Planning a trip on your own is not easy, especially if you have scant time on your hands. Now a new and free travel planning tool from Skyscanner will help you get tothose perfect destinations and makethe most of the conveniently placed Public Holidays in 2017. And isn't that good news Because in 2017, there are no less than 12 national holidays falling on or around weekends.

Skyscanner is a leading global travel search company, providing free search of flights, hotels and car hire around the world.

Skyscanners Holiday Planner highlights where public holidays fall and tells users how many annual leave days are required for their trip.

For example, Delhites only need to take one days leave to score four days in sun drenched Goa over the upcoming Mahashivratri Weekend in February. And, if you are an organised traveller and prefer to chalk out an itinerary in advance, check out Janmashtami and Independence Day in August. These holidays allow you to get away for a total of nine days with only three days leave. The dynamic tool uses Skyscanners powerful technology to search thousands of airlines and travel agent partners to find travellers the destinations they can explore during their chosen dates and the cost of getting there.

Want to go beyond borders and explore the world Visit visa-friendly destinations such asBali, Maldives or ThailandOr, makea bucket list trip to one of 2017s trending destinationsAll you have to do is to log in to www.skyscanner.co.in/long-weekend-planner-2017 and your planning is taken care of at a click.