{"id":4178,"date":"2021-05-26T11:14:08","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T15:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/?p=4178"},"modified":"2021-05-26T11:31:31","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T15:31:31","slug":"4178","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2021\/05\/26\/4178\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday &#038; Vacation Reminders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cRest and be thankful.\u201d \u2013 William Wordsworth<\/p>\n<p>Holidays and vacations are a\u00a0great opportunity to rest, recharge and explore the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Memorial Day Weekend is the unofficial start of summer travel season. Here are some reminders about program rules regarding\u00a0holidays, vacations and international travel.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-4181\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pexels-leah-kelley-185933-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pexels-leah-kelley-185933-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pexels-leah-kelley-185933-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pexels-leah-kelley-185933-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pexels-leah-kelley-185933-1536x1005.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pexels-leah-kelley-185933-624x408.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/pexels-leah-kelley-185933.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Holidays<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Host families are not\u00a0required\u00a0to give au pairs off on any specific holidays.<\/li>\n<li>Each host family will make different arrangements on holidays, some au pairs will be off and others will be required to work.<\/li>\n<li>Au pairs should not\u00a0make plans for holidays without checking with your host family first.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Vacations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>During the pandemic, it is important that au pairs and host families discuss what travel and activities are an acceptable level of risk, before plans are made.<\/li>\n<li>Au pairs earns 2 weeks of paid vacation during the course of her year.<\/li>\n<li>Vacation time should be mutually agreed upon.<\/li>\n<li>All vacation should be preplanned (at least 4 weeks in advance).<\/li>\n<li>All au pair\u2019s friends and\/or family visits\/vacations should be pre-approved prior to purchasing tickets.<\/li>\n<li>If an au pair travels with her\u00a0host family, it should be discussed in advance\u00a0whether this is the au pair\u2019s vacation or if she is working.<\/li>\n<li>If an au pair travels with the host family to work, the host family is required to pay for her transportation, lodging and meals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Travel Outside of the U.S.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2021\/05\/24\/travel-outside-of-the-u-s-2\/\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">this blog post<\/span><\/a> with current information on international travel.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/@leah-kelley-50725?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Leah Kelly<\/a>\u00a0from Pexels<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cRest and be thankful.\u201d \u2013 William Wordsworth Holidays and vacations are a\u00a0great opportunity to rest, recharge and explore the U.S. Memorial Day Weekend is the unofficial start of summer travel season. 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Holidays Host families are not\u00a0required\u00a0to give au pairs off on any specific  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2021\/05\/26\/4178\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,1,6],"tags":[77,461,1002,899,924],"class_list":["post-4178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-au-pair-tips","category-uncategorized","category-host-family-tips","tag-au-pair","tag-holidays","tag-program-rules","tag-travel","tag-vacation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Holiday &amp; Vacation Reminders - Au Pair Chatter<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Holiday &amp; Vacation Reminders - Au Pair Chatter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cRest and be thankful.\u201d \u2013 William Wordsworth Holidays and vacations are a\u00a0great opportunity to rest, recharge and explore the U.S. Memorial Day Weekend is the unofficial start of summer travel season. 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