As Constitution Day on July 17 has been designated a public holiday again this year for the first time in 18 years, excitement is building among office workers as they plan their summer vacation schedules. In particular, since the vacation period can be significantly extended depending on when annual leave is taken, attention is focusing on workers poring over their calendars.

This year, Constitution Day falls on a Friday. With the holiday on the 17th followed by the weekend on the 18th and 19th, a basic three-day long weekend is formed, allowing for three days of rest without using any annual leave. By strategically utilizing annual leave on top of this, the vacation period can be extended considerably.

A representative way to extend the vacation is to use annual leave right before Constitution Day. By taking four days of leave from the 13th to the 16th, combined with the preceding weekend on the 11th and 12th, workers can enjoy up to nine consecutive days off (July 11–19). Alternatively, taking leave from the 20th to the 22nd after Constitution Day also allows for an extended vacation schedule linked with the following weekend.

By arranging vacation periods before or after the holiday in this manner, a variety of options become available to suit travel plans or family schedules. Accordingly, office workers are calling this a golden opportunity to extend their rest period while minimizing the burden of using annual leave. In fact, various online communities and social networking services (SNS) are seeing continued sharing of annual leave strategies and vacation schedules centered around Constitution Day.

In particular, since this period overlaps with the summer peak season, there are predictions that domestic and international travel demand could surge explosively. The travel industry expects consumer interest in long-term travel packages combining the public holiday with annual leave to increase significantly.

Meanwhile, Constitution Day, a national holiday commemorating the promulgation of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea, has been redesignated as a public holiday starting this year and will be observed as a day off for the first time in 18 years. The July calendar has become the most important variable for office workers planning their summer vacations.

[This article was written with the assistance of AI. This article was written based on publicly available materials, and policy and institutional details may be subject to change based on announcements by relevant authorities and future implementation processes.]