Thailand Sales Planner - From Travel Agent September 15, 2008 - (Page 20) 06 TRENDY Mission Hill Golf Course Hip and trend-savvy Thailand has all the magic ingredients to make a perfect vacation for the 21st century traveler When you visit Thailand, you’ll quickly be entranced by the country’s rich heritage, vivid culture and friendly people. As the minutes tick by, you’ll realize how chic and hip the country is, with world-class golf courses, trendy boutique hotels, shopping galore, family-fun attractions and state-of-the-art meeting facilities. Woods played. Thanks to Thailand’s tropical climate, golf can be enjoyed all year round. The cool dry period between November and February is prime time for golf. The rainy season from July to October affects the central and northern areas of the country, and although rainfall can be heavy, a downpour rarely holds up a game for more than an hour or two. Golfers can tee off at courses throughout the country. In the Bangkok area there are several great courses, some even within the city limits. Others can be reached in about a 40-minute drive. Thailand’s famous beach resort of Pattaya has superb international level courses with excellent facilities at inexpensive rates, making the resort an ideal center for golf vacations. Other seaside resorts such as Hua Hin, Phuket and Ko Samui also have a good selection of layouts, many with views of the ocean. For those who prefer mountain scenery, the northern city of Chiang Mai, a onehour flight from Bangkok, offers an array of courses, some with breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains. The planning of a golf holiday can begin with a visit to one of the following Web sites: Thaigolfer Group Company Limited: www.thaigolfer.com Golfasian.com Co., Ltd.: www.golfasian.com Thailand Golf Association: www.tga.or.th Professional Golf Association of Thailand: www.pgathailand.com Golf Golf has been played in Thailand for over 100 years. Thailand presently has more than 200 golf courses and this number is expected to grow to 250 as golf courses under construction come on line. Course designers include such notables as Pete Dye, Nick Faldo, Gary Player, Robert Trent Jones Jr., Jack Nicklaus, and Greg Norman. Thailand has played host to a number of world-class golf tournaments, including the Johnny Walker Classic and the Honda Classic, in which golf icon Tiger 20 Shopping Some of the products for which Thailand is renowned are hand-woven silks and cotton, wood carvings, lacquerware, ceramics and gemstones. Fixed prices are the norm in department stores, but at most other places bargaining is to be expected. The final price can be 10 percent to 40 percent lower than the asking price. Most shops are experienced at shipping A M A Z ING THA ILA ND TRAVEL P L A N N E R http://www.thaigolfer.com http://www.Golfasian.com http://www.golfasian.com http://www.tga.or.th http://www.pgathailand.com
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