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Isilinganiso samanani amahhotela nsuku zonke e-US sehle ngamaphesenti angu-8.7 saya ku-$98.66 engxenyeni yokuqala yonyaka kusukela onyakeni odlule, kuyilapho ukuhlala kuwo kwehle ngamaphesenti angu-11 kuya kumaphesenti angu-54.6, ngokusho kwedatha ehlanganiswe ngabakwaSmith Travel Research Inc.
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Imali Yokuthengisa
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Usuku Lwabasebenzi “luvuleke kakhulu,” njengoba abantu belinda kuze kube umzuzu wokugcina ukuze babhukhe izindawo zokubalekela, kusho uBarbara Messing, iphini likamongameli wophiko lwe-Hotwire's Travel Ticker.
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