Planning the Perfect Golf Holiday
Your Complete Guide & Essential Tips
✍️ Rick Wilton | ⏰ 10 min read
Your Complete Guide & Essential Tips
✍️ Rick Wilton | ⏰ 10 min read
It can be complicated and time consuming organising your golf holiday. That is why Your Golf Travel exists in order to serve our growing community of golf travellers.
It can be very challenging to decide on where to go especially with so many domestic and International destinations like UK and Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France, Turkey, Italy, South Africa, Mauritius, Caribbean and the USA as well as the right courses to select from.
Your Golf Travel's team of experts will go over everything you need to know in order to plan and confirm your perfect golfing trip in a responsible and sustainable way that is designed around your specific requirements.
Who is going on your golfing trip?
What is your budget?
How do you secure the best offers & deals?
Have you planned your golf holiday in enough time?
What is the best destination?
How will you get there?
What golf courses can you play?
Organised all your other activities off the golf course?
Have you secured your golf tee times without undue delay?
How to get you and your golf clubs to the courses & hotels?
How to use our Concierge Services for Special Occasions?
Are you safe travelling with Your Golf Travel?
First and foremost, Your Golf Travel will want to know who is going on your holiday?
Is it a mixed group? a solo trip, a holiday with good friends, a golf weekend with family, a Ryder Cup style match or a stag or hen weekend? If you're thinking of travelling as a group then please let your specialist know.
Things for you to consider are everyone's golfing ability level and whether you want everyone to play competitively or just for fun and general enjoyment. Other things to consider are whether you want to play on the same course or if you want a multi course holiday.
Furthermore, does your group want to visit local attractions, dine out or stay at a resort, and want an all inclusive package and nightlife options for your trip?
Hotel, Food, Drink, Golf we have it all covered
Resorts with Award-Winning Restaurants
Child friendly golf holidays for families
Your Golf Travel's team of golf travel specialists aim is to design your perfect golf holiday for any occasion that will max out your group's time and budget to create an unforgettable experience. You can explore your golfing interest at your own speed, select your preferred style of accommodation with the help of our specialists.
Our travel experts have travelled extensively or lived in their specialist regions and they will handle your trip from start to finish.
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Apartments, Villas, Lodges, Cabins & Cottages
5 Star luxury with First-Class service
Your Golf Travel's team of golf travel experts will always advise you of any offers or campaigns we have on at that time. These will also be listed in our personalised comms and on the website. Feel free to ask your specialist if you are looking for something in particular. This will vary from time of year travelling, group size and destination.
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Lincolnshire
Rated 8.4 by 743 golfers (Read reviews of Belton Woods Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort)
1 Night, 2 Rounds
South East & Cardiff
Rated 8.2 by 122 golfers (Read reviews of Coldra Court Hotel by Celtic Manor)
1 Night, 1 Round
Borders, Dumfries & Galloway
Rated 7.6 by 269 golfers (Read reviews of Macdonald Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Spa)
1 Night, Unlimited Rounds
Sotogrande
Rated 9.6 by 24 golfers (Read reviews of SO/ Sotogrande Spa & Golf Resort Hotel)
3 Nights, 2 Rounds
Vilamoura
Rated 8 by 228 golfers (Read reviews of Dom Pedro Laguna Golf Course)
3 Nights, 2 Rounds
Belek
Rated 9.2 by 55 golfers (Read reviews of Sueno Hotels Deluxe Belek)
5 Nights, 2 Rounds
Dubai
Rated 9.2 by 68 golfers (Read reviews of Emirates Golf Club)
4 Nights, 3 Rounds
Jacksonville - North East
Rated 10 by 41 golfers (Read reviews of TPC Sawgrass)
Flights, 5 Nights, 3 Rounds
Mauritius
Rated 9.6 by 101 golfers (Read reviews of Constance Belle Mare Plage)
7 Nights, Unlimited Rounds
You need to plan your holiday as early as possible. This allows our team to furnish you with all the best options at the most affordable prices including for any flights. It also allows you to do your research on what the weather will be like in the various destinations being considered, where the best golf courses are all located, and which resorts are from any airports and what fits within your budget.
Our team of experts will be completely flexible, so you can explore all available options including if you have an all inclusive golf holiday or a specialist bespoke golf tour that may include any pre-planned excursions.
It's never easy to decide on where your group will travel. Your Golf Travel services over 40 countries worldwide and there are so many beautiful courses, locations and hotels around the world. Our team will go through a discovery phase with you and start by narrowing down your options based on budget, travel time, flights, course challenge, other amenities and weather.
Once we know this, you can decide whether it's an Open Championship links challenge in the UK and Ireland, all inclusive trips to Turkey or guaranteed sunshine in Dubai or Abu Dhabi or a more historical or cosmopolitan location with other local attractions such as beaches, local restaurants and cuisine, vineyard visits, historic and medieval villages, incredible scenic walks, nightlife, other sports and entertainment plus much much more.
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A compiled list of our most popular golf holidays in Europe
A compiled list of our most popular golf holidays in the World
Whether by plane, car, boat, train or helicopter, our team of specialists will get you there safely and within your budget.
Our experts have all options available to us to organise your perfect golfing holiday. We regularly update to our golf travellers on travel offers and sales so you can lock in the best value travel that suits your needs.
Your Golf Travel has an ATOL license from the Civil Aviation Authority to support all aviation inclusive travel so you are fully bonded and covered. We have contracts with all major airlines and can offer Business Class and First Class travel options.
We all have dreams and grand designs of playing the world's best golf courses, but we will ensure that these courses will suit your group, are accessible and within your budget. Whether you want to play unlimited golf or want to focus on a selection of quality courses, our team can advise accordingly.
We will help you select courses with ground and terrain that will appeal to everyone so everyone can get round and enjoy their rounds including on courses only for walking, ones that need caddies and ones with buggies. It is important not to waste time researching or playing courses that will be unsuitable for you or your group Once we have narrowed down a number of hotels, destinations or golf resorts, we will start looking into the courses that they can offer you and your group.
Golfing resorts often showcase their courses hole by hole so that you can decide as a group whether they are appropriate or not depending on experience and expertise on the golf course. Some of the more well known and challenging golf courses around will put handicap restrictions on all players and will have other local rules that need to be abided with.
Our opinion on the best layouts
Layouts granted royal status
Play the open rota course
Wind, Rolling Dunes & Strategic Shot Making
Mature trees, Sculpted greens & mature trees
Heather, Gorse & firm fairways
Your Golf Travel's team of experts can organise anything for you. So however you intend to spend your time on and off the golf course then we can sort it out for you. Whether it's sunbathing, swimming, eating, sightseeing, seeing local culture, nightlife etc our specialists will make you aware of all activities available both on and off the golf course.
Your Golf Travel likes to allow you to explore destinations at your own pace and advise setting aside time to visit the best local tourist attractions. Check out local traditional villages and historical, medieval towns or visit the nearest theme parks. If sightseeing isn't your thing then spend the day relaxing at your resort, using onsite dining, the pool, the beaches, gym, spa and other onsite options.
We always advise that you lock in your preferred tee times as early as possible and don't leave it to the last minute to reserve them. This is very important so the sooner the better and we will give you the widest bunch of golf options at the most affordable prices.
Whether it is sorting flights, car hire, club rentals or other elements of your trip, the sooner you make a reservation with your resort or golf courses, the more options you will have available to your group and you never want to miss out!
We know that flying with golf clubs and kit around the world can be challenging at times. Golf clubs are big, clunky and heavy plus lugging them around crowded airports can be tiring for you and your group.
Sometimes you may incur additional costs with your airline to place them in the hold, and you can lose valuable time waiting around the carousel once you arrive. Our team of specialists will advise you on how to save time and money in this regard.
As an example we offer VIP baggage transfer services around the world as well with several seamless door to door shipping services. This means that all your golf clubs would be picked up from your home and delivered to where you are staying in advance with full online monitoring service, which allows you to save money and travel lighter.
Other options include hiring clubs in resorts or collecting them at the airport from our global partners around the world.
We know what is important to our clients, many of which are celebrating special occasions. Whether it is a birthday, anniversary, special occasion, we are on hand to serve you and make it even better.
Any requests (however challenging) we will aim to support with VIP upgrade requests, champagne in room, intimate dinners, logos balls and apparels, digital or designer scorecards, all at your request plus just about anything else you can think of.
Personal Customer Service
Yes 100%.
We have been trusted with serving over 4 million golf holiday customers travelling with us since our inception, have a strong health and safety record and emergency 24/7 UK support available to you, whilst you are abroad.
ABTOT, ATOL, IATA & IAGTO
Quality Assurance for hotels & golf course, Health & Safety Assurance.
We strive to always go the extra yard for every client, every time.
Our team aims to make the difference between a good trip and an outstanding one as standard. We are here to serve you.
Handicap: 11
Favourite Course: Chiltern Forest
My 'Expert' areas: Kent & the Home Counties
Best trip I've done: Dubai with golf & Rugby 7's
Where my next trip is to: Ireland along the Wild Atlantic Way
Give Rick a call on 0800 043 6644 to arrange your next golf break.
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