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Travel News
Morocco set to host 2019
International Golf Travel
Market
International Golf Travel
Market (IGTM), the world’s
premier global event for golf tourism suppliers,
buyers and media, has announced that the 22nd
edition of IGTM will be hosted in the Moroccan city
of Marrakech.
Morocco, the IAGTO 2015 Golf Destination of the
Year in Africa & Gulf States, will welcome IGTM to
Marrakech, from October 14-17, 2019.
The Els Club Malaysia
Desaru Coast introduces
endless Stay and Play
packages. The Els Club
Desaru Coast joins forces
with a variety of hotels to
offer customisable holiday packages
The Els Club Malaysia Desaru Coast is proud to
announce the introduction of their Endless Stay and
Play packages. The luxury golf destination has joined
forces with local partners including the Hard Rock
Hotel Desaru Coast and Sand and Sandals Beach
Resort & Spa to create unmissable holiday packages.
Clubs to Hire heads
South for Winter
Early success for Dubliner in
race to Quinta do Lago
Dubliner Peter Early saw off the
challenge of 23 other golfers from
across Europe to emerge victorious
in Clubs to Hire’s Race to Quinta do
Lago.
Mission Hills China and R&A
announce new golf scholarships
Mission Hills Group in China has
announced that The R&A will provide
funding towards a new golf scholarship
programme being set up at the world’s
largest golf facility. The scholarships
at Mission Hills will support talented young Chinese golfers
by providing financial grants towards their golf training and
competition.
PGA Catalunya Resort
cements its position as one
of Europe’s premier golf
venues
PGA Catalunya Resort, near
Girona, continues to win critical acclaim, being crowned
Spain’s Best Golf Course at the 2018 World Golf Awards and
placing 4th in National Club Golfer’s Top 100 Golf Resorts in
Continental Europe.
Off the back of significant
growth at its Cape Town
outlet, Clubs to Hire - the
leading golf club rental
company - is to expand its South Africa presence by
offering its service at Johannesburg airport.
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