Do you want to spend thousands of dollars and screw up your dream international golf vacation?Uh, no, of course not.Side-stepping some of the most common golf travel mistakes can help you avoid a nightmare.I’ve traveled internationally numerous times and I’ve compiled a list of the some of the worst mistakes. These aren’t bad decisions...
On Location: Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort
You can kayak and canoe its 11-mile lagoon system, bike its shady paths and jog on its flat, hard-packed 3-mile beach, but Palmetto Dunes on Hilton Head Island (South Carolina) is a golf resort at its core. A sizeable amount of its 2,000 acres is devoted to three championship golf courses. A wonderland of...
The Golf Travel Guru T.V. Is Launched
You gotta see it to believe, right? If a picture tells a thousand words, then a video tells much more. The Golf Travel Guru has launched a new Youtube channel, The Golf Travel Guru T.V., where you can see phenomenal footage of great golf courses, resorts and other golf related entities. I cordially invite...
10 Annoying Things About Golf Travel
For the past twenty-four years I’ve spanned the globe to write about golf destinations and resorts. It’s a great life that combines my two favorite passions, golf and travel. That said, there are a few things along the way that really annoy me. 1. Airlines that charge to transport clubs–These bloodsuckers will do anything...
Golf Travel Is Back
Just when you thought the last shovels of dirt were being thrown on the golf travel industry, along comes some great news about international golf tourism. In a recent speech addressing the members of Thailand’s Golf In A Kingdom destination marketing program, Peter Walton, chief executive of the International Association of Golf Tourism Operators...