11% state tax, up to 3% county tax, for a combined 14% tax on visitors staying in “transient” accommodations for less than six months.
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Climate: “Responsible tourism”
A link to a post on my Coldstreams blog where the global elite who have traveled the world advocate for travel restrictions. The underlying article reads like something from The Onion.
Continue readingDenmark is not the world’s happiest because of hobbies
Prof claims “hobbies” are why Denmark is ranked as a happiest country. But this metric is not used in any “happiness index”.
Continue readingEvery travel story in the American media
Another terrible reporting job by CNN, where a privileged American with undergrad and grad degrees in Spanish and French, moved to Paris, where life is wonderful.
Continue readingCan U.S. citizens participate in political protests in other countries?
Can Americans participate in protests in other countries and wave U.S. flags? It depends on the country.
Continue readingMedia: Be wary of content mill travel stories
A look at the content mill, click-bait Travel Writing world, and the extraordinary bias of travel writing by and for women, with almost none by or for men travelers. With input from Grok AI.
Continue readingEducation: About 50% of US college students are likely to have international experience
About 27% of all grad students in the U.S. were foreign born. The importance of international experience cannot be over stated.
Continue readingWhy travel, not tourism, is important
Actually experiencing another culture leads to insight and personal growth – versus tourism that is often a brief visit.
Continue readingPrivileged Yale Professors flee US for Canada
And bash the country that gave them their extreme privilege on the way out:.
Continue readingIs travel writing narcissistic? Some think so
Some think most travel, and most travel writing, has become narcissistic behavior. This seems true for a lot of travel writing.
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