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Travel News Hesperia Investment Group acquires La Manga Club Hesperia Investment Group reaches an agreement to acquire award-winning tourism, residential and sports resort La Manga Club The 560-hectare award-winning resort – three times the size of Monaco and located in the Spanish region of Murcia – offers some of the best views of the Mar Menor and Mediterranean seas as well as the Calblanque nature reserve. The resort includes a five-star hotel, 200 apartments, more than 15 bars and restaurants, a cove overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and a 2,000sqm Wellness Centre. It also features three 18-hole championship golf courses, a 28-court tennis centre, eight FIFA- size football pitches and the European Cricket Performance Centre. Glenmuir launch new Autumn/Winter collection for 2019 Glenmuir Introduce High Performance Midlayers and Luxury Touch of Cashmere Knitwear in Autumn Winter 2019 Collection Glenmuir, the renowned Scottish golf clothing brand, reveals its Autumn/ Winter collection for 2019 with products made with luxurious fabrics and contemporary design which function and perform. Glenmuir introduces three new Men’s Touch of Cashmere Zip neck sweaters for Autumn/Winter 2019. Asia Golf Tourism Convention returns to Malaysia in 2020 Troon’s International Division Appointed by Yas Links Yas Links will now sit alongside Abu Dhabi Golf Club and Saadiyat Beach Golf Club as Troon-managed venues in the capital of the UAE Troon, the market leader in upscale golf course management, development and marketing, is pleased to announce its International Division’s latest partnership with Yas Links, in Abu Dhabi. This 18-hole championship course is recognised as one of the top 50 golf courses in the world and is an impressive addition to Troon’s current portfolio in the Middle East. Sunshine golf in February – registrations open for fourth Messinia Pro-Am The fourth annual Messinia Pro-Am golf tournament promises sunshine, stars and five-star luxury when it’s held at Costa Navarino’s championship golf courses, from February 19-22, 2020. There’s no better way to start the golf season than with a place in the Messinia Pro-Am, a four-day PGAs of Europe-sanctioned event, in association with the PGA of Greece and the Hellenic Golf Federation, which takes place on the Dunes and Bay courses at the prime sustainable golf destination in Greece’s Peloponnese. IAGTO’s 9th annual Asia Golf Tourism Convention will return to Malaysia next year for the first time since the inaugural AGTC back in 2012! AGTC 2020 Malaysia will take place at the fantastic Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa in Selangor located just 35 minutes from Kuala Lumpur International Airport and 25 minutes from Kuala Lumpur city centre. Volume 4 • Issue 49 15