Award-winning Assoufid
Golf Club, recently named
‘Africa’s Best New Golf
Course 2014’, has reinforced
its growing global
reputation by being
nominated on the shortlist
for The World Golf Awards
as ‘Morocco’s Best Golf Course 2015’. The desert-style 18-hole golf
course is situated close to the vibrant city of Marrakech –ranked
No.1 in TripAdvisor’s ‘2015 Travellers’ Choice, Top 25 Destinations in
the World’ – and is set against the backdrop of North Africa’s snowcapped Atlas Mountains. Assoufid Golf Club officially opened for
play in October last year and forms part of an exquisite 222-hectare
development. Guy Maxwell, Golf Director at Assoufid Golf Club, said:
“Marrakech is rapidly emerging as one of the EMEA region’s mustvisit golf destinations and the opening of Assoufid Golf Club
continues to attract much interest. To illustrate this, since opening,
we have welcomed over 40 representatives from international golf
media and received over 50 ‘Excellent’, or ‘5-star’ reviews on Trip
Advisor.
www.assoufid.com
Pousada de Lisboa, the new
member of Small Luxury
Hotels of The World , open
on 1st June 2015. Located in
Terreiro do Paço - Praça do
Comércio, a historic part of
the city of Lisbon, is now
born a new lodging in
Praça do Comércio. Historic
place of unique importance, this was the place where for centuries
ships with goods disembarked. Totally destroyed after the 1755
earthquake, it was Marquês de Pombal the one who gave the order
to rebuild almost the entire Lisbon. This is one of the most
emblematic places of the city and there are several exit points from
here that allow you to visit the rest of Lisbon, walk alongside the
Tejo or even cross the river bank. If Lisbon was born at the castle, it
was from Terreiro do Paço (Palace Square) that it expanded.
www.pestana.com/en/hotel/pousada-lisboa
The Abu Dhabi Tourism &
Culture Authority has
launched a new golf portal
which is designed to
strengthen its standing as a
top golfing destination. It’s
key markets of expansion
are Europe, China, India
with other markets also
targeted. By targeting a full range of travel trade, media and
consumer awareness building activities, the TCA Abu Dhabi is
backed by industry partners to include Abu Dhabi’s leading golf
courses, tour operators, hoteliers and destination promotion
agencies. Speaking about the new golf portal, Sameer Taher
Bagaber from TCA Abu Dhabi commented: “Our international
golfing footprint is also widening and visitors are becoming
increasingly sophisticated in how they research and book their stay,
so by expanding the availability of golf information and direct
booking access via the visitabudhabi.ae website represents a
significant regional competitive advantage