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Eating at a 5-star hotel is hungry, golfer complains while on tour in Vietnam

After the match, the gofler asked for a full meal or hot pot dishes, but the 5-star hotel did not respond. Therefore, to promote golf tourism, there are many things to do.

Untapped “Gold Mine”

According to Forbes magazine, Vietnam develops the fastest golf in the world. The most recent statistics on the world golf market of R&A clubs (based on global data from the National Golf Foundation) give the following figures: Vietnam has 78 active golf courses, and the number of golfers is about 51,000. people. Golf tourism It is like a gold mine, but it is being left open and there is a risk of losing opportunities in big markets like Thailand.

Deputy Director General of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Nguyen Le Phuc said that Vietnam has full potential and opportunities to become “Asia’s golf paradise”. However, golf tourism products are still very limited due to the limited number of golf courses. The percentage of international tourists coming to Vietnam to play golf is not high. The link between the tour operator and the golf course is still loose.

Eating at a 5-star hotel is hungry, golfers complain when visiting Vietnam
Vietnam has many strengths in golf tourism (Photo: Duy Anh)

In addition, golf tourism has not been connected with other types of tourism; no professional awards yet; There are no methodical solutions for promoting and promoting golf tourism products. Golf tour programs are limited, not rich in content, mainly focusing on activities to support golf guests.

According to Mr. Phuc, in the future, golf will become a global entertainment with new developing markets. The policy of Vietnam’s tourism is to promote the advantages and potentials to develop golf tourism in a sustainable way. This is considered one of the products that Vietnam tourism is aiming for.

Mr. Vu The Binh, Chairman of Vietnam Tourism Association, assessed that golf tourism plays an important role. Golfers need additional services such as cultural enjoyment, cuisine, rest, etc. Therefore, it is necessary to cooperate between golf courses and hotels or tour operators to have products. Diverse golf tourism.

According to the World Golf Tourism Organization (IAGTO), golf tourists often spend twice as much as regular tourists and golf tourism is currently ranked 3rd in incentive tourism spending in Asia. .

On average, every year, about 1.9 million golfers regularly move to play at different golf courses, depending on the destination of the trip, there are international or domestic golf tourism.

According to an investigation by KPMG, golf tourists participating in golf tours with short – haul distances, the trip time is about 3-4 days. With long-haul destinations, the trip time can last from 1-2 weeks. Analysis of the golf tourist market shows that middle-aged golfers account for the majority and have a higher income.

If developing golf tourism, Vietnam will attract a large number of international visitors, especially key markets such as Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China… There is a huge demand for golf. In the winter, all golf courses in central and southern Vietnam are full of guests, mostly from Northeast Asia.

Eating at a 5-star hotel is hungry, golfers complain when visiting Vietnam
It is necessary to join hands to make golf tourism a spearhead industry (Photo: Duy Anh)

There is no package golf tour yet

When talking about the combination of golf and tourism at the seminar “Vietnam Golf Tourism: Potentials and Challenges”, Mr. Trinh Thanh, Director of Golf Pro, shared, restaurants in high-class hotels are all according to 5-star standards, but the food here is not suitable for golfers.

“They have to eat a lot and at least be full, while fine dining (meal of high standard) there is a little bit, golfers eat hungry they are not satisfied. Small things like that can turn into big ones. The whole program we’re working on is great, but because of that little bit, they shared it on Facebook,… it has to be handled. It’s not a great experience, but it’s a skill in how to keep guests and satisfy golfers. Once they’re satisfied, they’ll pay anyway,” he said.

According to travel businesses, in order to stimulate domestic golf tours, it is necessary to have a separate golf package at a much lower price than golfing members. But most golf course owners hold the view that golf tourism must be a high-class product. That has limited the audience of this type of tourism.

Therefore, Mr. Pham Duy Nghia, director of Vietfoot Travel, said that so far, no unit has entered to offer a package tour for golf tourists from Korea and Japan, while in Thailand and Malaysia have been There is a package tour at a good price thanks to the involvement of the government, hotel supply system, restaurant, travel agency.

In order to develop golf tourism, Mr. Tran Ngoc Hai, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Golf Tourism Association, said that in order for golfers to enter Vietnam more, it is necessary to reduce taxes. In addition, a decisive role is played by tour operators in connecting customers with airlines, golf courses, destinations, restaurants, hotels…

The government also needs to support businesses and travel to connect with each other to expand golf tourism between locations. The Vietnam Golf Tourism Association builds a golf tourism ecosystem so that golf tours can be booked in Vietnam or from abroad via the web, app.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Hieu, Institute of Sports Science, suggested that golf sport and golf tourism should be developed through activities such as organizing both professional and amateur golf tournaments, seminars, golf events, golf courses with world-class, reputable and influential coaches.

Besides, building quality and attractive resort tourism product packages from the combination of golf courses with travel agencies; strengthen partnerships, cooperation and association with countries with strengths in golf tourism to attract the market from the point of view of mutual benefit.

Ms. Le Thanh Hoa, CEO of Good Feeling Vietnam Tourism Company, noted that golf businesses should be considered as tourism businesses, promoting golf tourism in promotional events to promote Vietnam’s tourism in Vietnam. key tourism markets.

Duy Anh

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