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December 11, 2025

 

PERSONAL FINANCE

How to Book a Winter Vacation That Doesn’t Cost a Fortune According to travel experts who are going to Mexico, Paris, and Hawaii.

By Charlotte Cowles

Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photos: Getty Images

It’s cold. Your alarm goes off in the dark every morning and the sun goes down at 4:30 p.m. Your cuticles are peeling, your lips are chapped, and you have permanent hat hair. All these problems could be solved by going to a tropical beach somewhere, but you’ve already spent too much on holiday gifts and Black Friday sales and whatever else you’re doing for Christmas. What if you just check some flights and see … yikes! Never mind!

“The flight prices this winter are crazy,” says Karla Misjan, a travel adviser with Fora. “Especially if you’re trying to go someplace warm during a school vacation, there are not a lot of good deals to be had.”

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Celebrity News

Gossip, revelations, and timelines.

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  • Bianca Censori is doing performance art now.
  • Jojo Siwa is hosting a cruise.
  • Amanda Seyfried pledges her undying faith to Botox.
  • Blue Ivy is officially playing in Beyoncé’s closet.
 

Today's Top Stories

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Gavin Newsom casually revealed that he has Mr. Beast’s phone number in his contacts. What could those two possibly be texting about?

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Cheryl Hines insists that she’s had no falling-outs as a result of RFK Jr.’s politics, but she does think that Larry David might be mad.

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