Travel News
New website showcases
more than 150 golf
courses and golf resorts
across France
www.playgolfinfrance.com ,
created on behalf of the French golf tourism industry,
to showcase the golf destinations of France ahead of
the Ryder Cup in Paris this September.
The golfer can select what aspect of their vacation
is most important to them (after golf of course) and
immediately see which destinations combine golf
best with gastronomy, wine, beaches, outdoor sports,
spa, thalasso, culture, nature, family activities, city
breaks or shopping.
Hike The Pioneer Trail
in South Africa and play
some golf
World-class tourist
facilities and Garden
Route attractions on Gondwana’s doorstep include
Championship Golf Courses at Pinnacle Point, Pezula,
Oubaai and Fancourt, great swimming and surfing
beaches that offer a variety of activities, and the
attractive coastal towns of Mossel Bay, Knysna and
Plettenberg Bay that each offer unique cultural and
natural highlights and a range of things to do.
Excellent Savings this
May at Ballygarry House
Hotel, Kerry, Ireland
With an excellent location,
Ballygarry House Hotel
is often referred to as the Gateway to the Dingle
peninsula, making it a great base for golfing in Tralee,
Ballybunion, Dooks, Adare & Doonbeg.
NORTHERN IRELAND: The
148th Open Packages –
Royal Portrush
Individual extra tickets go
on sale on Monday 15 April!
Tickets are also still available for championship days
at Royal Portrush golf course through tour operator
packages – see link for more details; https://
discovernorthernireland.com/things-to-do/
activities/golf/the-148th-open-packages/
AGTC 2019
The 8th Asia Golf Tourism
Convention took place in
Siem Reap, Cambodia, from
31 March – 3 April 2019.
AGTC is the annual opportunity for IAGTO member
golf resorts, golf clubs, hotels, DMCs and other golf
tourism suppliers from across the Asia Pacific, Indian
Ocean and Gulf States, to get together with IAGTO
golf tour operators from 36 countries, all selling golf
vacations to the region.
STENA LINE MEDIA MASTERS
2019
A team of journalists from
Ireland were crowned
champions in the inaugural
Stena Line Media Masters which took place in County
Wicklow. The two-day event, created to promote the
ease and comfort of Stena Line ferry travel to golfers,
saw a team of eight media from Ireland take on
their counterparts from Great Britain on two of the
Ireland’s finest parkland golf courses, Druids Glen GC
and Powerscourt GC. After a hard-earned 3-1 lead for
Team Ireland in the opening day’s fourballs at Druids
Glen, the home side won six of the following day’s
singles matches at Powerscourt to run out worthy
9-3 winners. Stena Line’s Jill Kelleher presented the
trophy to Team Ireland Captain Dermot Synnott and
his winning team.
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