Golf Travel: A Growing Appetite and Impact
Golf travel is tied to approximately 40% of the game’s overall economic impact – over $40 billion annually – when accounting for the $31 billion in golf tourism-related expenditures in the U.S. as well as playing fees and associated costs at the nearly 1,200 golf resorts nationwide. Destination golf, buddy trips, couples’ weekends, golf getaways; there are many names for it. But suffice it to say, golf travel is big business. Over two-thirds of the nearly 13 million Core golfers (8-or-more rounds a year) say they intend to take a golf-related trip in 2024, with increased expectations among younger cohorts. As detailed in this related ...
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