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Taylor Swift wraps Eras Tour, plans Holiday break with Travis Kelce–are wedding bells next?

With her record-breaking Eras Tour behind her, Taylor Swift is gearing up for some much-needed relaxation as the holidays approach.

The superstar, who turns 34 this week, is “exhausted but so, so grateful,” a source exclusively tells PEOPLE, following the tour’s final stop in Vancouver on December 8.

An Emotional Farewell

“She had so many emotions about the last few shows in Vancouver,” the insider says of Swift, who reflected on the tour’s journey during her set. “It has been the most exciting, powerful, electrifying, intense, most challenging thing I’ve ever done in my entire life,” she told the crowd, as she played for over 10 million fans across 152 shows since March 2023.

Swift concluded her tour with heartfelt gratitude: “I want to thank every single one of you for being a part of the most thrilling chapter of my entire life to date — my beloved Eras Tour.”

Holiday Plans with Kelce

Fresh off their first Thanksgiving together, Swift and boyfriend Travis Kelce are looking forward to spending the holidays together, the source adds. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, whose team faces the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas Day, celebrated Thanksgiving with Swift’s family in Nashville, alongside his brother Jason Kelce and sister-in-law Kylie.

The couple has been inseparable, with Swift cheering on Kelce at Chiefs games while balancing her whirlwind schedule.

A Legacy of Giving

Swift’s nearly two-year tour wasn’t just about breaking records. She made headlines for distributing $197 million in bonuses to her tour crew, including drivers, techs, dancers, security, and more. Additionally, she donated to food banks in every city on the tour, reinforcing her reputation as a generous and conscientious artist.

The Eras Tour generated over $2 billion in ticket sales, doubling the gross of any previous concert tour in history. It also sparked a wave of fan enthusiasm, including the release of the Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour Book, which sold 814,000 copies in its first two days, making it the year’s biggest publishing launch.

Topping the Charts and Eyeing the Grammys

As the year ends, Swift remains the most-streamed artist on Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music. She also heads into the 2025 Grammy Awards with six nominations, including Album of the Year for The Tortured Poets Department.

For now, though, Swift is ready to unwind and enjoy the holidays with her loved ones before stepping into what promises to be another monumental year.

Herbert Bauernebel

Herbert Bauernebel has been reporting from New York since 1999 and currently works for Bild.de, OE24 TV, and US Live. He also runs the news portal AmerikaReport.de. Bauernebel has covered nearly all major US events of the past quarter-century, including 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, Barack Obama’s election, Donald Trump’s surprise victory, the pandemic, last year’s election showdown, as well as natural disasters such as hurricanes and oil spills. He has also reported firsthand on international events, including the Asian tsunami, the Haiti earthquake, and the Fukushima disaster. He lives in Brooklyn with his family and holds degrees in communication and political science from the University of Vienna. Bauernebel is the author of a book about his experiences on 9/11, And the Air Was Full of Ash: 9/11 – The Day That Changed My Life.

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