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New data from Reservatons Group, which includes Hotel Planner.com, shows the most expensive cities in the US. For hotel stays for Thanksgiving. It’s quite a gap, and quite interesting to see. Here’s the top 10 New York City,  $786 Nashville $348 (hands up everyone who expected Nashville at number two) Las Vegas, $345 Chicago, $308 Columbus, Ohio, $285 (also a surprise, unless there’s an Ohio State football game on) New Orleans, $276 Pittsburgh, $275 (a tie) San Diego, $275 Miami, $242 (anyone else think Miami would be higher than Pittsburgh?) Orlando, $239 CANADIANS WORRY ABOUT TRAVEL COSTS  A new study Read more

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This story originally appeared in the Vancouver Sun. I’ve been lucky enough to play golf at courses around the world. Here are some of my fave memories. Not necessarily the best courses, but some of the most memorable moments. WATERTON LAKES, ALBERTA Jasper and Banff, not to mention Canmore, get a fair bit of ink in Alberta golf stories. But I loved Waterton Lakes when I played there a few summers ago. It wasn’t in the best condition when I played it, but a Canadian golf group called Lobb + Partners has been hired to make renovations.  You can’t beat Read more

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