How to Book Holidays

Take time off from your Virtual Airline without losing your account to inactivity.

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Last verified: January 30, 2026

Need a break from flying? Book a holiday to pause your activity requirements. Your account stays safe while you take time off.

Not All VAs Use This

Holidays are an optional feature. If you don't see the Holidays section in your settings, your VA hasn't enabled it or doesn't have activity requirements.

Booking a Holiday

  1. Go to My Profile → Settings → Holidays

  2. Click Book Holiday

  3. Select your start and end dates

  4. Confirm

The page shows your remaining allowance, when it resets, and any holidays already booked.

What Happens During Your Holiday

  • Activity requirements pause - You won't be put on grace or removed for inactivity

  • You can't book flights - The booking system is disabled while you're on holiday

  • Logging in doesn't end it - Use Phoenix as normal. Your holiday still runs until its end date and the days stay spent

Cancelling a Holiday

Cancel a holiday before it starts and the full days go back to your allowance. Go to My Profile → Settings → Holidays and delete it from your list of holidays. Once a holiday has started you can no longer cancel it yourself - ask your VA staff to remove it, and any unused days are returned to your allowance.

Switching VAs Ends a Running Holiday

If you fly for more than one Virtual Airline, changing which VA you're logged into - on the VA selection screen, or by logging in through another VA's login page - cancels any holiday currently running at the VA you have just left. The unused days go back to that allowance, but its activity requirements apply to you again from that moment.

Your Allowance

  • Your VA sets how many holiday days you get per year

  • Your allowance resets on the anniversary of when you joined

  • You can't book more days than you have remaining

  • Cancelling a holiday returns its days - all of them before it starts, or the unused ones if it has already begun

After Your Holiday

Activity requirements resume immediately when your holiday ends. Depending on your VA settings, you may need to fly soon to avoid going on activity grace. Check your dashboard for your activity status.

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