Winds of change

IT will not have gone unnoticed that Spain was in the eye of the hurricane during the recent volcanic crisis. From a golfing perspective, fortunately life is appearing to be returning to normal again as golf courses, hoteliers, tour operators and clients alike breathe a sigh of relief. Whilst empathizing with the very difficult lot the latter faced it has to be said, with one or two notable exceptions, that suppliers on the Costa del Sol behaved impeccably. Although the issues of flights and transport were out of our hands hotels were providing extra nights’ accommodation at affordable prices.   Likewise, the often, much maligned, golf courses were cancellling tee times at short notice without penalty or, otherwise, rearranging at a later date. Unfortunately, travellers stuck in Spain had to endure an initial double whammy as the heavens opened the first couple of days of the crisis. This caused many local courses to close when they could have been expecting to receive extra visits from stranded golfers.

Tags: Costa del Sol, Spain, Volcanic crisis