Cincinnati, OH – The golf travel industry appears on track for another year of robust growth for destinations around the globe. At Haversham & Baker Expeditions, much of the well-publicized surge in demand for travel has come from a familiar source: private club PGA Professionals.
“What we’re seeing is an acceleration of a long-term trend,” said Sam Baker, Founder and Chairman of Haversham & Baker. “Our PGA Professionals Travel Program has shown steady and continuous growth for over a decade. But 2022 was off the charts and 2023 looks just as promising.”
As membership rosters have swelled at golf clubs around the country, PGA Professionals have turned to international travel as a way to engage and retain the influx of new members. Once a travel program is established, the value it brings to the club, the membership, and the PGA Professional pays dividends for years to come.
“Many pros come to us thinking it’s a one-off trip to the bucket list golf courses in Great Britain and Ireland,” said Baker. “By the time they return home, it’s clear that the overseas trip needs to be a regular fixture on the club calendar.”
While PGA Professionals are helping to fuel record demand for overseas golf travel, the first step in their journey often takes place much closer to home. When the annual PGA Merchandise Show gets underway in Orlando, the members of the H&B PGA Professionals Travel Program will descend on booth #4173 to finalize their itineraries for 2023 and put their 2024 expeditions in motion.
“Given the unprecedented rise in private club participation, it’s no surprise that interest in club hosted travel has followed along,” notes Baker. “While it’s always a very busy few days for us in Orlando, I suspect we’ll see many new faces around the booth this year.”
To learn more about the H&B PGA Professionals Travel Program, visit the link above or email golf@haversham.com to schedule an appointment with one of our Expedition Planning Managers during the PGA Merchandise Show.
About Haversham & Baker Expeditions
Haversham & Baker is the leading provider of international golf travel to America’s private clubs and their members. Known as the “country club of golf travel,” H&B specializes in custom expeditions to the great golf courses of Scotland, Ireland, England, and Spain. Since 1991, Haversham & Baker has delivered Golf at its Finest, Life at its Best, and Memories that Last a Lifetime to the members of over 1500 private clubs across the United States.
The H&B PGA Professionals Program is the largest and most successful Club Hosted Travel program of its kind. Over 200 PGA Professionals currently participate in the program, representing 33 sections of the PGA of America.
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