Karl Doyle
Destination Golf Media Ltd
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Ireland marketing @ destinationgolf. travel www. destinationgolf. travel
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MAGAZINE
PUBLISHER Dermot Synnott
COMMERCIAL MANAGER Mark Behan
MARKETING MANAGER Kathy Synnott
DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER Adam Rogers
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER Darren Maguire
PHOTOGRAPHY / EDITORIAL
IAGTO, Peter Ellegard Sam Sakocius Diana DeLucia Kathy Synnott
INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES Albert Ferrer( Spain)
Francisco Pinto Leite( Portugal) 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)
Ru Macdonald( Scotland) Zenta Thomas( Asia)
FRONT COVER Ba Na Hills, Vietnam
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AWARDS SEASON
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
SUMMER International Golf Travel Market IS( IN IGTM) and FULL the 15th annual SWING
IAGTO Awards. This glamorous awards show honours golf destinations, golf courses and golf
With Global resorts the tourism brighter from associations all, warmer over t he mornings are world all reporting, with and the this excellent longer years’ summer winners growth throughout evenings coming from upon 2014, the us and the
US the golf season team states is Destination well and truly of North and Golf in
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Carolina to. get, the 2015 Dominican travel season Republic under, Spain way., We Slovenia’ got, China, Mexico, Morocco and Ireland. A long-standing member and media
In this edition we interview Mark Siegal, Managing Director of Golf Asian, who is regarded
partner of IAGTO, we are delighted to review the 2014 IAGTO Awards.
In January as 2015 one
, of we the were leading delighted golf to tour announce operators our in media
Asia. partnerships Supporting this with interview leading golf
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Peter Ellegard reports back from the fairways of Vietnam, after a recent visit to a shows Toronto Golf Show( Canada e) and Rhein Golf( Germany). This follows on from our
destination that is rapidly growing in popularity. Here you will find fantastic golf courses that media are partnership not overcrowded with the, inaugural with gentle World Vietnamese Golf Awards people, which who took are place so welcoming in the Algarve to the travelling back 24 celebrities November golfer. from 2014 ent. It’ s ertainment not possible and to feature sport all paired of the with winners professional from around golfers the world for, a but weekend take of a look golf, back glamour to this and glitzy gala event events that. is This sure large to grow scale in event stature, which of the Our coming took readers place years enjoyed. at Mission the Golf Hills Kitchen Haikou feature Resort in is yet our another last edition prestigious, so Diana golf DeLucia event is in back China with which another is helping mouth-watering to positioning Golf Kitchen China feature on the world. Diana golf speaks map to. Doug Blair, Executive As part of Chef our global at Cassique expansion at the, we world-renowned are delighted to announce Kiawah Island new four Club new in South appointments Carolina:( Jordan USA Our). travelling
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( DG Iceland Rep), Jonathan Star( Global Partnerships Executive) and Brian Murphy( Business
Our rum, reggae, jerk chicken, sugary sand beaches, aquamarine waters, towering Development resort features Manager in this). issue focus on Bali, Scotland and Ireland. palms and some top shelf golf.
Travel Our travelling trends suggest duo of Andrew that golf & t features Paul holidaymakers
Marshall comes travel are looking from to Scotland for more
Cambodia to than just your average getaway. They are looking for a destination,, check 2nd out fastest some growing of the best golf castle destination and golf in course Asia. combinations Featuring.
an experience, diversity, culture, not to mention the compulsory sun They several, sand soon and world discover sea class- and that golf at there Bali courses are, you many will in close find options it proximity all to. The spend latest and the night the addition at breath-taking many castles to Bali’ s and growing Angkor several Wat collection have, we top take of drawer world-class a look golf at courses Angkor golf courses right Golf on is their Resort stunning doorstep, one Bukit or of a Cambodia short Pandawa drive’ Golf s away star &. golf Country courses Club., which opened late Heading last year back. This to outstanding Europe, our venue second offers resort 18 championshipcalibre Fresh renowned from par 3 its golf Oitavos“ Sustainable holes Dunes, many Golf Golf of Course which Course are of. the Situated backdropped Year Award within 2015 by the”
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spectacular at Sintra-Cascais the GEO / views IAGTO Natura of Awards the Indian l Park in Lake, Ocean this Como past., host we take venue a look to at Dundonald the Portuguese Links, which Open has is in quickly area become of natural recognised beauty as
Our one only other of Europe 30-mins resort’ s“ north features must play of focus Lisbon” links on courses. A
Prestwick personal. Golf favourite
Club of( Scotland), Fairmont St Andrews( Scotland), Malone Golf
Destination Golf! Club Our other( Northern two features Ireland from) and the Lahinch tropical Golf Royal Club Jakarta( Ireland Golf). Club Enjoy and! Terramar Golf Club, a popular seaside course in We hope you enjoy our latest Global Guide. Barcelona.
Enjoy!
Karl Doyle
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