GolfSwitch, the world's largest online real time tee-time distribution network, is set to expand its burgeoning network even further at November's International Golf Travel Market (IGTM), in Antalya, Turkey.
GolfSwitch's European Managing Director, Jo Maes, is expecting a big demand for his time at the event and will be accompanid by GolfSwitch's VP of Sales, Scott Mayer out of Scottsdale, Arizona. Both of them will be available to take appointments during the three exiting days at IGTM
He said: "Last year, my diary was completely full and it was unfortunate that I had to turn down opportunities due to lack of time. This year I will be assisted by our VP of Sales, Scott Mayer, who knows the GolfSwitch products inside out and can assist golf resorts and tour operators in understanding how to make the most of their online presence.
He added: "I am particularly excited that over the past few months we have rolled out several new products and the uptake on those has been immense. Many of our courses have been transferred to our new white label portal product which allows them to show different rates for different times of the day and multiple courses in one view."
GolfSwitch has rolled out white label Facebook and Mobile booking engines that can be used by golf courses and or resellers to allow their customers to book via the world's largest social network and through mobile applications.
Jo Maes also said: "In the run up to IGTM we are particularly delighted that we have more and more travel companies and tour operators looking at the GolfSwitch solutions that allow them to become more efficient and cost effective. Our online tools for Tour Operators allow them to introduce a real time booking engine in their back office environment to book rounds of golf both on courses with which they have their own billing relationship but it also opens it up to the more than 2,000 golf courses in the GolfSwitch portfolio.
Utilising experience built up over the last 12 years, GolfSwitch has cemented its place as the market leader in tee-time distribution by powering white-label electronic tee-time reservations for thousands of travel agents, hotels and resorts, tour operators, visitor's bureaux, and more than 5,000 websites, including recent European additions KLM Air France Flying Blue Golf, Ryanair Golf Direct, Orbitz, Expedia, Bookandgolf, Hardelot Golf, Golf-Away and TX247.eu.
The GolfSwitch network provides courses with the flexibility to sell rack rate, special, discount, corporate or holiday rounds to a local, regional, national or global audience - while still maintaining total control over inventory distribution, pricing and policies at every level.
Maes added: "The current recession but also the increased competition to get to the golfer, made courses take note of the power of the GolfSwitch online golf marketing platform. We continue to see an increasing growth in resorts looking to embrace online solutions as an integral part of future marketing strategies and allowing them to connect to their clients, be it the consumer direct or via their travel partners.
"GolfSwitch continues to be, without doubt, the most sought-after solution in the online tee-time marketplace today as it is always the course which determines the business rules regarding availability and rate, allowing them full control over their own inventory."
GolfSwitch's raison d'être remains the same now as it did when the company launched in 1998: to provide a common platform, based on open architecture, which enables all golf courses to communicate, interact and respond to customers and business partners in real time, on a 365 - 24/7 basis.
It provides the most efficient way for both consumers as resellers to find and book tee times anywhere, anytime - and is the largest tee-time marketing network in the world by an ever-increasing margin.
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Information about GolfSwitch
Golfswitch is the world's largest and most diverse tee time distribution network providing golf clubs with a range of tools to connect to an online audience and channel golf bookings through the web. All these tools provide the golfer an instant and real time opportunity to book rounds of golf.
For more information and to arrange a meeting with the GolfSwitch team at IGTM or on how to connect to the Golfswitch network, contact:
Denise Gallagher (dgallagher@golfswitch.com) - Marketing and Public Relations Director
Mob: +351.912735082
Jo Maes (jmaes@golfswitch.com) - Director of European Operations Mob: +351.912957146 - skype: jo_maes
GolfSwitch International Ltd - Office Phone: +353.1.4429016
