FOR PEOPLE WHO BOOK FLIGHTS BETWEEN MEETINGS.
Annual leave is limited. The need to escape is not.
Find zero-leave flights, weekend itineraries, and smarter ways to
travel more without quitting 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 CTRL ALT DEPART METHOD
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. See every direct, sub-3-hour flight departing after 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.
THE CTRL CENTRE
See how a Friday finish can 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 after 5pm Friday 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 weekend, sorted by destination and Ctrl Alt Depart recommendation.
START WITH YOUR HOME AIRPORT
THE 48 ESCAPES FOLDER
Flights sorted. Here’s the weekend plan.
Friday evening – Sunday itineraries – mapped out from desk to departure, and exactly how to spend the 48 hours after.
Because travel doesn’t have to wait for annual leave.
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. 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.
GREAT ESCAPES
For annual leave well spent.
The trips your annual leave was always meant for – mapped out so every day counts.
NORTHERN VIETNAM
Beautiful bedlam – in the very best way.
From the chaotic hum of Hanoi to the dizzying roads of Ha Giang and the limestone labyrinth of Ha Long Bay – this is Vietnam at its most unforgettable. You’ll come home feeling like the world just got a little larger – and with an absurd fondness for tiny plastic stools.
Don’t ask questions. Just go.
THE CYCLADES
Salt air, cerulean sea & souvlaki with a side of mildly irresponsible cliff jumping.
From Santorini’s blue domes to the moon-like coves of Milos – this is Greek island life at its most irresistible. It’s the kind of summer you’ll wish you could bottle (preferably in magnum form) to have ready for difficult Mondays.
Linen shirts strongly encouraged.
