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Raids by tax authorities following luxury cars to upscale Italian vacation spots like ski resorts, exclusive beaches and other Meccas for the rich and famous already made a splash earlier this year.
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Other Chinese developers are taking similar steps abroad, building vacation homes in Southeast Asia, resorts in South Korea and high-rise condos in New York and Sydney.
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Prior to 2006, many holiday homeowners in popular golf resort destinations did not let out their houses, noted Alex Upson, director of Cluttons Resorts, which sells vacation homes in the Caribbean, Asia and Europe.
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"We've seen a rash of terrorist incidents at resorts, places that are traditionally soft targets and vacation destinations, " says Dave Johnson , director of training for The Steele Foundation , a California-based risk-management company.
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They are competing with the places their customers go on vacation when they are not chartering mega-yachts, which are luxury hotels and resorts.
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Many online agencies list descriptions, photos and ratings of international holiday homes, such as AirBnb, Cluttons Resorts, FlipKey, HomeAway, Roomarama, Owners Direct, Vacation Rentals by Owner (VRBO) and West Coast Villas.
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