A group of participants at the IGTM Golf Tournament in Tenerife.
INTERNATIONAL GOLF TRAVEL
MARKET 2015, TENERIFE
Ten years after hosting its first International
Golf Travel Market (IGTM), the world’s
premier global event for golf tourism
suppliers, buyers and media returns to
The Canary Islands, in Spain, providing a
platform for the region to showcase its
development as one of Europe’s leading
golf tourism destinations.
Carlos Alonso, President of the Tenerife
Government (Cabildo), said: “Tenerife is
delighted to host IGTM for the first time.
The island now boasts nine different 18hole layouts and two 9-hole pitch and
putt courses, which directly correlates to
the region’s on-going popularity as a golf
tourism destination.
According to the latest figures from
Turespaña, golf accounted for more than
986,000 foreign tourists visiting Spain in
2014. Marta Blanco, General Director of
Turespaña, commented: “Turespaña fully
supports the celebration of key events
within the golfing calendar and is looking
forward to welcoming IGTM to Tenerife.
The 2015 edition of IGTM, which took place
in Tenerife, the largest and most populous
Canary Island, at The Magma Conference
Centre from October 5-8, 2015, highlighted
the impor [