Snowdog wrote: Sadly with so many festivals being held in the summer, people like me have to book annual leave as far ahead as possible. With no clue from Sonisphere it means hanging on in the hope that they do something. But very soon I'm going to have to confirm leave or not be able to get to any! DL and BS are up and running and I'd rather not miss them while hoping in vain that Soniphere do something. I'm sorry but where do you people work that you have to book a few days off for a long weekend 9/10 months in advance? The vast majority of companies run their annual leave either by calendar or financial year which means the holiday year either begins in January or April, I honestly haven't heard of a company where the holiday year starts in November! Phate there are quite a few jobs in that situation , my Brother in law for example works as a postie and he has to book leave at least 6 months in advance. Me I dont have that sort of problem. Plus I work in the civil service and your leave year start is based on your date of month , mines March for example Also call me Mr cynical but they move France and Italy a month earlier than this year (both prior to DL) but that sounds like good marketing, bearing in mind what a good seller IM always are (never been sure