Karl Doyle
Destination Golf Media Ltd EMEA Office,
Suite 2 Eden Gate Centre, Delgany, Co. Wicklow,
Ireland marketing @ destinationgolf. travel www. destinationgolf. travel
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MAGAZINE
PUBLISHER Dermot Synnott
COMMERCIAL MANAGER Dane Galligan
MARKETING MANAGER Kathy Synnott
GOLF TRAVEL EDITOR Peter Ellegard
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER Darren Maguire
PHOTOGRAPHY / EDITORIAL IAGTO, Peter Ellegard, Sam Sakociu,
Diana DeLuci, Kathy Synnot,
Mark Alexander, Kevin Markham, Karl Doyle, Sam Sakocius,
Zenta Thomas, Andrew Marshall, Paul Marshall, John Cockayne,
Kathy Synnott, Brian Nygaard Oswald, Nick Bradshaw, Kevin Murray,
Rob McDougall, Golf East Lothian
INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES David Doyle( Spain) Albert Ferrer( Spain)
Francisco Pinto Leite( Portugal) Ronald Montesano( USA)
Peter Barnes( UK) Gene Oberto( Sweden) Gianni Attanasio( Italy)
Paul Chan( 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 Oliva Nova, Valencia
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AWARDS SEASON
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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 Who Global resorts doesn tourism from’ t love associations all over Mid-March t he are world: all the reporting, with clock this changes excellent years’ and winners growth days throughout coming get longer from 2014, the, the and golf US the
courses team states Destination display of North an and Golf injection Scan outh’ t wait of Carolina life to get with, the spring 2015 Dominican colours travel season Republic, and The under, Spain Masters way., We Slovenia is’ only got, around China the, Mexico corner, Morocco. That’ s usually and Ireland indicator. A long-standing to get the member clubs out and of the media shed and practise partner for of the IAGTO season, we ahead are delighted. 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 But 2018 was different, as the clubs made a rare pre-season appearance for a media partnership with the inaugural World Golf Awards, which took place in the Algarve golfing back 24 in celebrities pilgrimage
November from 2014 to the ent. It’ s
Spanish ertainment not possible city and of to feature Valencia sport all paired – of it the wasn with winners’ t professional long from before around golfers the the winter woes world for, a back but weekend home take of became a look golf, back glamour a distant to this and glitzy memory gala event events. Our that. feature is This sure large to story grow scale on in event stature
Valencia, which of the shows how coming took it offers place years. that Mission perfect Hills mix Haikou of culture Resort & golf is yet, in another authentic prestigious Spanish golf way event. in China which is helping to positioning China on the world golf map.
Building As part of on our the global success expansion of our, we guide are delighted to Scotland to announce this year, new Andrew four new & Paul appointments Marshall: Jordan
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Championship Heading back. to Europe, our second resort feature is the Fresh renowned from its Oitavos“ Sustainable Dunes Golf Golf Course Course of. the Situated Year Award within 2015 the”
Our at Sintra-Cascais the other GEO features / IAGTO Natura Awards report l Park on in Lake Dun, this Como Laoghaire past, host we take venue Golf a Club look to at in Ireland Dundonald the Portuguese and Links Western, which Open Gailes has is in quickly Links area in become of Scotland natural recognised beauty. as one only of Europe 30-mins’ s“ north must play of Lisbon” links courses. A personal. favourite of
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