AWARDS SEASON
Destination Golf
Media Ltd
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www.destinationgolf.travel
PUBLISHER
Dermot Synnott
EDITOR
Karl Doyle
CONTRIBUTORS
Andrew Marshall
Paul Marshall
Ronald Montesano
ACCOUNTANT
Darren Maguire
MARKETING MANAGER
Kathy Synnott
INTERNATIONAL
OFFICES/AMBASSADORS
• Albert Ferrer (Spain)
• Ronald Montesano (USA)
• Peter Barnes (UK)
• Gene Oberto (Sweden)
• Gianni Attanasio (Italy)
• David Cooney (China)
• Maarten Hageman
(Netherlands)
• Benjamin Oosterveer
(Tunisia & Morocco)
• Kevin Markham (Ireland)
• Declan Crowe
(Malaysia & Indonesia)
• Jordan Fletcher (Canada)
• Lee Owen (Australia)
• Pall Sveinsson (Iceland)
• Wayne Morden (Canada)
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
associations
all
reporting
excellent
growth
throughout
2014,
andin
the
of
Golf tourism
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annual
Golf Travel
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this
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coming
from
the
US
Tenerife.
After
a
week
of
meetings
and
presentations
the
big
night
finally
arrived,
team
at
Destination
Golf
can’t
wait
to
get
the
2015
travel
season
under
way.
We’ve
got
states of North and S outh Carolina, the Dominican Republic, Spain, Slovenia,
and inside we review the winners of the IAGTO Awards on that night – which served
China, Mexico, Morocco and Ireland. A long-standing member and media
to recognise the pinnacle of achievement of golf destinations, golf resorts and golf
partner
of IAGTO, we are delighted to review the 2014 IAGTO Awards.
courses
worldwide.
In January 2015, we were delighted to announce our media partnerships with leading golf
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coming
years. at Mission
Golf
Destination
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China
which
is
helping
positioning China on
the world golf map.
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Awards.
As part of our global expansion, we are delighted to announce new four new appointments:
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Caribbean’s
largest
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main
travel (DG
feature
this
edition
comes
from
Victoria’s
Mornington
Peninsula,
Jordan
Fletcher
Rep),
(DG
Rep),
Pall Sveinsson
(DG
situated only one hour’s drive from Melbourne. Dozens of vineyards are set against
Iceland
Rep),
Jonathan
Star
(Global
Partnerships
Executive)
and
Brian
Murphy
(Business
a backdrop
of stunning
rural landscapes
ruggedaquamarine
coastlines. But
it’s not
just the
rum, reggae,
jerk chicken,
sugary sandand
beaches,
waters,
towering
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Manager).
grape
that
reigns
supreme
here
–
there
is
golf
among
those
grapes,
and
Andrew
palms and some top shelf golf.
GETTING A TASTE FOR TENERIFE
Marshall finds out why the Mornington Peninsula is often considered a world-class
destination
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of Marshall
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and to
fine
wines. to
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out
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of the best
castle
and golf course
combinations.
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fastest
golf
destination
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at Asia.
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which
They
soon
discover
that
there
are
many
options
to
spend
the night
several
world
class
golf
courses
in
close
proximity
and
the
is taking the lead in Vietnam’s tourism industry with their
at
many
castles
and
several
have
top
drawer
golf
courses
right
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chain ofAngkor
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product