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TOURISM NORTHERN
IRELAND LAUNCHES
QUALITY ASSURANCE
SCHEME
Tourism Northern Ireland,
in partnership with the International Association
of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO), has launched a
Golf Quality Assurance Scheme which is designed
to certify golf courses in meeting and exceeding
customer expectations. Having carried out more than
200 golf tourism audits across golf courses worldwide
over the past two decades, IAGTO unveiled its
Quality Assurance Scheme at the International Golf
Travel Market back in October 2019.
EUROPEAN LADIES OPEN
COMES TO KENYA
The inaugural European
Ladies Open takes place
this week at the PGA
course Baobab Vipingo Ridge near the Kenyan coastal
town of Mombasa. 100+ professional ladies golf
players from all over the world will gather at Vipingo
to fight it out for a price cash of Euro 300,000. This
tour and the European Tour for men later in March
2020 at Karen Golf Club.
COSTA BRAVA HITS
THE GREEN WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL FOCUS
The Costa Brava is making a
concerted effort across the
region to find the green more often. PGA Catalunya,
one of seven resorts or clubs in the region 100km
north of Barcelona, collected the Sustainability Award
for Nature Protection 2020 at the IAGTO Awards
during the recent IGTM in Morocco. Its work to use
recycled water and assist natural habitats and wildlife
to thrive, saw the 36-hole resort recognised among its
peers.
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YOUNG STARS SET FOR
2020 OMEGA DUBAI
DESERT CLASSIC
European Tour’s best
newcomer Robert
MacIntyre will be joined
by tournament winners Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Guido
Migliozzi, Erik Van Rooyen, in addition to Adri Arnaus
and Matthias Schwab, at Emirates Golf Club into the 31st
edition of the event from 23-26 January.
LAGUNA LANG CÔ
CONTINUES TO PUSH
THE BOUNDARIES
Laguna Lang Cô remains
one of Vietnam’s leading
resorts and a leader in worldwide sustainable tourism
by being awarded EarthCheck Gold Certification. Laguna
Lang Cô has continued to enhance its reputation as one
of Vietnam’s leading resorts and a leader in environment
protection, after being awarded a Gold Certification
by EarthCheck, a leading scientific and environmental
benchmarking, certification and advisory group for the
travel and tourism industry.
COSTA PALMAS GOLF
CLUB DEBUTS ON BAJA
PENINSULA’S EAST CAPE
Robert Trent Jones II
design establishes a new
golf destination on Sea of Cortez. Situated on the
East Cape 45 minutes from Los Cabos International
Airport, Costa Palmas Golf Club, centerpiece of a
1,000-acre resort community on the Sea of Cortez,
has opened to acclaim. The links-style layout’s
debut comes on the heels of the recently launched
Four Seasons Resort Los Cabos at Costa Palmas, a
beachfront property with 118 guest rooms and 23
suites.