The Hotel Quinta da Marinha Resort, in Cascais, Lisbon, is celebrating in these days its 30th position in Golf World's inaugural Top 100 Golf Resorts in Continental Europe ranking. This is a nice achievement for a niche operator like the Onyria Golf…
The UK government, in collaboration with Visit England, has unveiled a series of strategic investments, designed to grow the British tourism economy. Golf Tourism England was one of a number of successful applicants. The Discover England Fund, which sets…
We can agree that Slovenia will not be your first thought when you are thinking about your next golf holiday. Even if IAGTO has named Slovenia as the Undiscovered Golf Destination of the Year 2015. Slovenia is one of…
Probably you remember that Scotland won last year the right of hosting The 2019 Solheim Cup. The tournament will be held at The Gleneagles Hotel. It seems like that Scotland does not leave the success to chance. VisitScotland on…
Probably you remember, that in last May, I wrote about that the PGA Catalunya Resort will add a new 5-star hotel, the Hotel Camiral in June following an investment of €33 million. So from now on, we can enjoy the…
Macdonald Hotels & Resorts has just opened its new Macdonald Monchique Resort & Spa in Portugal close to the leading golf courses i the Algarve and a 15-minute drive from Portimão and an hour from Faro International Airport. These are…
Europe’s Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke will host the spectacular Costa Smeralda Invitational at Pevero Golf Club on Saturday, June 25. The Pevero Golf Club is a par 72, 18 hole, 6717-yard golf course. It was designed by Robert…
Early this year, I have already written about that the PGA Catalunya Resort has enhanced its portfolio of rental properties by over 70% to include a larger mix of luxurious family houses, golf-fronted semi-detached villas. Most recently, PGA Catalunya Resort…
Early this year, I have already written about that the Costa Brava region is celebrating its 'Year of Golf 2016'. However, I thought to give you update on Costa Brava region's golf tourism performance and tourism trends: Golf…
Last year, Hungary made a great leap forward to be visible on the global golf tourism map. By opening the Robert Trent Jones II. designed Zala Springs Golf Resort in Zalacsány (near the Austrian border) in September 2015,…
Within a week, another Portuguese golf club is becoming a European Tour destination. The latest member of the exclusive European Tour Properties network is the Troia Resort. Unlike Bom Sucesso, the Troia Resort is closer to Lisbon and the…
In the following you find my interview with Damian MacPherson, the club manager of Zala Springs Golf Resort (Hungary): What makes Zala Spings Golf Resort unique and different from other Hungarian and CEE golf courses? The design of the…
Bom Sucesso in Portugal has been announced as the latest member of the exclusive European Tour Properties network, becoming an official European Tour Destination. This year 2 other golf clubs joined the European Tour Properties network so far:…
It's hard to imagine the Algarve without thinking of golf, yet there was no golf life on this sunshine coastal area until 1966 when Henry Cotton first laid out the Championship course at Penina. Golf itself came to…
There is a golf country in Europe that despite its size and purchasing power we hardly hear about her. The country is Germany. Germany is the #2 golf country in Europe (639,137 golfers; 15% of European golfers), not far…
In the near future, it is still not expected that The Open Championship will return to the Prince's Golf Club despite all hopes. The golf club has not held The Open Championship since 1932 when Gene Sarazen won the competition. A little…
Foremost Golf has just announced that Your Golf Travel, the world's largest golf travel operator (3,000 destinations in 22 countries, more than 200,000 golf travelers annually), as its new Approved Travel Partner. The agreement will see Foremost’s Elite Marketing…
A recent R&A study (A satellite account for golf in the UK) found that the Gross Value Added (=defined as the profits plus wages within an industry, less an adjustment for taxation and subsidies) of the golf industry in the…
The Costa Brava region is celebrating its ‘Year of Golf 2016’, which commemorates 50 years of golf in the region, is to welcome more than 70 tour operators and travel agents from 25 countries when it hosts the…
A new Eastern European golf club is joining the European Tour Properties network in these days. The 7 years old Albatross Golf Resorts will be the 3rd Eastern European golf club to join the European Tour Properties network.…