I do not travel around Christmas, but I do in the summer or fall.
I think winter can be easier to deal with because many plants are not actively growing.
I don't think one week of neglect would be a big problem.
I was gone for two weeks in the fall when the weather was still quite warm (and my apartment can get hot due to the sunlight coming in through large windows).
Here is what I did.
The night before I left, I soaked all my orchids really good.
For moisture loving ones like lady slippers, I left a little bit of water at the saucer. like half an inch or less.
For orchids sitting right up against the window, I moved them a few feet away from the window, or placed a couple layers of newspaper over them to protect them from the sun.
When I returned, only a few were suffering slight dehydration including my lady slippers in bloom.
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