AWARDS SEASON
Destination Golf
Media Ltd
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www.destinationgolf.travel
PUBLISHER
Dermot Synnott
EDITOR
Karl Doyle
CONTRIBUTORS
Andrew Marshall
Paul Marshall
Aidan Bradley
FINANCIAL
CONTROLLER
Darren Maguire
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
Helen Duggan
INTERNATIONAL
OFFICES/REPS
• 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)
Front Cover:
Front Cover:
Turnberry Golf Resort,
The Emirates Golf Club,
Scotland.IAGTO winner.
Dubai -
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 associations are all reporting excellent winners coming from the US
resorts from all over the world, with this years’ growth throughout 2014, and the
team at Destinationand Southwait to get the 2015 travel season under way. Slovenia,
states of North Golf can’t Carolina, the Dominican Republic, Spain, We’ve got
new titlesMexico, Morocco and Ireland. A long-standingand global affiliates.
China, coming, along with further strategic partnerships member and media
partner of IAGTO, we are delighted to review the 2014 IAGTO Awards.
In January 2015, we were delighted to announce our media partnerships with leading golf
Further afield in China, Destination Rhein Golf (Germany). This partner to one of
shows Toronto Golf Show (Canada) and Golf was an Official Media follows on from our
the partnership with the inaugural World Golf Awards, which took place in the Algarve
media year’s biggest sports and entertainment events. A star studded flied list of
24 celebrities 2014. It’s not possible to feature paired with professional golfers
back in Novemberfrom entertainment and sport all of the winners from around the
for but we take a golf, glamour and gala events. This large scale event, of the
world,a weekend of look back to this glitzy event that is sure to grow in stature which
took years.
coming place at Mission Hills Haikou Resort is yet another prestigious golf event in
China which is helping to positioning China on the world golf map.
As part of our global expansion, we are delighted to announce new four new appointments:
Our Fletcher duo of Andrew & Paul Marshall Australia Rep), Pall Sveinsson (DG
Jordantravelling(DG Canada Rep), Lee Owens (DG visited The Caribbean’s largest
English-speaking island Jamaica for a feast of flavours, and the familiar fare of
Iceland Rep), Jonathan Star (Global Partnerships Executive) and Brian Murphy (Business
rum, reggae, jerk chicken, sugary sand beaches, aquamarine waters, towering
Development Manager).
palms and some top shelf golf.
GLOBAL TOURISM GROWTH
Our travelling duo of Andrew & features comes fromScotland to
The first of our two resort Paul Marshall travel to Cambodia,
check out somegrowing golf destination in Asia. combinations.
2nd fastest of the best castle and golf course Featuring
They soon world class golf courses in close proximity and night
several discover that there are many options to spend the the
at breath-takingand several have top drawer golf courses right on
many castles Angkor Wat, we take a look at Angkor Golf
their doorstep or aCambodia’s star golf courses.
Resort, one of short drive away.
Heading back to Europe, our second resort feature is the
Fresh from itsOitavos Dunes Golf Course.the Year Award 2015”
renowned “Sustainable Golf Course of Situated within the
at Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, this past host venue to at
the GEO / IAGTO Awards in Lake Como, we take a look
Dundonald Links, which has in area become recognised as
the Portuguese Open is quickly of natural beauty
one of Europe’s “must play” links courses.
only 30-mins north of Lisbon. A personal favourite of
Destination Golf!
Our other two features from the tropical Royal Jakarta Golf
Enjoy!
Club and Terramar Golf Club, a popular seaside course in
Barcelona.
Enjoy!
Karl Doyle
EDITOR
[email protected]
Dermot
Synnott
Andrew
Marshall
Paul
Marshall
Editorial
Director
Golf Travel
Writer
Golf Travel
Photographer
Jonathan
Star
Ronald
Montesano
Global
Partnerships
Executive
Golf Travel
Writer
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