Become an Elite Member of The Golf Inspired Resort Collection...
The Elite by Golf Inspired Resort Collection is a cost-effective hybrid representation program that combines professional resort representation with an exclusive suite of B2C + B2B marketing. It reaches two distinct audiences, luxury travel advisors and golf travel consumer enthusiasts. This is an exclusive opportunity to join a select group within our resort collection, one of prestigious resorts and premier destinations.
As a member of the Elite Collection by Golf Inspired, your resort will be identified as such with specific information highlighted to the travel advisor community during sales calls, webinars, and events. We are targeting the travel advisor interested in selling golf with a network of golf/luxury clients. We provide concierge service to the travel advisor (we are an in-country golf partner for Internova), and we advise, assist, and recommend golf products to the advisors.
As an Elite Collection member, we will tell your story to the advisor community. We will share that the golf at your resort is stellar, but also let them know that golf is “just one” of the many amenities and experiences that you have to offer. In essence, you are a member of our select “collection within a collection” that we are shining the light on. The benefits of membership include having your resort listed in the dedicated Elite Collection by Golf Inspired and featured during our outreach to the travel advisor community.
We will promote the selling points of your resort during our Golf Inspired sales presentations, including slides, images, content, and details devoted to your resort. We complement and support your sales team in reaching the advisors interested in golf, and during the process educate them about all that your resort has to offer, thus assisting your team with building awareness and sales.
Outreach to the travel advisors is only part of the Elite Collection benefits. Partners receive B2C and B2B benefits as follows.
Partnership Benefits
- Experienced Representation to US / Canadian Travel Advisors
- Prime Positioning on Travel Advisor’s Portal as “Resort of the Month”
- Inclusion in Quarterly Travel Advisor Newsletter
- Assistance with Resort Organized FAM Trips
- Opportunity for Golf Inspired Lead Discovery Trip
- Outreach to Network of PGA Pros, Directors of Golf, & Facility Managers
- Placement in Northeast GOLF Half Page Ad
- Additional Monthly E-Blasts to database of Golf Travelers
- Blog Pieces written by stable of Golf Writers and Brand Ambassadors
- Bonus Opportunity to access to New Consumer Emails
Sandra Romeo, our Director of Global Sales & Marketing will personally be overseeing your account. An industry veteran, she has worked with luxury travel advisors, travel advisor consortia groups, has on-site hotel experience, and has worked with cruise lines, destinations, and travel publishing. She also had a career stint in international brand marketing and research having worked for consumer goods companies such as Pepsi and Gillette. She is expertly qualified to professionally represent your property, build relationships, inspire sales and educate the US & Canadian travel advisor about your golf resort.
High-Res imagery of your property will be the main feature of our Travel Advisor Portal. The feature will include informative content and promotional material designed to educate our Travel Advisors on how to sell your property. In addition to your specific resort listing, you'll be listed as a first result on our consumer facing homepage.
In addition to the content posted on the Travel Advisor Portal, your resort will be featured in quarterly newsletters to our Travel Advisor Community.
A core pillar of the Golf Inspired model is the Discovery Trip. Addressing the issues and misuse of the FAM trip model, a Discovery Trip restores integrity. We send our Ambassadors of the Game, vetted members of the Golf Travel Community with affluent social networks and a history of putting trips together. These are not individuals looking for freebees, but paying members who are excited to promote your resort. You will have the option to host one in 2025.
Our network includes a list of 7.7K PGA Pros, Directors of Golf, and Facilities Managers, meaning you'll reach every major club and course in the country. Direct outreach will be provided to these resorts in addition to the E-blasts.
As the Official Luxury Golf Travel Partner of Northeast GOLF, your resort will be featured in a 2/3 page ad with live links placed next to the founders note in a 2025 issue. North East Golf's online magazine reaches an audience of 1.5 Million readers per issue.
As a partner of Golf Inspired your property will be featured in dedicated E-blasts to a highly active date base spanning nation wide. Your E-blasts will be in addition to your included features in our monthly newsletter, resulting in 12 total E-blasts.
Golf Inspired's story tellers highlight the world of golf. Your resort will be featured in blog pieces in engaging content designed to immerse the reader in the destination. We also include a piece written by Paul Cormack. Paul is our "Inspired Caddie" as he's on bag for LPGA Superstar, Lydia Ko.
More About Discovery Trips
The goal is to make an impactful visit for our Ambassadors of the game as we want them to experience, share, and sell your resort to their network. We will work closely with you to provide a VIP experience but will defer to your local expertise for the specific arrangements. We encourage unique regional experiences. We require the following: 3 nights (min) accommodation, breakfast included, 2x rounds of golf, 2x hosted dinners, 2x post-golf lunch. We allow/prefer ambassadors to bring a guest as we have discovered it allows ambassadors to experience the destination as they would be selling it. The size of the group is small (average 10), targeted, and would be escorted by a Golf Inspired representative. Social media promotion occurs while on site, and each Ambassador would be provided with customized and dedicated marketing materials to promote your resort to their community.
Next Steps & Strategy Recommendations
- Review Proposal
- Establish Discovery Trip Dates and Inclusions
- Establish a PGA Class A / Country Club Director travel offer for us to promote (7K list)
- Outreach to the Travel Advisor and Golf Inspired Communities (trade & consumer)
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