Connecting the golf tourism industry
Every partner golf travel needs.
GTN connects tour operators, travel agents and event planners with the vetted resorts, courses, hotels, DMCs, transport partners and destinations who can deliver — wherever their clients want to play, whatever the trip takes.
412
Member companies
45
Countries represented
8
Categories of partner
2 days
To a decision on your application
Members include
Golf Escapes
Turismo de Portugal
Quinta Verde Resort
Nordic Golf Travel
Tourism Ireland
Jumeirah Golf Estates
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Three ways in
One network. Three reasons to be in it.
What you get depends on which side of the table you sit.
Buyers
Tour operators, agents and event planners
Reach every kind of partner a golf trip needs, in destinations you have never contracted, and deal with the people who set the rates.
- Search by category, country and region
- Message decision-makers directly
- Hosted FAM trips and buyer events
- Request proposals when you are ready to price
Free to join
Suppliers
Resorts, courses, hotels, DMCs and transport
Be found by pre-qualified buyers in 45 countries, and build the relationships that turn into contracted business.
- Find operators already selling your destination
- A profile buyers can judge you on
- Post rates, allocations and late availability
- Answer enquiries matched to what you offer
From £950 a year
Destinations
Tourist boards and regional bodies
Bespoke buyer events designed around your objectives, plus year-round presence in front of the buyers who matter.
- Handpicked buyers, market-segmented
- Hosted destination events, no two the same
- A roadmap that continues after the event
Partnership, on application
How it works
Find the right people. Build the relationship. Do the business.
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Join a checked network
Every company is pre-qualified on financial standing, reputation and service before it is let in. That is what makes the directory worth reading.
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Find who you need
Search by category, country and region — resorts, courses, hotels, DMCs, transport, tourism boards. Everything a trip actually takes.
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Connect directly
Message the person who sets the rates, not a general enquiry form. See who is attending which events before you book your own travel.
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Get it contracted
Request proposals, agree rates and hold documents in one place — so the relationship turns into business rather than another email thread.
Built for the way the trade actually works
Golf travel runs on relationships, and relationships are built between trade shows, not at them. The Network runs continuously — searchable, accountable, and open only to companies that have been checked.
Who is in the Network
A golf trip is never just the golf.
Courses, beds, transfers, ground handling, clubs in transit, the destination itself. Every part has to work, and every part has a partner here.
Golf courses & clubs
Championship, links, resort and members’ courses
Golf resorts
Golf, accommodation and facilities on one estate
Hotels
Partner properties beside the courses you sell
DMCs & ground handlers
Inbound specialists who run the trip on the ground
Transport
Transfers, coaches, private aviation, car hire
Logistics
Golf bag shipping and luggage handling
Tourism boards
Destinations with buyer programmes and support
Trade services
Insurance, currency, technology and media
New categories are added as the industry changes. If your business supports golf tourism, there is a place for it here.
“The Golf Tourism Network allows us to enhance our relationships with our industry partners, to source new products for our customers and crucially to also act as a promotional tool for us to continue to deliver the very best.”
Golf Escapes · Buyer member, United Kingdom
“We contracted two new resorts in a destination we had never sold, without leaving the office.”
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“Three enquiries in the first month, from operators who had never heard of us.”
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“The buyers they brought were the right ones. That is not true of every event we fund.”
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Beyond golf
Golf opens the door. It is rarely the whole trip.
Members reach market-leading agencies across the luxury, leisure and MICE sectors, not only the golfing community.
Golf
World-class golf experiences, connected to global buyers.
Luxury
Leading luxury brands and travel specialists.
Leisure
Top leisure agencies driving unforgettable experiences.
MICE
Event specialists delivering impactful programmes.
Vetting
Every member is checked before they are let in.
A pre-qualification process assessing both current and future performance means every company in the Network has the potential to deliver real business. That is what makes a directory worth reading.
- Financial stability
- Industry reputation
- Current performance
- Future potential
- Service standards
Before you apply
The questions everyone asks.
Is my pricing visible to my competitors?
No. Rate cards are shared only with members you choose, and net rates and commission terms never appear on your public profile. Quotes are visible to the buyer who requested them and to nobody else. You can also check exactly what any member can see using the preview tool inside the platform.
How much time does this actually take?
Setting up a profile takes about four minutes. After that, most members spend ten to fifteen minutes a week — keeping their profile current and answering the enquiries that fit. Declining one takes a single click and is not held against you.
What if my application is turned down?
We will tell you why, and what would change our answer. Most rejections are about trading history rather than size, so if you are newly established we will usually invite you to reapply rather than close the door.
We already exhibit at IGTM and belong to IAGTO. Why this as well?
Those are events. They are four days a year and they work. GTN is what happens in the other three hundred and sixty. Most of our members belong to at least one trade body — the Network is where the follow-up, the contracting and the off-season business actually gets done.
Can we be both a buyer and a supplier?
Yes. Outbound and inbound operators get two profiles under one membership and one invoice, with a toggle to switch between them. You are never billed twice.
Not ready to apply?
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