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Travel News
KN Golf Links -
Greg Norman’s
Third Course in
Vietnam Opens
for Play
Golf legend calls KN Golf Links one of the more unique
properties he’s ever worked with CAM RANH. One of
Vietnam’s fastest growing beach resorts now has a brand-
name golf course to support the area’s lofty tourism
ambitions.
On Oct. 27, the Greg Norman-designed KN Golf Links
officially opened in Cam Ranh, site of a spectacular,
8-kilometer crescent of sand that is rapidly becoming a
destination of distinction in Southeast Asia.
Global Golf Survey from IAGTO
Golf tour operator sales in the 3rd quarter
of 2018 were up on average 5.0% year on
year. This was to be expected as IAGTO
had projected that growth rates would
slow to between 5-7% during the period 2018-2020, after
consistently high annual growth of 8-9% from 2011 to 2017.
The year comes to an end with
the traditional San Miguel
Trophy at La Cala Resort
‘Hit a hole-in-one at the last putt of
2018’ playing one of the greatest golf
tournaments on a premium course. The San Miguel Trophy,
the classic and best of the Spanish amateur calendar, will take
place on the 31st of December on the recently renovated and
spectacular America course at La Cala Resort.
Lumine, Home of European
Tour Qualifying, shines on
the global golfing stage
With European Tour Qualifying
School over, contestants
commend Lumine following one of the most dramatic
tournaments yet
Praise has been circulating around Lumine Mediterránea
Beach & Golf Community following the final stage of
European Tour Qualifying School, as competitors recognise
the quality of the golf courses on offer.
Gastro Golf teams up
with Lisbon Tourist
Board to offer true taste
of Portugal
Bespoke golf travel company Gastro Golf has joined forces
with Turismo de Lisboa and Lisboa Golf Coast to promote a
selection of tailor-made packages to play and stay at some
of the best golf courses and resorts in and around Europe’s
westernmost capital city through two separate media
campaigns.
Troon appointed by
Australia’s Cape Wickham
Golf Links
Troon, the leader in upscale
golf course management,
development and marketing,
is delighted to announce its International Division’s latest
partnership with Cape Wickham Golf Links, Australia’s
premier golfing destination. The spectacular 18-hole, par 72
championship golf course is found on the northern tip of the
breath-taking King Island.
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