Should we be giving this model much more air-time, wherein rather than close a golf course site, which might be struggling to stay financially viable, it is redeveloped to retain a golf element, but also encompass other sporting and leisure activities?
The advantages are obvious, in that the business model is no longer just reliant on income from the golf operations, which broadens the revenues’ base.
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For anyone who has see the movie the Tailor of Panama, this country’s narrative has traditionally been dominated the presence of the canal – as was the movie.
In a determined effort to break out of this historic mould, Panama has embarked on a repositioning strategy, which combines top class golf with gorgeous tropical leisure facilities, and up market shopping.
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Hard hats, tool belts, building sites, and development plans have traditionally been the preserve of the male of the human species.
However, as with many areas of human endeavour, women have been making waves in this sector for some time, as this article explores.
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For those of you still inclined to view of Vietnam in terms of Hanoi and movies like Apocalypse Now – think again!
Not only has the region reinvented itself as a tourism destination, but it has also become a ‘power-player’ in the region’s golf sector, as this latest high-quality addition to its golf offering shows.
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Many years ago, Nick Price commented that video had changed the way that we ‘see’ the golf a swing, and the generally beneficial influence of ‘swing’ technology has continued to grow.
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In what is an eclectic read, EL discusses the 2024 – 2025 John Collier Survey with the survey’s founder – Alistair Collier.
The issue also covers a particular favourite subject of mine, which is how suitable the game of golf is for women. This article is within the broader context of the magazine’s founder – Lousie Martin – to encourage more women to take up golf.
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Access to a region has always been a key element in its success.
Like it or not, frequent flights play a core role in the travel mix, and are vital if a destination is going to be successful in promoting itself to its target markets, as demonstrated by Lanzarote increasing its flights’ schedule, to support its goal of becoming a top of mind, and a premium winter golf destination.
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It has been said the next major world war will be over access to drinkable water. Golf courses have long been in the vanguard of those seen as overusing water, and its use is often a very public display, with sprinklers arcing glistening sheets of water across acres of manicured grass areas.
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We have stated on a number of occasions that golf clubs need to sweat their assets to generate the maximum possible revenues. That said, they also need to protects their assets, and one of the most valuable will be the club’s cart fleet.
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Golf Industry Central: Both thumbs up from us, as SHANX takes an old-style idea – putt-putt – and breathes new life into it with top class aesthetics, and reimagined layouts, which is just the type of thinking, and facility (on-ramp), to help encourage people into trying the game of golf.
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