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Barcelona Golf wins again at the 2015 Awards. Mr. Bernard Gallagher with his Lifetime Achievement Award. Destination Golf are delighted to partner once again with The World Golf Awards – celebrating excellence in The Golf industry The World Golf Awards is part of World Travel Awards which is currently celebrating its 22nd anniversary. It serves to celebrate, recognize and reward excellence in golf tourism, world class courses and golf destinations. Golf tourism constitutes a vital segment in the global travel and tourism marketplace. An estimated 60 million golfer visits will take place in 2016 to the 32,000 golf courses and resorts worldwide. The 2016 World Golf Awards will focus on the leading 130 nations who are shaping the future of this dynamic industry. The event will be staged at the luxurious Conrad Algarve, Portugal, for the third successive year on November 11th-13th. The General Manager of the prestigious Conrad Algarve, Joachim Hartl said, “The Conrad Algarve is extremely proud to be hosting the World Golf Awards Gala Ceremony for the third consecutive year.” While celebrating and rewarding excellence across golf resorts, courses and the golfing destinations throughout the world, World Golf Awards will strive to ultimately raise the golf tourist customer experience and stimulate both the domestic and international golf tourism market. Votes will be made by professionals working within the golf travel and tourism industry – senior executives, travel buyers, tour operators, agents and media professionals. Votes may also be cast by the public (golf tourism consumers). The voting works on a first- Volume 3 • Issue 33 29