 28 to Friday 2 May, you can bridge the gap between Monday 21 April and May Bank Holiday on May 5 and double the number of days you get off by booking smart booking About days you already go off.

Other combinations include turning five days annual leave into 11 consecutive days off by booking Friday April 11, together with Monday 14 April until Thursday 17 April.

And the same trick works to turn two weeks of annual leave into three and a half weeks.

By booking Tuesday April 22 to Friday, April 25, Monday, April 28 to Friday, May 2 and then Tuesday 6 May to Friday 9 May as an annual leave, you give yourself a bumper of free time.

After maximizing your annual leave, Martin also revealed the investment time to book your flights and accommodation.

In his newsletter he explained that sometimes the last minute is cheaper than booking well in advance but warned that there was a disadvantage.

He said: ‘If you want to go on a package holiday it often wins.

“Waiting for the last minute – generally within eight weeks after the trip – often pays off when prices usually fall, even if you have much less choice. See more about turning on the package weekend. ‘

Most workers in the UK are legally entitled to 28 days holiday per year, but by combining them with weekends and bank holidays you can actually double the number of days you have of having to take extra leave (warehouse)

Most workers in the UK are legally entitled to 28 days holiday per year, but by combining them with weekends and bank holidays you can actually double the number of days you have of having to take extra leave (warehouse)

But when it comes to booking flights, the better is the better because many airlines release seats almost a year before time and the early emissions are often the cheaper places.

Martin also explained that if you are looking for a traditional refuge with two weeks in the sun, it may be better to go for a package agreement rather than book everything yourself.

The money-saving expert explained that in many cases hotels and flights automatically offer automatically atol protection, which means that if something goes wrong, you can get the money back.

He also revealed that if you want a cheaper package holiday, call around a few different travel agencies to see who offers your preferred trip for the cheapest – it can save up to five percent.

Martin’s tip comes after he revealed the financial advantages and disadvantages of tying the knot.

The proportion of people who are 16 years of age or older in England and Wales who are married or in a civil partnership fell below 50 percent for the first time this decade, while couples who live together but not married or in a civil partnership grew to more than a fifth.

But Martin, who also has his own weekly ITV -show – Martin Lewis Money Show – put out “nine great benefits” to be married, while pointing out how spouses can use them in their advantage.

These benefits, which are “structured in the tax and financial system”, apply to both married couples and those in a civil partnership.

Martin also explained that if you are looking for a traditional refuge with two weeks in the sun, it may be better to go for a package agreement rather than book everything yourself because you automatically get atol protection if something goes wrong (warehouse)

Martin also explained that if you are looking for a traditional refuge with two weeks in the sun, it may be better to go for a package agreement rather than book everything yourself because you automatically get atol protection if something goes wrong (warehouse)

But couples who simply live together – no matter how many years there have been or how many children they share – miss.

Martin emphasized that the British government’s “rewards” marriage through a policy introduced in 2015 called the marriage tax.

For married couples, what one spouse leaves to the other when they die will not be the subject of inheritance tax – whether money, property or other assets as shares.

Another tip on Martin’s list of the economic benefits that a married couple can enjoy – which is not applicable to cohabitant couples – refers to capital gains.

When you sell an asset that is the subject of capital gains tax, such as shares, you are entitled to an annual compensation of £ 3,000 profit -free.

But if it is likely that you cross the threshold of £ 3,000, it is possible to give some of the access to your husband or wife first.

In this situation, you take advantage of both your compensation.

And compared to a couple as a partner, a poison couple will discover that they are better protected if the relationship ends.