TOP GOLF VACATION DESTINATIONS GO HEAD-TO-HEAD IN NEW REPORTS

Free Guides Offer Expert, Unbiased Advice on The Greenbrier and The Homestead Resorts

SHORT HILLS, N.J. (July 8, 2008) — Golf Vacation Insider, the world’s leading website for expert, unbiased and trusted golf travel advice, has published candid “special reports” on both The Greenbrier and The Homestead resorts, the two premier, rival golf vacation destinations straddling the border of Virginia and West Virginia, the latter which will be hosting next week’s Nationwide Tour Player’s Cup tournament.

Full of insider tips and expert advice based on anonymous, unannounced site inspections, these free special reports make it easy for golf vacation seekers to overcome the often difficult task of deciding which grand, historic property best suits their needs and preferences. In addition to a detailed review of their golf offerings, the reports evaluate each resort’s accommodations, amenities, staff, service, and dining options.

The reports also reveal the best (and worst) months in which to visit The Greenbrier and The Homestead resorts, relay insider advice about the area’s best off-course pursuits, and describe which resort offers better access to them. Also included are the names of “must-visit” restaurants and crucial information that will help golf vacationers of all skill levels enjoy the golf courses at either resort.

“Both of these resorts can offer great golf vacations, but our free, special reports go the all-important next step and help readers understand how to decide between the two,” said David Baum, publisher and editor-in-chief of Golf Vacation Insider. “Because we travel anonymously and experience resorts exactly like our readers would, we are free to share candid, insider advice about what people can truly expect.”

To get a copy of these free special reports, golfers need only visit www.GolfVacationInsider.com and select them from a list on the right-hand side of the page.

Golf Vacation Insider and Golf Odyssey, it’s printed, sister publication, are the only golf travel publications in the world that conduct their on-site inspections anonymously and do not accept advertising, travel discounts or “freebies” from the properties they review.

For more information about Golf Vacation Insider’s free, special reports on The Greenbrier and The Homestead resorts, or to arrange an interview with golf vacation expert David Baum, email denise@golfvacationinsider.com; call 800-550-2286; or visit: www.GolfVacationInsider.com.

• About Golf Vacation Insider
  Golf Vacation Insider, LLC publishes expert, unbiased, and trusted golf travel advice for free on its website and via e-mail, special reports, and guidebooks. Managing editor and golf travel veteran Craig Better works closely with the editors of its sister publication, Golf Odyssey, to provide GVI subscribers with free, insider travel tips three times per week. The first two titles from Golf Vacation Insider’s line of golf travel guidebooks (Planning the Ultimate Golf Vacation and Planning the Ultimate Bandon Dunes Golf Vacation) were released in 2006. For a free subscription to Golf Vacation Insider, please visit www.GolfVacationInsider.com.
  
  
• About Golf Odyssey
  Golf Odyssey, LLC publishes a monthly, subscription-only, printed newsletter and companion website. Now in its 17th year, Golf Odyssey: The Insider’s Guide to Sophisticated Golf Travel, is dedicated to the publication of honest and unbiased evaluations of great golf destinations in the United States and abroad. Golf Odyssey travels anonymously, pays its own expenses, and does not accept advertising from golf courses, resorts or restaurants in order to serve its subscribers with objective information and discriminating advice. Subscribers to Golf Odyssey include Fortune 500 CEOs, members of 95 of the top-100 golf clubs in America, professional athletes and celebrities, and world-famous golf course architects. To subscribe to Golf Odyssey and/or give it as a gift, please visit www.GolfOdyssey.com.
  
  
• About David Baum
  A former partner at Goldman Sachs in New York City, David Baum is the publisher & editor-in-chief of Golf Odyssey and Golf Vacation Insider. He is a leading expert on golf travel and has played more than 50 courses in five countries in the last twelve months alone. In addition to authoring two golf travel books, Planning the Ultimate Golf Vacation and Planning the Ultimate Bandon Dunes Golf Vacation, he serves as the golf travel columnist for Dealmaker Magazine and has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The International Herald Tribune, USATODAY.com, Golf For Women, US Airways Magazine, Bloomberg News, Cigar Aficionado and other national publications.

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