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IGTM Exhibition Manager, Peter Grimster: "Det er
mye positivt i den globale golfturismen"
06.10 Vekst i golfreisemarkedet:
God vekst første halvår
På et møte for reiselivet på Tenerife ble det påpekt at det ser ut til at 2015
blir nok et godt år med vekst for golfturismen.
God vekst første halvår. Dermed ser det ut til at vi i år får det fjerde året på
rad med vekst.
Fra pressemeldingen:
GLOBAL GOLF TOUR OPERATOR SALES INCREASE 8% IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2015,
SIGNALLING A FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF GROWTH
Delegates attending the 18th International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) being
staged in Tenerife, Canary Islands, hear that the global golf travel sector
continues to grow
(Tenerife, Spain – October 06, 2015) The 2015 International Golf Travel Market (IGTM),
the premier global event for golf tourism, opened this morning in Tenerife,
Canary Islands, with news that global golf tour operator sales continue to grow
for a fourth consecutive year.
In his keynote opening address, Peter Walton, Chief Executive of the
International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO), announced that
statistics collated by his organisation highlight that for the first three
months of 2015, global golf tour operators reported an 8% increase in business,
followed by a 5% year-on-year increase in the second quarter, April to June
2015.
This news was further supported by data from IAGTO member golf courses and
hotels that, on average, saw a 7.2% increase in the number of travelling golfers
visiting their properties in the first six months of 2015.
Peter Walton commented: "We can now confidently assert that 2015 will be the
fourth year of consecutive growth for global golf tour operators, which is
extremely positive for the industry.”
This up-to-the-minute data is the result of global golf tourism organisation
IAGTO, which has 2,400 members in 99 countries, introducing new quarterly golf
tourism surveys in 2015, with core data being collected from over 700 operators
and suppliers in the first two quarters of 2015.
Peter Grimster, IGTM Exhibition Manager, added: “IAGTO’s current market insights
prove there is much for the global golf tourism industry to be positive about.
All key indicators suggest the number of golf travellers is on the increase and
IGTM offers the perfect platform for the global industry to unlock growth
opportunities and build long-lasting business relationships.”
Key Facts:
Global Golf Tour Operators
Year-on-year booking increases of 8%, Jan-March 2015, and 5%, April-June 2015.
Forward bookings increase 6.7% year-on-year, Jan-June 2015.
Globally, IAGTO golf tour operator sales grew by 9.3% in 2012, 11.1% in 2013 and
by 8.9% in 2014. It is expected 2015 will also see a significant increase.
IAGTO member golf courses and hotels
Golf visitor numbers increased, on average, by 7.2% year-on-year, Jan-June 2015.
Forward bookings increase 4.6%, year-on-year.
The 18th edition of IGTM is the first time the event has been held in Tenerife,
having been staged on sister Canary Island, Gran Canaria, 10 years ago. This
year’s event brings together a record number of buyers, 500 exhibitors from 65
countries and over 50 registered media. Over the four days of IGTM, it is
expected approximately 11,300 pre-scheduled meetings will take place.
Peter Walton added: “This year’s event holds great significance for me, as it
was while escorting a group of golf tour operators to Tenerife 20 years ago that
I had the idea to set up a global golf tourism organisation and create an annual
trade show for the golf tourism industry.
“I was UK Director for the Tenerife Tourist Office at the time – from 1994 to
1997 – and one of my remits was to establish Tenerife as a popular golf
destination, at a time when the island had not eight, but three golf courses. So
today is very much a ‘homecoming’ moment for me and it is wonderful to see golf
tourism to the Canary Islands flourishing.”
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