Posted August 13th, 2010 by admin
Aside from some great green fee and buggy offers on the Costa del Sol this summer, several courses hold a series of regular ‘Open Tournaments’ designed to appeal to the more competitive golfer. For the price of a normal green fee golfers have the opportunity to win some fabulous prizes with a cocktail presentation included. [...]
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Posted May 19th, 2010 by admin
AS featured in this column a couple of weeks ago, the first of the four Golf days making up the MAPS Charity Golf Circuit 2010 took place at The Marbella Golf and Country Club on Sunday 25th April. There was a great turnout and well over a thousand euros was finally raised on behalf of [...]
Tags: Animal Protection Society, Golf Day
Posted January 1st, 2010 by admin
As we approach the start of a new decade (where did the last one go?), the Costa del Sol’s golf tourism industry faces the same challenge as any other industry in any other country as the global economic recession appears to be nearing an end. That is, how to win back customers and how to attract new ones. There is [...]
Tags: Costa del Sol, Golf Holidays
Posted December 21st, 2009 by admin
The gravity of the effects of the current economic climate on golf tourism here on the coast are now so clear that I worry for the whole industry and those who rely on it. Those who are now so desparate that they are offering golf for as little as 15 euros are having to deal [...]
Tags: Christmas
Posted December 4th, 2009 by admin
Let visitors and locals know and perhaps sample your product.
Invite them to your restaurant with a discount.
Individual restaurants on the coast have been sponsoring our competitions for many many years.
Advertise your Christmas Specials either on this page or at our competitions.
If you would like further details please telephone Julie or Paul 952582943 or weekends 607560314
Tags: Sponsor Golf
Posted December 4th, 2009 by admin
Recent signs of a recovery in the fortunes of the Costa del Golf’s tourism industry are currently experiencing a lull as golfers from the rest of Europe prefer to spend the run-up to Christmas at home.
Although advance bookings for 2010 look promising, our golf courses are presently relying on residents to keep things going through December [...]
Tags: Costa del Golf, Costa del Sol, golf tourism
Posted August 31st, 2009 by admin
In the UK and many other European countries, there is not the buggy culture that we take for granted here on the Costa del Golf. Consequently, many visitors from those countries view buggy hire as a novel and enjoyable part of holiday golf. As I write, a buggy is an essential accessory to a round of [...]
Tags: Algarve, buggy, Costa del Golf, Costa del Sol
Posted August 7th, 2009 by admin
July and August are traditionally quiet months for our golf courses as temperatures soar and most golf tourists spend the summer playing on their home courses. But a significant number have already chosen to take advantage of bargain basement greenfees, many of which include a buggy. In fact, despite gloomy predictions about the effects of [...]
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