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Travel News Marrakech golf courses partner together for a one- of-a-kind week: Play the 13 courses of the Red City (9 holes per course - scramble with partner) in 6 days during 13-18 May 2019. Price announced at €290 EUR. Contact: [email protected] Galvin Green launches new collection Galvin Green, the leading premium performance golf apparel brand, has launched its most advanced collection of technical clothing for the start of the 2019 season, with a total of 368 ground-breaking garments and matching accessories. Carbon Series leads premium 2019 Part One collection with 70 new lines. Costa Navarino’s new clubhouse to feature Two-Michelin-Star dining experience When Costa Navarino’s new earth-sheltered clubhouse on the renowned Bay Course opens this summer, its eco credentials won’t be the only thing turning heads – for, located within the clubhouse, will be the Funky Gourmet Pop-Up restaurant. Overlooking the historic bay of Navarino, with its spectacular sunset vistas, the multi-award-winning chefs, Georgianna Hiliadaki and Nikos Roussos, will showcase a two-hour gastronomic journey, offering a degustation menu of avant-garde Messinian-Greek cuisine. Spring golf on Portugal’s Silver Coast is a Rey of light One of the most enjoyable and rewarding experiences in European golf awaits players staying at Portugal’s five-star Praia D’El Rey Marriott Golf & Beach Resort this spring, with four-night, three-round breaks starting from just €416 per person. Situated an hour north of Lisbon on Portugal’s stunning Silver Coast, Praia D’El Rey is regarded among Europe’s premier golf resorts and features outstanding sports and leisure facilities – including two world- class 18-hole championship golf courses. Top Chinese golfers target Jack Nicklaus title at Mission Hills Wu Dian-Chao of China will lead the local charge in the 12th edition of the Mission Hills Jack Nicklaus Junior Championship which tees off at Mission Hills Haikou resort in Hainan on April 19-21. 14-year-old Wu is one of three top-10 players from the China Golf Association’s junior rankings heading to the tropical tourism island of Hainan. The trio will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of past Chinese winners Guan Tianlang and Jin Cheng. Costa Cálida takes off into exciting new era The sky is now the limit for the region of Murcia as its new airport has put the jets under the UK tourist numbers. The Region de Murcia airport in Corvera, officially opened by King Felipe VI in January, is expected to bring an influx of 20-25 per cent to the number of visitors to the region thanks to an increased flight capacity. From April, the new site serves 22 commercial destinations in six countries with additional flight routes set to be added later in 2019. Volume 4 • Issue 47 11