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/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)
Front Cover:
The European Club,
Front Cover:
Ireland.
The Emirates Golf Club,
Photo by Pat Ruddy
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
China, our media partnership with Toronto Golf Show member and media
FollowingMexico, Morocco and Ireland. A long-standing in 2014, the team at
partner Golf have been focussed on strengthening our position in the Canadian
Destinationof IAGTO, we are delighted to review the 2014 IAGTO Awards.
In January 2015, we were delighted to announce our media of Mr. Wayne Morden as
golf market. We are thrilled to announce the appointmentpartnerships 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
our new Ambassador for the Canadian Golf Market. Owner of leading Canadian Tour
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 respected
Operator Athlone Golf & Sports Travel, Wayne is both knowledgeable and flied list of
24 celebrities 2014. It’s not Canada and overseas. the winners from around
in thein Novemberfrom entertainment and sport all of Hewith professional golfers
back field of sports holidays, inpossible to feature paired is also the published the
for weekend a and Plus Fours, while also that This a fantastic event, www.
author butGolftakeof look back to this glitzy event providing large scaleblog onwhich
world,aof we Shortsgolf, glamour and gala events. is sure to grow in stature of the
took years.
waynetmorden.com
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.
Based inof our global expansion, we are delighted to announce new four new appointments:
As part British Columbia, Wayne is perfectly positioned to strengthen Destination
Our Fletcher duo of Canadian Paul Marshall Australia Rep), Pall Sveinsson (DG
Golf’s positioning in the Andrew &golf market.(DG visited The Caribbean’s largest of
Jordantravelling(DG Canada Rep), Lee Owens We are fortunate to have somebody
English-speaking island
for a feast
and the
fare of
Wayne’sRep), Jonathan ourJamaicaPartnerships of flavours,and Brian familiar (Business
Iceland calibre joining Starglobal team.
(Global
Executive)
Murphy
rum, reggae, jerk chicken, sugary sand beaches, aquamarine waters, towering
Development Manager).
palms and some top announce
We are also delighted to shelf golf. our continued media partnership with The World
GLOBAL TOURISM GROWTH
NEW PARTNERSHIPS IN
CANADIAN GOLF MARKET
Golf Awards. Launched in 2014, this Marshall travel gives members
new
Our travelling duo of Andrew & features initiative to Scotland to
The first of our two resort Paul
of the public an opportunity to promotecomes from Cambodia,
their favourite resorts and
check out somegrowing golf destination in Asia. combinations.
2nd fastest of the best castle and golf course Featuring
destinations. The Conrad Algarve will play host yet again to the
They soon world class golf courses in close to spend the night
several discover that there are many options
glitzy awards ceremony in November 2015. proximity and 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 Andrew & Paul Marshall
Resort, one of short drive away.
In this edition, our travelling duo of golf courses.
Heading Ireland Europe, our of the fantastic golf courses
travel to theback to to play somesecond resort feature is the
Fresh from itsOitavos Dunes Golf Course.the Year Award 2015”
renowned “Sustainable Golf Course of Situated within
aroun