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PUBLISHER
PUBLISHER
Dermot
Synnott
Dermot
Synnott
Dermot Synnott
EDITOR
EDITOR
COMMERCIAL MANAGER
Karl
Doyle
Karl
Doyle Dane Galligan
MARKETING MANAGER
CONTRIBUTORS
CONTRIBUTORS
Kathy Synnott
Andrew
Marshall
Andrew
Marshall
GOLF
TRAVEL EDITOR
Paul
Marshall
Paul
Marshall
Peter Ellegard
Ronald
Montesano
Ronald
Montesano
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
Darren Maguire
ACCOUNTANT
ACCOUNTANT
Darren
Maguire
Darren
Maguire
PHOTOGRAPHY / EDITORIAL
IAGTO, MANAGER
Peter Ellegard,
MARKETING
MARKETING
MANAGER
Andrew Marshall, Kevin Markham,
Kathy
Synnott
Kathy
Synnott
Sam
Sakocius,
Zenta Thomas,
Jenna Heidstrom
INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL
OFFICES/AMBASSADORS
REPRESENTATIVES
OFFICES/AMBASSADORS
Kevin Markham (Ireland)
• Albert
Ferrer
(Spain)
• Albert
Ferrer
(Spain)
Ru Macdonald (Scotland)
• Ronald
Montesano
(USA)
• Ronald
Montesano
(USA)
Peter Ellegard
(UK)
David
Doyle
(Spain)
• Peter
Barnes
(UK)
• Peter
Barnes
(UK)
Albert Ferrer (Spain)
• Gene
Oberto
(Sweden)
• Gene
Oberto
(Sweden)
Francisco
Pinto
Leite
(Portugal)
Maarten
Hageman
(Netherlands)
• Gianni
Attanasio
(Italy)
• Gianni
Attanasio
(Italy)
Gene Oberto (Sweden)
• David
Cooney
• David
Cooney
(China) (Italy)
Gianni (China)
Attanasio
Dewi
Merckx
(Belgium)
• Maarten
Hageman
• Maarten
Hageman
Pall Sveinsson (Iceland)
(Netherlands)
(Netherlands)
Benjamin
Oosterveer (Morocco)
Tim
Cotroneo (USA)
• Benjamin
Oosterveer
• Benjamin
Oosterveer
Ronald Montesano (USA)
(Tunisia
& Morocco)
(Tunisia
& Morocco)
Wayne
Morden (Canada)
Paul (Ireland)
Chan
(China)
• Kevin
Markham
• Kevin
Markham
(Ireland)
Declan Crowe (Malaysia)
• Declan
Crowe
• Declan
Crowe
Glenn
Rogers (Australia)
(Malaysia
& Indonesia)
(Malaysia
& Indonesia)
John Cockayne
(South Africa)
Jenna
Heidstrom
(Middle
East)
• Jordan
Fletcher
(Canada)
• Jordan
Fletcher
(Canada)
Zenta Thomas (Asia)
• Lee
Owen
(Australia)
• Lee
Owen
(Australia)
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COVER
• Pall
Sveinsson
(Iceland)
• Pall
Sveinsson
(Iceland)
Hammock Beach Ocean Resort
• Wayne
Morden
(Canada)
• Wayne
Morden
(Canada)
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GOLF
TRAVEL
BOUNCES
BACK
QUICKER
THAN
shows
and
golf
awards
shows.
Lake
Como
in Italy
recently
played
host
to to
the the
shows
and
golf
awards
shows.
Lake
Como
in Italy
recently
played
host
International
Golf
Travel
Market
(IGTM)
and
the
15th
annual
IAGTO
Awards.
International
Golf
Travel
Market
(IGTM)
and
the
15th
annual
IAGTO
Awards.
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industry awards
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tourism
associations
are
all
reporting
excellent
growth
throughout
2014,
and
the
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tourism
associations
are
all
reporting
excellent
growth
throughout
2014,
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at
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Golf
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wait
to
get
the
2015
travel
season
under
way.
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got
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at
Destination
Golf
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wait
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get
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2015
travel
season
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way.
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of
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Dominican
Republic,
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China,
Mexico,
Morocco
and
Ireland.
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member
and
media
China,
Mexico,
Morocco
and
Ireland.
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member
and
media
urged not to cut funding and to be prepared to invest money into promoting golf travel as soon as
partner
of IAGTO,
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are are
delighted
to to
review
the the
2014
IAGTO
Awards.
partner
of IAGTO,
delighted
review
2014
IAGTO
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2015,
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delighted
to announce
our our
media
partnerships
with with
leading
golf golf
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2015,
we
were
delighted
to announce
media
partnerships
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recommendation
comes
from
Walton,
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Executive
of global
golf
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Golf
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Golf
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follows
from
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which
has
just
released
its
fifth
annual
golf
tourism
survey.
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World
Golf Golf
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2014.
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back
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place
at Mission
Hills
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golf
event
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borders”.
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golf is tourism
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or regional
crises –
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part
of
our
global
expansion,
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are
delighted
to
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four
new new
appointments:
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part
of
our
global
expansion,
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are
delighted
to
announce
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appointments:
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Executive)
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and
some
shelf
golf.
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Caribbean;
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tours
to
check
out
some
of
the
best
castle
and
golf
course
combinations.
check
out
some
of
the
best
castle
and
golf
course
combinations.
2nd
fastest
golf
destination
in Asia.
Featuring
2nd
fastest
growing
golf
destination
in Asia.
Featuring
Southern
Africa
& growing
Mauritius.
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soon
discover
that
there
are
many
options
to
spend
the and
night
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soon
discover
that
there
are
many
options
to spend
the
night
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world
class
golf
courses
in
close
proximity
and
the
several
world
class
golf
courses
in
close
proximity
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at
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Wat,
we
take
a golf
look
at courses
Angkor
Golf
panel,
who
just
released
their
Top100
golf
courses
for
2020,
which
are
their
doorstep
or
a
short
drive
away.
their
doorstep
or
a
short
drive
away.
Resort,
one
of Cambodia’s
star star
golf
courses.
Resort,
one
of Cambodia’s
golf
courses.
unveiled in this edition.
Heading
back
to to
Europe,
our our
second
resort
feature
is the
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back
Europe,
second
resort
feature
is the
Fresh
from
its Oitavos
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of the
Year
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from
its
“Sustainable
Golf
Course
of Situated
the
Year
Award
2015”
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golf
course
designs
in
20
different
countries,
a Situated
winner
of
six 2015”
majors
renowned
Du
nes
Golf
Course.
within
the
renowned
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Du
nes
Golf
Course.
within
the
at
the
GEO
/
IAGTO
Awards
in
Lake
Como,
we
take
a
look
at
at
the
GEO
/
IAGTO
Awards
in
Lake
Como,
we
take
a
look
and Sintra-Cascais
a Sintra-Cascais
net worth of $60
million,
Jenna
Heidstrom
delves
right
into
the at
Natura
l Park,
this
past
host
venue
to to
Natura
l Park,
this
past
host
venue
Dundonald
Links,
which
has
quickly
become
recognised
as as
Dundonald
Links,
which
quickly
recognised
design
world
created
by
Sir
Nick
Faldo.
Andrew
Haggar,
lead
architect
the
Portuguese
Open
is has
in
area
of become
natural
beauty
the
Portuguese
Open
is
in
area
of natural
beauty
one
of only
Europe’s
“must
play”
courses.
at
Faldo
Design,
gives
us
an
insight
into the favourite
man
behind of the
one
of
Europe’s
“must
play”
links
only
30-mins
north
of exclusive
Lisbon.
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personal
30-mins
north
of links
Lisbon.
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firm.
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