Travel News
Tbilisi Hills to open in 2018
The new exciting Golf / Hotel / Real Estate project Tbilisi Hills above Tbilisi in Georgia is about to open its gates by mid-2018. The famous 18- hole Championship Course designed by star architect Lassi Tilander is going to fulfil all expectations of your guests. The location offers unspoiled scenery from Tbilisi ´ s surrounding mountains, a perfect golfing climate, it is completely safe and – the City of Tbilisi is famous for its fantastic old town with bars, restaurants and nightclubs for very affordable rates.
IAGTO announces Japan Golf Tourism Convention
IAGTO will stage the first ever Japan Golf Tourism Convention( JGTC) in the Mie Prefecture in October 2018. With golf’ s second outing at the Olympics only three years away, in Tokyo, this is the perfect time for Japan to begin rolling out, carefully and cautiously, a national golf tourism strategy in which the Japan Golf Tourism Convention and the Mie Prefecture will play a pivotal role.
Qatar International GC to open in 2018
Opening in 2018 the Qatar International Golf Club is a landmark project for Qatar and the world of golf, offering a revolutionary and holistic approach to growing the game of golf.
It comprises a range of short game formats, a state-of-the-art learning and practice facility and a 18-hole championship golf course, 6-hole championship course and 9-hole par-3 course all designed by two-time major winner Jose Maria Olazabal all complimented by a 3,000m2 fully equipped club house.
Danzante Bay GC course on Baja Coast is unveiled
The newly completed Danzante Bay Golf Club, on the Baja Coast, offers a stunning Rees Jones showpiece of Villa del Palmar Resort at The Islands of Loreto, Mexico. It was formally christened last month as part of a gala weekend grand opening celebration on the Sea of Cortez.
Fergus Style Palmanova re-opens
The newly refurbished FERGUS Style Palmanova, opens next month, February as a 4 * Adults Only Golf Hotel. FERGUS Style Palmanova, a treat for golf lovers in a modern and unique setting on the sea front of Palmanova bay.
Golf bookings up by 40 per cent in Italy, that’ s Amore!
A survey has revealed that Italy is the number one destination for travellers in 2018 and things are looking just as promising for Italian golf, with latest figures showing that the number of international green fees booked has risen by 40 per cent in the last three years. Research for the 2017 World Travel Market has found that six out of ten UK people would prefer to visit Italy rather than the likes of the US, Greece and Spain, and the country’ s golf courses are experiencing a boom with players eager to experience the new star of European golf tourism.
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