And that often doesn't include travel to and from classroom destinations or the cost of accommodation during those stays.

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Speaking in Lviv, one of the venues, Michel Platini said the rising cost of accommodation worried him, and called on the authorities to prevent it.

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High boarding fees reflect the cost of accommodation.

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The survey compares the prices of goods and services typically consumed by the families of executives being sent overseas. (Importantly, however, it does not include the cost of accommodation.) The chart shows local costs as a percentage of those of living in New York.

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There will be a cap on rents and overall benefits while under-35s will only be able to claim the cost of shared accommodation.

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Those going abroad also have to build in the cost of travel and accommodation, and, of course, time off work.

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Most reported that their companies had instituted travel restrictions including limits on the frequency of travel (57%), on the cost of airline tickets (57%) and accommodation (51%).

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During winters in the state of Alaska and Pacific northwest, the cost of operations rose significantly due to additional expenditure on airplane de-icing, frequent flight cancellations and accommodation costs of displaced passengers.

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This would only cover the cost of social care and people would still have to pay for accommodation and food - although some support will be provided.

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Until changes in the industry this April, some holidaymakers found the cost of a flight might be protected if a provider went bust, but the accommodation was not covered.

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