The expert reported on five steps for a peaceful New Year's holidays

The New Year holidays in 2025-2026 will last from December 31 to January 11, but for many this time is accompanied by anxiety and overload. This was announced on December 26 by Vladislav Sakina, Commercial Director of Avito Travel. "Газете.Ru ".

"Paradoxically, the more free time, the higher the pressure. Social media enhances the effect: the feed is filled with trips, ideal family evenings, and productive challenges in the spirit of "New Year, New Life." Against this background, your own vacation begins to seem insufficiently saturated, even if everything is in order. In this case, there are five steps that help you not to give in to such thoughts and really recover during the New Year holidays," the expert said.

She recommends that you decide in advance on the purpose of your vacation in order to reduce internal pressure and coordinate the vacation format with your loved ones. An important step is also to reduce contact with social media, which helps to avoid comparing yourself with others. Meetings and activities should be planned according to your own rhythm, separating "I want" and "I need", and long holidays should leave time for spontaneous desires and recovery.

Finally, Sakina advises gently ending the holidays, leaving a day or two to prepare for the work week and gradually return to the usual routine.

"Allow yourself to be imperfect and honestly answer the question of why you need these holidays. If the end of the year turned out to be too stressful and physically and emotionally exhausting, there's nothing wrong with slowing down," she added.

Sakina noted that this approach will allow Russians to spend long vacations with benefits for recovery and minimize stress caused by the FOMO effect.

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Earlier, on December 23, it was reported that the demand for holidays abroad in the upcoming New Year holidays (from December 31, 2025 to January 11, 2026) among Russians increased by 40% compared to the same period last year. According to booking services, the share of foreign destinations in the structure of New Year's trips continues to increase.

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