{"id":1514,"date":"2012-07-15T17:45:40","date_gmt":"2012-07-15T17:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetgolfreview.co.uk\/?p=1514"},"modified":"2012-07-16T19:41:39","modified_gmt":"2012-07-16T19:41:39","slug":"thai-people-a-secret-weapon-for-golf-tourism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/planetgolfreview\/golf\/courses-and-travel\/1514\/thai-people-a-secret-weapon-for-golf-tourism","title":{"rendered":"Thai People a \u201cSecret Weapon\u201d for Golf Tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Golf<\/a>

Caddies at Thai Country Club in Bangkok \u00a9 Richard Castka\/Sportpixgolf.com<\/p><\/div>\n

What makes golf in Thailand so special? It\u2019s the people, says Mark Siegel, Thailand\u2019s biggest dedicated inbound golf tourism operator. He continues, “Thai hospitality will keep the country on top of Asian golf tourism for the foreseeable future”.<\/p>\n

Thailand will remain Asia\u2019s market leader in golf tourism because other countries can\u2019t match the Kingdom\u2019s \u201csecret weapon\u201d \u2013 the Thai people, especially their golf course caddies.<\/p>\n

Mark Siegel, whose company Golfasian will this year bring 6000 international golf tourists to south-east Asia, stated “the Kingdom would stay ahead of rival golf destinations because of the special way visitors are welcomed”.<\/p>\n

Visiting golfers experience genuine Thai friendship in many ways, but especially with caddies, who really have fun and are extremely helpful and knowledgeable about the game of golf. They enjoy their work, It\u2019s not an act, they are Thai golf\u2019s secret weapon. Everyone who comes to Thailand to play golf goes home a winner.<\/p>\n

The statistics seem to bear out this claim. This year, 600,000 golf tourists are expected to visit Thailand, an increase of more than 15 percent over 2011, making Thailand the world\u2019s third most popular golf destination after the United States and the British Isles.<\/p>\n

Members of Golf In A Kingdom are:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Banyan Resort & Golf, Hua Hin;<\/p>\n

Black Mountain Golf Club, Hua Hin;<\/p>\n

Muang Kaew Golf, Bangkok; <\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Laem Chabang International Country Club, Pattaya; <\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Thai Country Club, Bangkok; <\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Siam Country Club Old Course and Plantation Course, Pattaya.<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

For more information about playing golf in Thailand, visit www.golfinakingdom.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> or to inquire\/make bookings for a golf trip, contact Golfasian www.golfasian.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> phone toll free 1-866-550-2284<\/p>\n

\"Golf<\/a>

Laem Chabang International Country Club, Pattaya, Thailand \u00a9 Peter Corden<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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