If the proposal passes, the tax would be calculated as a percentage of the accommodation price, including hotels, holiday cottages and short-term rentals.
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Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Across the Algarve, former agricultural estates—quintas, vineyards, and workers’ cottages—are being thoughtfully restored as places to stay.
Godard spent much of his childhood at a pair of family chalets on opposite sides of the lake.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
In the age of high-end ski chalets and rising costs of living, locals from Livingston to Whitefish are fighting to keep the spirit of their towns intact.
The Chinese government launched a brutal crackdown in Xinjiang starting in 2017, sweeping a million or more Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other predominantly Muslim ethnicities into prisons and internment camps.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
For years, many of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority have embarked on rickety wooden boats to try to reach neighbouring countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, in a bid to flee persecution in Myanmar or overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh.
Airplane cabins are dry, which can lead to dry skin and eyes, headaches, and even dehydration.
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Jill Robbins,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2026
But use of the six pods, arranged in a triple-bunk style layout between cabins, will put fliers in close proximity to others, prompting the airline to publish etiquette notes.
Hiding in a labyrinth of gardens and more than 50 art installations, private bungalows and three-bedroom villas with freshwater pools overlook Crete’s curving, mountainous coastline.
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Yulia Denisyuk,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2026
Lodging ranges from campgrounds and riverside cabins to historic bungalows and a private castle stay.
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