How to Use short-stay in a Sentence

short-stay

adjective
  • Fewer than 15% of nursing homes had short-stay patients on ventilators.
    — Jordan Rau, NPR, 29 Nov. 2025
  • The result is a growing population whose needs and behaviours don’t align with either short-stay tourism or conventional rental models.
    — Angelica Krystle Donati, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • One of Europe's most crowded tourist cities is cracking down on cruises and their passengers, with the mayor of the city pushing to fast-track a tax hike on short-stay passengers.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
  • Ultra luxurious resort debuts opulent short-stay villas No chores or cleaning fees.
    — Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Depending on the airport, travelers may have access to sleeping pods, private suites or short-stay rooms that offer more comfort and privacy than a public waiting area.
    — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Conversation starters → A popular tourist city is fast-tracking a new cruise passenger tax as officials push to reduce short-stay visitors.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
  • Quality metrics include long-stay and short-stay data like percentages of hospitalizations, vaccinations, falls, residents who need help with daily activities and catheter insertions and pressure ulcers.
    — Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In July this year, authorities moved to raise the city tax on short-stay cruise visitors to the legal maximum of €24 (around $27) per person, raising to €30 (around $34) once the regional tourist tax levy is added.
    — Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • The economic impact of fewer Canadian visitors in 2025 affects mostly border states that depend heavily on people driving across the border for retail, restaurants, casinos and short-stay hotels.
    — Frédéric Dimanche, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Together, borderless living and real estate digitalisation are exposing the limitations of legacy housing systems, particularly in accommodating mid-term stays (rentals lasting one to twelve months that fall between regulated leases and short-stay tourism).
    — Angelica Krystle Donati, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The compact geography of this city is your biggest advantage as a short-stay visitor — the Freedom Trail, Faneuil Hall, Beacon Hill, and the North End are all connected by short, manageable walks, not long drives or complicated transit connections.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) is set to launch near the end of 2026, requiring short-stay visitors to pay 20 euros and get pre-screened before entry.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025

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