Bali, 2 March 2015 — Two of Asia’s leading tourism operators have joined forces to promote international golf tourism to Indonesia.
Golfasian, the largest dedicated inbound golf tour operator in South East Asia, and Asia World Indonesia, one of the country’s leading destination management companies, have formed a partnership to be known as Golfasian Indonesia that aims to substantially increase the number of golf tourists to the archipelago.
Initially, the new entity will concentrate on inbound golf tourism to Bali, where there are four high-calibre courses.
Currently, Bali’s inbound golf tourism market mostly comprises golfers from Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Korea.
While no exact figures are available, Indonesia’s inbound golf tourism market is dwarfed by the 700,000 who visit Thailand each year, and is well below numbers visiting Malaysia and Vietnam.
But Golfasian managing director, Mark Siegel, says there is great potential for growth. “The number and quality of courses in Indonesia, service standards and infrastructure mean there is huge potential to grow the market, which is a major reason why Golfasian and Asia World Indonesia are joining forces,” he says. “It is a perfect combination to use Asia World Indonesia’s on-the-ground operational capabilities and Golfasian’s sales and marketing expertise.
“Last year, Golfasian hosted 15,000 foreign golfers in Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Indonesia. I believe the arrangement with Asia World Indonesia will increase this number substantially.”
One of the first activities of the new venture will be to host 60 international golf tour operators in Bali immediately after the Asian Golf Tourism Convention, to be held in Jakarta in late April, the first time a major golf tourism event has been held in Indonesia.
Asia World Indonesia’s managing director, Renato Domini, says he and Mark Siegel share the same high standards in servicing guests. “Asia World Indonesia is a well established destination marketing company in Indonesia. We know the destination and Golfasian knows golf. This is a perfect combination. Golf in Indonesia is growing rapidly and I’m sure there will be strong demand for golf tours here in the next few years.”
Golfasian Indonesia will operate from Asia World Indonesia’s office in Bali.
For more information, contact:
Golfasian Indonesia
https://www.golfasian.com/golf-holidays/indonesia/
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- End nov early dec spent 10 fantastic days golfing, mainly in Chiang Mai with Golfasian.
Highlands and Alpine are really great courses, and Golfasians service just perfect! So lookong fwd to next time soon hopefully
Magne Høgheim - Prima georganiseerde trip naar Bali gedaan met uitstekende verzorging ter plaatse; terima kasih mr. Putu!!
Robert de Vries - We have done a few trips with Golfasian in Vietnam and it was simply brilliant. From the overall organization, to the Tee-Times up to transportation. I can highly recommend Golfasian.
Manuel Gutierrez - Thanks for yet another fabulous golf holiday in Thailand. This was our 6th and probably our best yet. This time we were a group of 18 visiting Hua Hin and Phuket. We all loved Banyan and Black Mountain (HH) and Red Mountain & Blue Canyon in Phuket. All the hotels we stayed at - Sofitel (Bkk) Centara (HH) & Angsana (Phuket) were fabulous. The transportation to and from the courses and additional transportation to other places of interest were on time and efficient. Lit who set up our programme and Bua our on-the-ground guide were enthusiastic and a pleasure to deal with. Everything went without a hitch, according to the schedule that Lit had assiduously set up for us. Thanks to Golfasian for their attention to detail and meticulousness. In doing so, you took the stress out of travelling in a large group where things can go horribly wrong very quickly. Because the planning was so thorough, you made everything enjoyable, stress free and fun. We're already planning for next year.
Marina Wilson - Excellent service wouldn't look anywhere else nothing is a problem & always just a ph call away.
Judi McKeown - Well , I guess for the limited golf courses , I played here in the Philippines , some OF them are comparable to the golf courses , I played in California , U.S.A . Included also , some in Nevada and Arizona .
Frank Macandog - good service, quick answers, just good for golf lovers
Beat Duss - Great service from beginning to end. The fast lane at the airport started our trip wonderfully and the organisation throughout was faultless. Hua His was a delightful surprise. Black Mountain golf course was great. The trip to the National Park was fantastic. Pukky was brilliant. Second trip we have done through you and will be doing more.
Bruce N Rosie - Incredible service and staff. I couldn't believe how easy it was and not one issue at the hotel or the golf courses.
Marc Jolicoeur - Just back from great 3 week trip with Golfasian, visiting Hua Hin, Bangkok and Pattaya. Golf Asian arranged everything from arrival at Bangkok airport to departure. All we had to do was turn up, play golf and have fun. Every transfer, hotel and golf course went smoothly. Every golfer should experience golf in Thailand. Golfasian highly recommended.
Mike Wills
