The tour operator sector is probably the most behind technologically. A recent survey by Arival of more than 3,500 businesses found that more than half of day tour operators are still not using an online booking system. This is not efficient for…
The Portuguese Quinta do Lago in the Algarve continues investing and developing its golf academy. Today it is considered one of the European elite golf academies. As part of the development, Quinta do Lago promoted Callum Burgess to…
In the last two years, golf course renovations remained the most coveted actions/plans according to ASGCA. Turf conditioning and golf course design are still among the TOP 3 aspects of golfers where to play golf. Slowly, sustainability will…
It seems like Asian cuisine is still very popular. Quinta do Lago's recently opened (13th) UMAMI restaurant, is first the Asian restaurant of the Portuguese resort. They are also following one of the 10 foodservice trends in 2021:…
As I look out my window, I see the rainy Budapest. A thought goes through my head, how could I spend my time and days pleasantly. In these days and weeks, the Hungarian golf courses are still closed.…
I was curious to figure out what can Portugal offer to active senior golf travelers. This is how this article was born. As I am analyzing the UN World Population Prospect 2018 study, I can see a growing…
When we are on a golf holiday, we want to pamper ourselves. This does not stop at where we are going to play golf or the quality of the golf resort’s hotel. I am almost 100% sure that…
There is a proverb that says: the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Now Quinta do Lago is adding a modern steakhouse to its food services to provide more reason to visit them: Bovino Steakhouse.…
The Algarve, Europe’s leading golf destination (2 nine or 18-hole golf courses), has continued its surge in popularity after revealing a five-figure increase (increase of more than 50,000 rounds played on its famous courses in 2014) in the number of…
It seems to me that Quinta do Lago's €29m investment programme brought it's first awards. Part of this program was the modernization an facelifting (worth of €9.6m) of Quinta do Lago's North Course by Paul McGinley with Beau Welling. Quinta do Lago, the leading…
For some golfers Quinta do Lago’s North course is a hotchpotch. This is a really a disadvantageous perception of a golf course that is situated in such a competitive golf marketplace as Algarve where there are 40+ golf courses…
By end of October, European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley will open his latest golf course design project the North Course, at Portugal’s prestigious Quinta do Lago resort. The official opening ceremony of the €9.6m new layout will be on…