Tiger Woods is playing in four majors in 2020. How many will you attend? Increasingly, golf travelers want to attend majors and the Ryder Cup. With fat and ever-growing 401k accounts in their back pocket and a great economy, golfers are going to aggressively pursue their bucket list golf travel dreams next year. Baby...
Puerto Rico: Wow, What A Comeback!
Tiger Woods is undoubtedly the most amazing comeback story in the sports world. My nominee for the “most amazing comeback for a tourist destination after a hurricane” is Puerto Rico. A little over two years ago, Hurricane Maria, a vicious Category 5 storm, slammed into the island with force and fury. I remember seeing...
Sarasota: The Ultimate Golf, Culture and Meetings Getaway
Is there anything worse for a golfer or meeting attendee than leaving a bewildered spouse back at the hotel surfing the daytime channels with nothing to watch but infomercials for Emeril’s cookware, Judge Judy and Real Housewives of Orange County reruns? You can forget that problem in Sarasota, Florida. While you’re out at meetings...
On Location: Castello di Spessa in Italy
Do you have to travel to Scotland or Ireland to play golf and stay in a castle? Absolutely not. I found the ultimate castle and golf experience in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region in northeast Italy. Set among the rolling hills of the Collio DOC wine region near the town of Cormons, about 15...
Fabulous Native American Golf Courses
I grew up in Oklahoma and learned about Native American history in school and from friends of various tribes. I’ve always appreciated and admired so many wonderful aspects of the diverse Native American culture. There’s also a lot to be admired about the number of spectacular Native American golf courses that have quietly arrived...