Weekend escapes & smart annual leave – so you can travel more, without quitting your job.
Travel that fits your 9-5
FOR PEOPLE WHO BOOK FLIGHTS BETWEEN MEETINGS.
Annual leave is limited. The need to escape is not.
We’ve built the tools to perfect travelling with a 9-5. Find zero-leave flights, realistic weekend itineraries, and the shortcuts you need to travel more without quitting your job.
THE FRAMEWORK
How to travel more—on a 9-5 schedule.
Four parts. One system.
Built to engineer travel around the realities of working life.
The Flight Finder
Choose your home airport and your weekend. We show you every direct, sub-3-hour flight departing post-5pm Friday and returning Sunday. No annual leave required.
The Weekend Itineraries
High-impact guides for the 48-hour window. See exactly where to stay, eat, and explore – all timed to fit between Friday night and Sunday, so Monday won’t know a thing.
The Tactical Toolkit
The travel admin, handled. Find cabin bag rules, annual leave maximisers, and the tactical hacks that save you time when you have none to spare.
The Deep Dives
For annual leave well spent. Find destination inspiration and smart logistics that show you how to fit more into the trips that actually require a request form.
INTRODUCING THE CTRL CENTRE.
See how a Friday finish could have you
sipping vino in Venice or strolling the Seine by sunset.
Friday evening departures. Sunday returns. No annual leave needed.
01 | DEPARTURE
Select your home airport. Start with the hub closest to you for maximum ease and a seamless Friday getaway.
02 | TIMING
Choose your weekend. We isolate the flights departing Friday after 5pm and returning Sunday – so you don’t need a single day of leave.
03 | DESTINATION
Explore your options. See every sub-3-hour flight for your chosen dates, sorted by destination and Ctrl Alt Depart recommendation.
Where are you flying from?
FROM DESK TO DEPARTURE…AND BACK AGAIN
Where could your weekend take you?
THE 48 ESCAPES FOLDER
The Friday Finish
Rome Edition
LGW > FCO | FRI 17:25 – SUN 21:25
NO ANNUAL LEAVE NEEDED
Log out. Lift off. Pasta & pinot at the Pantheon by 10pm. Sunday return. Monday, none the wiser.
THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE
Because nobody needs extra admin.
Smart, time-saving tools for people who don’t have time to waste. Spend less time planning, and more time going.
CABIN BAGS, DECODED
Being stopped at the gate isn’t the kind of meeting you prepared for. Skip the hold-up. Keep your dignity.
THE LIQUID SITUATION
Different airports. Different rules. We make sense of both. No unnecessary binning. Just due diligence.
ANNUAL LEAVE, OPTIMISED
Smarter ways to use the annual leave you have. The one optimisation your manager didn’t ask for.
BANK CARDS THAT BEHAVE
Foreign spending made simple. Because ‘non-sterling transaction fees’ don’t count as souvenirs.