Year-End Vacation – T-mates, serious question, have you guys already planning on your year-end vacation? For some, planning a holiday is an easy task, the hard part is when they have to ask for vacation leave from their boss.
Luckily, we have a list of things that you can do to ensure your end-of-the-year holiday went smoothly. From tips to ask your boss for vacation leave to destination recommendations. Check it all out below!
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4 Things to Prepare When Asking Your Boss for Vacation Leave
Asking for vacation leave is not uncommon. It’s your right, in fact, as an employee. But, despite knowing that, many people feel afraid or too guilty to ask for vacation leave. For all of those reasons, we got 4 know-how you can follow!
1. Get to Know the Vacation Leave Policy
Every company is different, some may require you to make an official request weeks before your trip and some may not. Therefore, you need to make sure that you’ve understood your company’s vacation leave policy completely.
2. Give Advance Notice
Believe it or not, most of the time your boss won’t mind that you go on vacation leave. But, when you ask for it only D-2 your departure, it can be hard for them to readjust the task and may even disrupt the overall workflow.
By giving advance notice, you will prevent that from happening because your boss will have time to distribute your workload to others.
3. Choose the Right Time but Be Flexible
Although you give advance notice months before your trip, there is a slight chance that your boss will still reject your request. That is if you choose to take an absence while your office is in the rush period.
When your company is at its busiest time of the year, they may want to get all hands on deck so make sure you avoid taking leave during those times!
4. Be Ready for Any Possible Answers
Remember, your request for vacation leave can go both ways: granted or rejected. If it is granted, then congratulations! You can start packing for your trip.
But, if it is rejected, you may want to readjust your whole plan. Either by rescheduling or maybe, if you are still brave enough, reconvince your boss. Good luck!
Spend Your Year-End Vacation at These Cities for a Perfect Trip!
Got your vacation leave approved? Good! Now let’s get on the good part… planning on your year-end vacation! Although we can’t easily go out of town due to the travel restrictions, doesn’t mean there aren’t any attractions we can visit in our city.
Below are some of the attractions you can go to if you happen to be in Bandung, Semarang, and Yogyakarta. Check it out, t-mates!
1. Feels Like Going Abroad at These Attractions in Bandung
Although Bandung is quite small in size, it’s packed with so many great places to visit. One of the latest attractions you can visit is The Great Asia Afrika!
Here, you can experience the feeling of going to multiple countries at once. From East Asia, Southeast Asia, to Africa! Besides the landmark replicas and culinary, you can also try wearing the countries’ traditional clothing!
But, if you want to stick with the OG of tourist attractions in Bandung, you can always go to Braga Street! From aesthetic colonial architecture, street arts, to trendy cafes, you can have it all here. You can even explore the city center with Bandung Tour Bus (Bandros)!
Did you know that there’s a place in Bandung where you can enjoy the city skyline? Yup, visiting Moko Hills will surely help you to do that. Whether during the day or night, you can enjoy the stunning aerial view of the city!
Other recommended tourist attractions in Bandung:
Wisata Sejarah Kota Bandung – Asia Afrika By Viva Wisata
2. Enjoy both the City and Nature at Semarang
Moving onto the next city, we have Semarang! Although often falls under the shadow of its neighboring city, Yogyakarta, Semarang actually got a lot to offer. Starting from the city tour in Semarang Old City!
Then, nearby the Old City, you can visit one of Semarang’s landmarks namely the Sam Poo Kong Temple! This decades-old Chinese temple comprises multiple smaller temples that you can freely visit. Sometimes, there is even a festival and celebration in place which will make your visit there even more exciting.
But Semarang is not all about city tourism, you know? One of the most well-known natural attractions you can visit is Pening Swamp. From the mirror-like glistening water to the enchanting sky. Can you seriously say no to that?
Other recommended tourist attractions in Semarang:
3. Get Cultural on Your Trip to Yogyakarta
Last but not least, we have Yogyakarta, the city to go for when you seek a cultural experience. Jogja has been famously known for its rich culture and Javanese heritage, so why don’t we dive into that on our year-end vacation?
Of course, one thing you can’t miss while visiting Yogyakarta is to do the city tour. From Kraton Yogyakarta, the magnificent Taman Sari Water Temple, and the hustling Malioboro Street.
If you want to get in touch with your history-junkie side even further, you can pay a visit to Museum Ullen Sentalu and observe the stone wall fretwork.
After a whole day exploring the city, what better way to close off the day by watching the beautiful sunset?
If you’re bored of seeing the sunset from the beach, let’s shake things up a little by watching it from Ratu Boko Temple! Trust us, the site offers one of the best sunset scenery in the city.
Other recommended tourist attractions in Yogyakarta:
Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy, That’s How You Excel Your Year-End Vacation!
So, what do you think, t-mates? Requesting vacation leave is waaay easier than you think it is, right? Plus, with our destination recommendation, all you got to do is to get your travel inquires via tiket.com!
Why tiket.com, you ask? Well, for starters, there are a lot of accommodation options in almost every city. Not only that, but you can also look for exciting things to do too! Convenience, no? Have a fun vacay, t-mates!
Mask ON, tiket ON!
