European legend Ian Woosnam was on hand to join in the fun as professionals and amateurs from all over the world gathered at European Tour Destination, Costa Navarino, fromJune 24-27, to celebrate a landmark edition of the AEGEAN Messinia Pro-Am. The event provided a moment to reflect on the [...]
We caught up with the club’s General Manager, Philippe Pilato, to find out what’s happening ahead of the reopening on September 1st, 2026. In this video, Philippe explains the following points which he expands on below: The holes affected by the aptly-named Metro Line 18 The project’s biggest [...]
The project was necessitated by the construction of the new Paris Metro line – aptly named Line 18 – which connects Paris-Orly Airport with Versailles. We caught up with the man behind the transformation – course architect Russell Talley – to discuss the scale of the [...]
Today’s golfer, particularly travelling golfers, women, younger players and non-members, judges an experience long before they reach the first tee. They judge it from the website, the digital interaction they might have had with the venue, the physical arrival experience, the atmosphere, the [...]
The hidden 90%: How our brain really makes decisions “We like to think of ourselves as logical and rational, but that’s only partly true,” said Smith. “If you think your customers are making purchasing decisions based on price and logic, you’re missing 90% of the picture.” Research [...]
When the Founders launched Made in Scotland, they had a clear ambition. Its success later led to the idea of creating a golf club of their own: a place where Clan Members and business relations could be welcomed in a way that truly reflected their vision. That idea became The Dutch. What was once [...]
The par-72 Legend Course at the Constance Belle Mare Plage, which has previously hosted the MCB Tour Championship on the Staysure Legends Tour, is the picturesque venue this week. Designed by Hugh Baiocchi, the championship course winds through an indigenous forest and along one of Mauritius’s [...]
First established in 2006 as the AEGEAN Airlines Pro-Am, the tournament was inspired by Theodore Vassilakis, founder of AEGEAN, and Captain Vassilis Constantakopoulos, founder of Costa Navarino. The event has been hosted at Costa Navarino since 2010, where it has since evolved alongside the [...]
Watch: Creating exceptional experiences that keep guests coming back As the resort gears up to host the 2031 Ryder Cup, that experience-led hospitality becomes even more important. Director of Golf Flavio Papa explains… Making every guest feel like a VIP “At Camiral, our goal is to [...]
What separates a good experience from a great one on a golf course, at a tournament or on a golf trip? “It comes down to those touchpoints that move experiences towards emotion,” says Richard Payne, Director of Commercial Strategy and Golf at Levy. “It’s anticipating what your customer or [...]