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Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in the USA, independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

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Stein Eriksen Lodge. Deer Valley

It seems I was in fine company with Stein Eriksen, Norway’s legendary Olympic gold medal champion. Not only was I staying at the aptly named and suitably luxurious Stein Eriksen Lodge, but the man himself was still hands on as the grand fromage of Deer Valley’s skiing operation.

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High West Distillery and Saloon

David Perkins has a lot to answer for as far as I am concerned. Describing his vision of building a whiskey distillery to a self confessed whiskey addict must surely be against some law or other. Nevertheless, after bullying me to taste some of his own whiskey creations at the High West Distillery and Saloon in downtown Park City Utah, this former biochemist turned restaurateur has achieved something quite remarkable; he can actually give Scotland a run for its money.

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Virgin Hotels digital personal assistant

The new chain of lifestyle hotels launched by Virgin has begun life with the opening of its first property in Chicago.with Nashville following in 2016 and New York in 2017. Promising a whole new way of providing hospitality, Virgin Hotels has also embraced the latest technology to enhance guest experiences by introducing Lucy, the Virgin Hotels […]

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Atlanta. Fashion capital of southern USA

Atlanta the fashion capital of the southern USA. There are quite simply more stores and shopping opportunities in Atlanta than anywhere else in America’s southern states. This rapid rise up the retail therapy ladder has been due in no small part to SIMON, a global retail property giant, who has almost single-handedly it seems, changed America’s retail landscape.

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South east Florida and the Everglades

A first timer might believe Florida is 90 per cent theme parks and golf resorts, the Sunshine State attractions relentlessly plugged by the travel brochures. But it is easier than you think to forget about ‘Mickey’ and his mates when you visit south east Florida and the Everglades, going alligator spotting in the Everglades, cruising down the Florida Keys in a convertible with a warm breeze nicely messing your hair up or even parading your new plastic surgery among the bodies beautiful along Miami’s famed South Beach.

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The strangest golf courses in the World

Golf is a global sport these days, and golfers are constantly searching for new challenges. Here at TripReporter we are all passionate golfers and the challenge for us was could we, from experience, list the strangest golf courses we have ever played. So we did. And so we are delighted to present the strangest golf courses in the World.

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