Golfasian partners with Asia World

BALI  Two of Asia’s leading tourism operators have joined forces to promote international golf tourism to Indonesia.
Golfasian, based out of Bangkok, and Asia World Indonesia, are the partners of a new venture Golfasian Indonesia that aims to increase golf tourists to the archipelago.
Initially, the new company will concentrate on inbound golf tourism to Bali, where there are four high-calibre courses.
Currently, Bali’s inbound golf tourism is generated in Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Korea.
While no exact figures are available, Indonesia’s inbound golf tourism market is dwarfed by the 700,000 golfers who visit Thailand each year, and is well below the golf visits to Malaysia and Vietnam.
inside no 2 Mark Siegel and Renato Domini shake hands on their new partnership.
Mark Siegel and Renato Domini shake hands on their new partnership.
Golfasian managing director, Mark Siegel,` commenting on the partnership said: “It is a perfect combination to use Asia World Indonesia’s on-the-ground operational capabilities and Golfasian’s sales and marketing expertise.”
“Last year, Golfasian hosted 15,000 foreign golfers in Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Indonesia. I believe the arrangement with Asia World Indonesia will increase this number substantially.”
One of the first activities of the new venture will be to host 60 international golf tour operators in Bali immediately after the Asian Golf Tourism Convention, to be held in Jakarta in late April, the first time a major golf tourism event has been held in Indonesia.
Asia World Indonesia’s managing director, Renato Domini, said: “Asia World Indonesia is a well established destination marketing company in Indonesia. We know the destination and Golfasian knows golf. This is a perfect combination. Golf in Indonesia is growing rapidly and I’m sure there will be strong demand for golf tours here in the next few years.”
Golfasian Indonesia will operate from Asia World Indonesia’s office in Bali.
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