Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Saadiyat Beach Golf Club and Yas Links Abu Dhabi have aligned with the United Arab Emirates’ various measures and initiatives to ensure a safe environment for their employees and guests.
Newport, Wales: This year’s International Golf Travel Market has been postponed. Scheduled to take place at Celtic Manor Wales from October 19-22, Reed Travel Exhibitions said the event has been pushed back to 2021.
Jupiter, Florida, United States: The latest consumer research from the National Golf Foundation indicates that overall volume of golf trips could be down 35% to 40% in 2020 due to the Coronavirus.
Kyushu Island, Japan: The ninth Asia Golf Tourism Convention will take place in the Japanese prefecture of Miyazaki next year.
Singapore: An upsurge in high-end tourism can help golf clubs across Asia to get back onto their feet following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Bangkok, Thailand: One of Asia’s leading figures in the golf tourism industry is bullish about post-Covid-19 prospects for in-bound golfers to the region. Speaking in the latest in a series of Asian Golf Industry Federation podcasts with leading lights from the industry that are being broadcast at www.agif.asia, Mark Siegel, Founder and Managing Director at […]
Bangkok, Thailand: A short-term focus on improving course conditioning can reap rich long-term dividends for golf clubs seeking to attract overseas tourists once travellers begin resuming their passions and hobbies. That’s the view of Mark Siegel, Founder and Managing Director at Golfasian (www.golfasian.com), one of the region’s foremost companies in golf travel. Speaking in the […]
Madrid, Spain: The UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has unveiled a 23-point list of recommendations aimed at helping mitigate what it calls an unprecedented global health emergency facing the world with unparalleled social and economic impacts as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The UNWTO recognises that travel and tourism has been hit hard and […]