Teeing it off! Thai Golf Passport unveiled

Amazing Thailand is a dream destination for the golfers from all around the world as it has amazing Golf facilities. More than 250 golf courses are ideally located throughout the country. Top quality courses, reasonable green fees, friendly caddies attract golfers to visit this amazing place. To bring value to this offering, Sports & Leisure Worldwide (SLW), the leading golf management company in partnership with Tourism Authority of Thailand, New Delhi launched the first ever loyalty programme for a country.

The Thai Golf Passport has been launched in India to offer Indian golfers a seamless golf experience in Thailand. Indian golfers can now be a part of this rewarding loyalty programme whenever they tee off in Amazing Thailand and redeem their points for products from more than two hundred leading brands.

Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) New Delhi Office and SLW conducted a survey on ‘Golfing in Thailand’ with golfers in India during 10-27 July 2020.

A majority of golfers, almost 88% are planning to travel abroad to play golf post Covid19 and 92% kept safety as their prime concern for the outbound travel. The survey resulted in some important facts coming to the fore. Most golfers, a whopping 97% of those surveyed, rated Thailand as one of the best golfing destinations. Thai hospitality followed by value for money and affordable luxury, were the top three key factors which prompts these golfers to travel to Thailand to play golf. Thailand’s close proximity to India was another key factor in influencing the Indian golfers mind in deciding Thailand as the premier destination for Golf holidays.

Vachirachai Sirisumpan, director of TAT in New Delhi said: “We conducted the survey to ascertain the impact of Covid-19 on Golf tourism to Thailand and were happy to see the enthusiasm to travel for golf amongst the Indian golfers.”