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December is the most demanding luxury month — the highest pricing, the earliest sell-outs, and the most polarised options. The Maldives, Caribbean and Indian Ocean are at full peak. The Alps open their ski season. Cape Town and Patagonia enter Southern Hemisphere summer. The Christmas/New Year week alone routinely sees a 50–100% premium on standard pricing. Book by August at the latest.
December is winter-sun peak — Maldives, Caribbean, Mauritius — plus the start of the ski season and Christmas in Cape Town or Patagonia.
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By August at the latest for headline properties. The very best villas at Cheval Blanc Randheli, Soneva, Eden Rock book 12 months ahead.
Typically 50–100% above shoulder-season rates. Minimum stays of 7, 10 or 14 nights are standard at top properties.
Mauritius, Mexico (Riviera Nayarit), Thailand and Sri Lanka are warm-weather Christmas alternatives at 30–50% less than the Maldives or St Barths.