The SPFL has confirmed the Premiership winter break will be retained for next season.
Premiership clubs will again enjoy a three-week, mid-season break encompassing two full free weekends from January 1 to January 19 2018, subject to live TV selections.
This season both Celtic and Aberdeen enjoyed some warm weather training in the Middle East while Rangers spent some time in Germany.
While the majority of the Premiership clubs were in favour of the break, the Championship teams were happy to continue playing during the same period.
The governing body said that the changes in format to the League Cup that were introduced this season would remain in place.
SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster said: "We have managed to maintain a large degree of consistency for next season in line with the current campaign.
"Following overwhelmingly positive feedback regarding this season's winter break, most notably during a recent meeting with Ladbrokes Premiership club managers and coaches, we've worked to retain this for next season.
"We also asked clubs in the Ladbrokes Championship if they would like to see this introduced in their league, however the clear majority of feedback was against this.
"What also proved very popular this season were the improvements made to the Betfred Cup including group stages and an earlier final and those will continue."
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