Andalucía
plans to attract golfers from Scotland
The South Coast is also known as Costa del
Golf. However, it is known so because of a reason! This coast boasts of some of
the best golf courses and golf
property for sale and is known to attract a few million golfers from all
over the world yearly. The most famous golf courses in Andalucía include San
Roque, La Zagaleta and the Royal Valderrama, which suddenly shot into limelight
as it is set to host the Spanish Open during April.
The Ministry of Tourism and Sports in Spain
and Andalucía, in a bid to promote the golf courses of its country, attended
the Scottish golf show held in Glasgow, to showcase the best golf courses
Andalucía has to offer to golfers.
In the event held between March 18th
to 20th, the Ministry was able to promote the golf courses and
facilities available in Andalucía, thereby attracting a significant number of
golfers from Scotland.
This show saw several exhibitors from all
over the world showcasing their courses and attracting golfers. It also
showcased the largest driving range, which is one of a kind and located in
Scotland. The Professional Golfers’ Association operates this and as a part of
the show, several professionals of PGA participated and gave lessons about golf
throughout the show. This show saw an attendance of 18,000 people and the
numbers are expected to increase this year.
The show organizer of last year, Tom
Lovering stated that the Scottish Golf Show turned out to be one of the most
successful and comfortable consumer golf show held in UK and they continued to
conduct the event in a much larger scale attracting more participants next
year.
A total of 450,000 visitors came to the
hundred odd golf courses in Andalucía during 2014, which saw a growth of 1.3%
when compared to the past year. The growth turned out to be the highest for
this year and ever since 2010, the cumulative growth stood at 7%, making it a
healthy growth.
Golfers who come to Andalucía stay for an
average of 11.9 days, which is three days more than an average tourist who
visits this country. Also, they end up spending more, contributing to the
economy due to tourism. Their average spending went up by 2.6% in 2014 and the
average spending per day per person stood at 88.43 Euros. This is 30 Euros more
than the average spending of an individual in Andalucía, thereby pumping in
more revenues to the economy of Andalucía.
Buying golf property in Andalucía will continue to be a fantastic investment for buy to let or as a second or holiday home.
Buying golf property in Andalucía will continue to be a fantastic investment for buy to let or as a second or holiday home.
