Travel News
SPAIN : Sancti Petri Hills Golf , 2nd consecutive year for TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Award
Sancti Petri Hills Golf ( Chiclana-Costa de la Luz , Andalucia ), has received for its second consecutive year the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award ( TripAdvisor branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world ).
Desert Spring Resort to host 2016 PGA Europro Tour Championship
The Desert Springs Resort , Europe ’ s only international awardwinning luxury family resort and championship desert golf course in the Almeria region of Andalucía , south-east Spain , has been selected to host this years season-ending Tour Championship of the PGA EuroPro Tour for the second consecutive year between Wednesday 19th - Friday 21st October 2016 .
FRANCE : Private Golf Key joins French team of sponsors at NAC in Pinehurst
Private Golf Key , the French receptive operator specialist in Golf & Art de Vivre in France will join the French delegation of sponsors at NAC in Pinehurst this year . Replacing Chateau des Vigiers which can no longer participate , PGK will still be able to help with any request for the 16th Century internationally renowned Luxury Hotel , Golf and Spa situated in the Dordogne Périgord region of South West France . Private Golf Key will be present alongside Le Golf National , Terre Blanche , Biarritz Tourism and Barriere Group as co-sponsors at NAC . Catering for all your needs for Ryder Cup 2018 packages and across all the French regions .
Golf tourism to Chiang Mai set to soar after the 5th Asia Golf Tourism Convention . Golf travel to Thailand ’ s northern city of Chiang Mai and the surrounding province is predicted to rocket by an unprecedented 25 % over the next two years – as a direct result of hosting the 5th annual Asia Golf Tourism Convention . The largest-ever delegation of golf tourism professionals for the annual Asia convention was held in April organised by global golf tourism industry organisation IAGTO ( International Association of Golf Tour Operators ) and which has become a key networking event for golf travel in the region . A record 643 delegates from 37 countries , including well over 200 tour operator buyers from 156 companies and 265 seller delegates from 155 golf resorts , golf clubs , hotels , inbound operators and tourist boards throughout the Asia-Pacific region , are participating in the event at the Chiang Mai International Exhibition and Convention Centre .
Tee off on Morocco ’ s Golden Triangle
Offering more than 35 golf courses to choose from , most of them located in clusters around key cities and holiday resorts , Morocco is the perfect destination for a golf holiday in the sun . Morocco is not only easy to get to , with frequent flights to its major cities from airports around Europe that typically take just two or three hours , it is also now easier than ever to get around . Fast , new motorways have dramatically cut travel times , allowing for twin-centre or multiple-destination itineraries without golfers spending too much time on the road . Thanks to the country ’ s growing network of toll expressways , golf itineraries combining its so-called Golden Triangle of Marrakech , Agadir and Essaouira are becoming increasingly popular and are being offered by more golf tour operators .
Volume 3 • Issue 34
GERMANY : “ 144 - a question of honour
Europe ’ s Biggest Amateur Tournament will take place in Bad Griesbach , Bavaria , Germany on 25- 28 July 2016 for a teammatch play event over three days ( 8 players per team ). Prizes for more than E40.000 for the sponsoring of youth golf in Europe .
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