A Cheerful Day in Dublin
A strong wind puffed through Dublin yesterday, echoing the gusts of joy blowing out of Wales. Ireland hasn’t had much… Read more »
Business Travel
Ryder in the Rain
We’ve had the kind of rain here is Wales that Bob Dylan predicted—a hard rain’s gonna fall, he sang, anticipating… Read more »
The Mexican Resort Development Conference: The Resurrection of Optimism.
A surprisingly optimistic mood prevailed at the Mexican Resort Development conference held on September 12-14 in downtown San Diego’s Hard Rock Hotel. The… Read more »
Spain and America–A Reflection
Spain’s economy is in a death-spiral, with unemployment approaching 50% for people under 30 and holding at nearly 20% overall. … Read more »
Don’t Wear Your Eagles Cap in China
Last Saturday morning I arrived in Beijing after several days in Spain and Italy, lugging a suitcase full of polo shirts and… Read more »
Chairman Mao, May I Introduce Tom Morris?
While American real estate developers hunker down and try to figure out when if ever their forlorn industry will revive,… Read more »
Golf Tourism in Italy
In mid-January of 2010, a group of experts on various components of golf development gathered in Rome to discuss the… Read more »
Golf Italian Style
In Italy it’s the art of living, rather than making a living, that matters. On one of my first visits… Read more »
Notes from the Asia Pacific Golf Summit
The Asia Pacific Golf Summit in Kuala Lumpur in late October highlighted the degree to which people who make their… Read more »
Great Wall as Home Depot
A Great Chimney My friends Robert Devine and Shan Zhou are developing a fantastic eco-resort at the base of a… Read more »
