Best US Vacation Spots With Only 5 Days of Time Off
Browse more guides: United States travel | Americas destinations Best US Vacation Spots With Only 5 Days of Time Off I've spent the last six years building vacations around exactly five PTO days. So that's the working American's reality. You bracket those five days with two weekends and you suddenly have a seven-night window. Or you take the Monday-to-Friday and run a tight mid-week trip. This piece is the list I wish someone had handed me back in 2020, when I burned a full week of leave flying to a place that needed ten. I'll tell you what works, what doesn't, what it actually costs a couple flying out of somewhere like Kansas City or Indianapolis. No fluff. How I Think About a 5-Day US Trip Five PTO days, used Monday through Friday, gives you the Saturday before and the Sunday after. That's seven nights and eight days on the ground. The mid-week alternative . Fly Monday morning, return Friday night . Is cheaper on flights and hotels, but you only get fo...