Town hall chiefs in Albufeira on Portugal's Algarve have announced a penalty fee as part of a crackdown on semi-nudity ...

Fines of more than £1,000 could be issued as the popular destination for Brits looks to make changes to its code of conduct.

The Southern California desert is about to get much more luxurious with the Spring opening of a brilliant new shipping container hotel called Reset. The hotel, situated on 180 acres in Twentynine ...

Hotel development projects throughout California saw little forward progress in 2024, according to a real estate brokerage that tracks the industry. Last year, 35 new hotels opened in the state ...

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The Northern California coastal village Mendocino is ... of two of its historic hotels recently partnered with a global hotel network, concerns have arisen that outsider ownership could erode ...

In Southern California, the flooding could be life-threatening in areas burned by wildfires. By Amy Graff Amy Graff is a San Francisco-based reporter on The Times’s weather team. California is ...

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A satirical petition ostensibly aiming to crowdfund a trillion dollars to allow Denmark to buy California has received more than 200,000 signatures. “Have you ever looked at a map and thought ...

As of Tuesday, the "Denmarkification" petition – which calls for the country of Denmark to buy the state of California – has collected more than 200,000 signatures. The petition comes in ...

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