It will be a year in May that Keith Pickard joined The QHotels Collection as the Group Director of Golf, Leisure & Spa. That’s why I was wondering how he sees The QHotels Collection's situation and how they…
How do you prepare for the winter season at your golf clubs? What do you offer to your golf club members and guests? As I read the weather forecasts for winter 2021-22 (in the UK), we can expect…
Keith Pickard is joining The QHotels Group (owner & operator of 21 venues across the UK) from Macdonald Hotels & Resorts. In his previous position, he was the group director of golf, leisure & spa (between 2015-2020) of…
Before I would share with you QHotels Group's investment plans, it is worth understanding what are the expectations in the hospitality industry in the UK. Here are some interesting insights to consider Over 50% of UK travelers are…
We are thinking of many things these days but not really about our next golf holiday in 2021. Or would it still be worth it? I am expecting that after the COVID-19 there will be a huge demand…
I recently read an interesting study on how coronavirus affects our mental health. This US study is quite shocking: The 2020 participants were 8x as likely to screen positive for serious mental illness – 28%, compared to 3.4%…
In March I had reported about QHotels' new QFairway club golf membership program/offer. They claim it is the most flexible membership offer in the UK. It gives QFairway members up to 50 rounds of golf for £375 along with access to 15 golf courses. …
QHotels has just launched its new QFairway club golf membership program/offer. They claim it is the most flexible membership offer in the UK. It gives up to 50 rounds of golf for £375 along with access to 15…
The Legends Tour found a new format for senior golfers to help them qualify for its flagship event, the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship, hosted at Trump International Golf Links, Scotland, on August 23-27. The new ‘Q-Series’ features four…
It was great to see the growing interest in the Golf Business Monitor: campaigns, webinars, interviews, etc., in 2022. Feedspot has just ranked Golf Business Monitor as the #1 B2B golf business blog & as the #22 best golf blog in the world! Thanks to…
I’m so glad we got to this big day when Les Bordes Golf Club's New Course (Gil Hanse design) is ready for playing. This is Gil Hanse's first golf course design project in continental Europe at the start…
It turned out from an insight that SkyCaddie members tend to travel more widely than the average golfers. This motivated the partnership with Macdonald Hotels & Resorts. SkyCaddie has just announced that its members in the UK can now enjoy…
The 27-hole Gardagolf Country Club, in northern Italy, is targeting now UK golfers for the first time after negotiating package rates with a number of nearby ‘partner' hotels. Gardagolf has been, until now, largely the privilege of its 550…
In November 7, World Golf Award will announce winners in 11 categories . Among the shortlisted golf courses we can find Golf Las Américas and The Ritz-Carlton, Abama. They have both nominated to be named as 'Spain's Best Golf…
think golf clubs can be a good place for charity events. Just to understand better why here are some interesting stats: Troon Golf $12,609,533 for charities in 2014; Brocket Hall in the UK held various charity events: Sparks, Willow,…
For many years Dina Shore and Kraft Nabisco was the title sponsor of the LPGA Championship. This year ANA (=All Nippon Airways) will be for the first time the title sponsor of the LPGA's first major, which features…
Royal & Awesome is continuing the cooperation with Sparks in 2015 to raise money for the children's medical research charity. In 2014 they were able to raise £20,000. This year Royal & Awesome & Sparks will invite 60 golfers…
Troon Golf is celebrating its 25-year anniversary. The success story began in 1990 with the Troon North Golf Club. Today they are managing 250 golf courses, in 36 states and 27 countries. Troon Golf moved first to Australia…
Honours Golf as been selected to provide club management and agronomic services for Piqua Country Club. Benny Scott, Piqua Country Club Board Member said they expect form Honours Golf to improve overall customer (member) experience. Piqua Country Club was originally…
Do you remember Puma Golf's Stylecaddie mobile application from 2013? Their aim was to promote the Puma 2013 Spring/Summer Collection. In some respect, I think Galvin Green learnt from the Puma Golf example when they created their Gear Up mobile…