Karl Doyle
MAGAZINE
Destination Golf Media Ltd
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PUBLISHER Dermot Synnott
COMMERCIAL MANAGER Mark Behan
MARKETING MANAGER Kathy Synnott
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER Darren Maguire
PHOTOGRAPHY / EDITORIAL IAGTO
Kevin Markham Mark Behan
INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES Albert Ferrer( Spain)
Ronald Montesano( USA)
Peter Barnes( UK) Gene Oberto( Sweden) Gianni Attanasio( Italy) David Cooney( China) Maarten Hageman( Netherlands) Benjamin Oosterveer( Morocco) Kevin Markham( Ireland) Declan Crowe( Malaysia) Wayne Morden( Canada)
Lee Owen( Australia) Pall Sveinsson( Iceland) Dewi Merckx( Belgium)
FRONT COVER El Valle Murcia
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10 Destination Golf. TRAVEL
AWARDS SEASON
A HOLE LOT OF GOLFING
The slightly calmer winter months provide the perfect time golf festivals, golf shows and golf awards shows. Lake Como in Italy recently played host to the International Golf Travel Market( IGTM) and the 15th annual IAGTO Awards. This glamorous awards show honours golf destinations, golf courses and golf
By Global now you resorts tourism have from associations most likely hit all over t he are the world all sun-baked reporting fairways, with this excellent for years’ winners growth your 2016 throughout golf holiday coming from 2014, or, the and it’ s
US the just around the corner. Either way, I hope we have been able to provide some insight into a team states Destination of North and Golf Scan outh’ t wait Carolina to get, the 2015 Dominican travel season Republic under, Spain way., We Slovenia’ got, new golf destination or a new golf resort. As our eyes look towards autumn options, our July China, Mexico, Morocco and Ireland. A long-standing member and media edition is packed full of features for you, three of which will be reporting back from the Spanish destinations partner of of IAGTO Costa Brava, we, are Murcia delighted and Tenerife to review. the 2014 IAGTO Awards.
In January 2015, we were delighted to announce our media partnerships with leading golf shows Toronto Golf Show( Canada e) and Rhein Golf( Germany). This follows on from our
Over 60 million tourists visit Spain each year, with golf accounting for around € 340 million per annum media. partnership It provides an with important the inaugural revenue World stream Golf for Awards the county, which, which took needs place to in be the professionally
Algarve 24 celebrities from ent ertainment and sport paired with professional golfers managed back in November. One such 2014 company. It’ s is not Global possible Golf to Company feature, who all of manage the winners 14 courses from around in Spain the along for a weekend of golf, glamour and gala events. This large scale event, which
with world an, but impressive take portfolio a look back of international to this glitzy venues event. that is sure to grow in stature of the coming took place years. at Mission Hills Haikou Resort is yet another prestigious golf event in
The China first destination which is helping feature takes to positioning a look at Murcia China or‘ Costa on the Cálida world’ as golf it’ s map commonly. known.
Set As within part of the our Mediterranean global expansion basin, we and are wrapped delighted by 252km to announce of coastline new, four visitors new to appointments this: Jordan
Our travelling Fletcher( DG duo Canada of Andrew Rep),
&
Lee
Paul Owens Marshall
( DG v Australia isited The
Rep Caribbean
), Pall Sveinsson’ s largest destination can take their pick from numerous sandy beaches; a variety of water sports,( DG culinary Iceland delights Rep), Jonathan and a super Star choice( Global of 22 Partnerships top-quality Executive golf courses) and. Brian Murphy( Business rum, reggae, jerk chicken, sugary sand beaches, aquamarine waters, towering
Development Manager).
Moving
palms up
and the coastline
some top to shelf the north-east
golf. of Spain, our very own Mark
Behan Our travelling reports back duo of from Andrew Costa & Brava t features Paul in Marshall the region comes
travel of Catalonia from to Scotland. This
Cambodia to
, area check is famed
2nd out fastest some for its growing of rugged the best coastline golf castle destination and golf natural in course beauty Asia. combinations, with some
Featuring. of Europe They several soon’ s finest world discover golf courses class that golf there on offer courses are. many in close options proximity to spend and the night the at breath-taking many castles and Angkor several Wat have, we top take drawer a look golf at courses Angkor right Golf on
Our hotel feature takes us to Hotel Las Madrigueras on the sun kissed their Resort doorstep, one or of a Cambodia short drive’ s away star. island of Tenerife. This luxurious hotel is
golf located
courses in the
. marvellous setting beside Heading“ Golf las back Américas to Europe” golf, course our second in Playa resort de Las feature Américas is. the
Fresh renowned from its Oitavos“ Sustainable Dunes Golf Golf Course Course of. the Situated Year Award within 2015 the” at Sintra-Cascais the GEO / IAGTO Natura Awards l Park in Lake, this Como past, host we take venue a look to at
Our golf club feature brings us to Tullamore Golf Club in the centre
Dundonald the Portuguese Links, which Open has is in quickly area become of natural recognised beauty as of Ireland. This lush tree lined course provides 18 holes of parkland
magic one only of, designed Europe 30-mins’ s by“ north must legendary play of Lisbon” links Scottish courses. A architect personal., James favourite Braid. of Destination Golf!
We
Our hope
other you
two enjoy
features our latest
from
Global
the tropical
Guide
Royal
.
Jakarta Golf Club Enjoy and! Terramar Golf Club, a popular seaside course in Barcelona.
Enjoy!
Karl Doyle
EDITOR
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Dermot Synnott
Editorial Director
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Manager
Andrew Marshall
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