Top 10 Reasons to use a Golf Tour Operator
Advantages of booking your Golfing Holiday with a Golf Tour Operator
With more and more of us spending our money online we grow in confidence year on year and in more recent times the trend has increased that we are booking our golf holidays online and direct. Without doubt the biggest reason for this is the search for the lowest possible price. However, many do not realise that by booking the elements of your holiday individually you can be forfeiting the protection offered by a
Golf Tour Operator and that there may also be an element of risk involved, especially when it comes to ‘Euroland'.
- Price Guarantee - A good golf tour operator will honour the price a holiday was booked at and absorb at least some of any price increase caused changes in the exchange rate.
- Central contact - When booking a hotel, car hire, flights and several different courses the confusion can soon mount, especially if you are a group leader and responsible for all the arrangements! Book with a Tour Operator and this will all be taken care of for you and you will be allocated a Sales Advisor who will deal with your entire booking from start to finish and keep you informed as necessary all the way through.
- Offers and Discounts - Tour operators aren't always able to offer the lowest price for a holiday compared to when booking the elements direct. However, they most likely will have a lot more offers such as free golf, early booking discounts, free nights, free places and so on! This can mean that much greater value is available with a tour operator. Plus, they often have an allocation of rooms and tee times available for them which means instant confirmation for you!
- Experience and Advice - The very best form of research is to ask someone who has already been to the hotel and played the courses you are considering for your golfing holiday. A golf specialist tour operator will have the knowledge and advice you need to make your golfing break a great experience for all concerned.
- A Brochure - The internet is a superb way to instantly access information - if you have a computer and if you can take it with you. However, it is also great to be able to browse a brochure at your leisure and to pass it on to others who may be interested.
- Flexibility and Choice - Don't be limited when arranging your golfing breaks. A good tour operator will have plenty of choice and won't impose such rules as minimum of 7 nights departing on a Saturday! Flights are readily available now and you should be able to travel at a time and for a duration that suits you.
- Support at the end of the phone - There is nothing more irritating than recorded messages and slow email responses. Tour operators should be available in a format that suits you and many golfers like the support you get from a personal advisor at the end of the phone, ready to discuss your requirements and most of all help you.
- Hassle free arrangements - You can relax and be confident that all arrangements will be as advised by your tour operator. A lot of time is spent building relationships with suppliers so that you are given the best possible service before, during and even after your golfing holiday.
- Loyalty Rewards - Tour Operators love it when clients come back to them year after year, especially in the golfing market where employees and customers have such a common interest. That is why a good golf holiday tour operator will reward you, most likely with discounts, for returning to them for each golfing holiday you book.
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Protection - If you book a golfing holiday that includes flights with an ATOL bonded Tour Operator you are protecting your holiday.
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"ATOL protects you from losing your money or being stranded abroad. It does this by carrying out checks on the tour operators and travel organisers it licenses, and requiring a financial guarantee called a bond, which is lodged with the CAA.
If a tour operator goes out of business, the CAA will make a refund to you, or if you're abroad, we'll arrange for you to finish your holiday and fly home."
For further information to the following great golfing holiday destinations - see below:
Golf holidays in Spain Golf holidays in Cyprus
Golf holidays in Portugal Golf holidays in Mallorca
Golf holidays in Madeira Golf holidays in Canary Islands
Golf holidays in Austria Golf holidays in Italy
Golf holidays in France Golf holidays in Morroco
Golf holidays in Turkey Golf holidays in Tunisia