Bangkok, May 9 -- The international launch of Golf In A Kingdom has given further emphasis to Thailand’s status as a leader in global golf tourism. Attended by tour operators and media from around the world, as well as Golf In A Kingdom members, the Mayor of Pattaya Khun Itthiphol Kunplome and Thai golf tourism identities, the launch event was held at Siam Country Club’s Plantation Course on May 1. With 23 members, Golf In A Kingdom is a collection of Thailand’s leading courses and hotels that has become the leading golf tourism program of its kind in Asia Pacific. It has played a major role in Thailand’s rapid growth in golf tourism – one of the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s four major tourism promotional pillars. Following the launch, 30 tour operators and media from the United States, Canada, Germany, ...Read more...

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KERIKERI, NZ -- In a land better know for its sheep, on a golf course better known for its lofty world ranking and 5-star accommodations, Tiger the Goat has impressed staff and guests of Kauri Cliffs Golf Club with her outgoing personality, cart-driving prowess and social media skills."It's important that we don't overlook Tiger's grazing abilities. That's her bread and butter, and it comes in handy on those steep sections of the course that need trimming," said Ryan Brandeburg, director of golf at Kauri Cliffs GC. "Of course, Tiger has the run of this entire place. She's welcome in the pro shop and goes out on the course with our staff. I suppose there might be a golf club somewhere that has adopted a goat as mascot. But does that goat have it's own Facebook page? I doubt it." Tiger ...Read more...

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Bangkok, April 23 – Thailand’s emergence as a major force in global golf tourism will be further enhanced next week with the international launch of Golf In A Kingdom, a collection of the country’s best golf clubs, hotels and resorts. Established five years ago, Golf In A Kingdom has grown to 23 members, comprising 12 top courses and 10 hotels in all major golf regions of the country, plus the Tourism Authority of Thailand.  It is by far the leading program of its type in Asia Pacific. “Golf In A Kingdom has played a major role in Thailand becoming one of the world’s top three golf tourism destinations, so we have decided to showcase it to golf tour operators and media from around the globe,” founder Mark Siegel said this week. The international launch, to be held at Siam Country ...Read more...

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NAPIER, New Zealand -- Golf at seaside is widely acknowledged to be the game's ideal setting, and cruise lines are leveraging this dynamic in growing numbers, especially in the South Pacific, where upscale resorts are eager to entertain golfing tourists on shore leave. Nowhere is this trend more evident than in New Zealand, where a combination of truly desirable golf venues and active, savvy facilitation of shore leaves has resulted in marked jumps in Asian arrivals. Thanks in part to the cruise dynamic, New Zealand experienced its biggest ever February in terms of tourist visitation: 281,233 arrivals, resulting in 8.5 per cent growth for the month. Tourism New Zealand Chief Executive Kevin Bowler said the growth can only be partly attributed to Chinese New Year, which saw Chinese visitors increase 106.4 per cent in February, because growth can be seen ...Read more...

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Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia -- Bali's top golf properties, some of the finest courses in all of Asia-Pacific, have committed en masse to the new golf travel cooperative, Golf Wonderful Indonesia. At the same time, the region's premier golf industry event has scheduled its 2013 incarnation for Indonesia's capital, while the national airline, Garuda, will expand routes to golf hungry destinations in Australlia, New Zealnd and the UK, including daily Melbourne-Denpasar routes beginning 1 April. "Feels a bit like the stars are aligning," said Harmony Thomas, president director of PT Panorama Wisata Nusantara, the tour operator managing all in-bound traffic for Golf Wonderful Indonesia (www.golfwonderfulindonesia.com). "From the start, our priority has been the recognition of Indonesia as a top-shelf golf destination. All these developments at once reinforce and facilitate that fact." Launched in August 2012, Golf Wonderful Indonesia has gathered these ...Read more...

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