A NORTH-EAST city has been voted one of the best in the UK.
Durham came sixth in the tourism poll won by Scottish cities Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Salisbury was third, followed by Lincoln, Winchester, and then Durham.
Chicago was named as the best worldwide city, marginally beating the Olympic city of Sydney into second place, in the Observer and Guardian Travel Awards.
The best long-haul holiday destination category was topped by New Zealand with 96 per cent, while the Czech Republic was named as the most popular European destination.
Newspaper readers who voted for the awards named Eurostar as the top UK rail operator.
The awards were based on the results of questionnaires in both newspapers in January which were completed by 17,000 readers.
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