MAGAZINE
Destination Golf
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Dermot Synnott
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CONTRIBUTORS
PUBLISHER
Andrew Marshall
Dermot Synnott
Paul Marshall
COMMERCIAL
MANAGER
Ronald
Montesano
Mark Behan
ACCOUNTANT
MARKETING MANAGER
Darren Maguire
Kathy Synnott
MARKETING
MANAGER
DIGITAL
MARKETING
MANAGER
Adam
Rogers
Kathy Synnott
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
Darren Maguire
INTERNATIONAL
OFFICES/AMBASSADORS
PHOTOGRAPHY / EDITORIAL
• Albert Ferrer (Spain) IAGTO
Kevin (USA)
Markham
• Ronald Montesano
Peter Ellegard
• Peter Barnes (UK)
• Gene ObertoINTERNATIONAL
(Sweden)
REPRESENTATIVES
• Gianni Attanasio
(Italy)(Spain)
Albert Ferrer
Ronald
Montesano
• David Cooney (China) (USA)
Peter Barnes (UK)
• MaartenGene
Hageman
Oberto (Sweden)
Gianni Attanasio (Italy)
(Netherlands)
David Cooney (China)
• Benjamin
Oosterveer
Maarten Hageman
(Netherlands)
Benjamin
Oosterveer
(Morocco)
(Tunisia & Morocco)
Kevin Markham (Ireland)
• Kevin Markham
(Ireland)
Declan Crowe (Malaysia)
• Declan Wayne
CroweMorden (Canada)
Owen (Australia)
(Malaysia &Lee
Indonesia)
Pall Sveinsson (Iceland)
• Jordan Fletcher
(Canada)
Dewi Merckx
(Belgium)
• Lee Owen (Australia)
• Pall Sveinsson FRONT
(Iceland)
COVER
Peter Walton, CEO of IAGTO
• Wayne Morden (Canada)
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AWARDS SEASON
GLOBAL GOLF TOURISM
IS ON THE RISE
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
Global
tourism
all reporting
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growth throughout
2014,the
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travel
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states of North and S outh Carolina, the Dominican Republic, Spain, Slovenia,
China, Mexico, Morocco and Ireland. A long-standing member and media
But don’t take our word for it! Our cover story provides an in-depth Q&A session with Mr Peter
partner of IAGTO, we are delighted to review the 2014 IAGTO Awards.
Walton,
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Director
the International
Association
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Tour Operators
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2015, we
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travel trends as we look towards 2017.
media partnership with the inaugural World Golf Awards, which took place in the Algarve
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