PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (Jan. 13, 2020) – Premier golf destinations, resorts, tour services, products and a new golf travel presentation on the PGA Forum Stage will be featured at the 2020 PGA Merchandise Show, Jan. 22-24, at the Orange County Convention Center, in Orlando, Fla.
The PGA Show Golf Travel Pavilion, located on the PGA Show floor in the #3900-#4300 aisles, features exciting golf destinations in countries including: Argentina, Australia, Canada, Dominican Republic, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Scotland, South Africa and Thailand. Additionally, PGA Professionals will have access to golf travel services from companies such as Haversham & Baker, Halcyon Golf Travel, International Pairs, Luxury Golf Safari Charters, Preferred Golf, Premier Golf and Traveling the Fairways.
New in 2020, a Golf Travel Forum, presented by PGA Magazine, will be offered on the PGA Forum Stage on Thursday, Jan. 23, at 9 a.m. A panel of PGA Professionals who are experts in hosting group golf travel, will share best practices in creating memorable golf experiences and enhancing relationships through group golf trips. PGA Professionals and industry attendees will have a chance to win a golf trip to Morocco, courtesy of the Moroccan National Tourist office (Booth #3985), during the presentation.
Golf Travel Forum panelists are:
· Casey Brozek, PGA, Quail West Golf and Country Club (Naples, FL) – Director of Golf
· David Dorn, PGA, Woodmont Country Club (Rockville, MD) – Director of Golf
· Cathy Matthews-Kane, PGA, Country Club of Colorado (Colorado Springs, CO) – General Manager
· Rich Tock, PGA, Erin Hills (Erin, WI) – Ambassador to PGA Professionals
· (Moderator) Ryan Gingrow, PGA, Senior Relationship Manager, PGA Magazine
Additionally, hundreds of golf travel products can be found throughout exhibits from more than 1,000 participating companies and brands on the PGA Show floor. View golf travel-related exhibits at PGAShow2020.com/travel-exhibits.
About the PGA Merchandise Show
The 67th PGA Merchandise Show, held Jan. 21-24, 2020, in Orlando, will welcome some 1,000 top golf companies and brands and nearly 40,000 industry professionals from around the world to the industry’s annual global summit for the business of golf.
In 2020, PGA Show Week begins with the NGCOA’s Golf Business Conference (Jan. 20-22), the AGM Retail Conference (Jan. 21) and the PGA Show Education Conference (Jan 21-24) at the Orange County Convention Center. The 18th Annual PGA Show Demo Day, featuring nearly 100 top golf companies within 200+ hitting bays, practice greens, and a golf cart test track, will be held Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Orange County National Golf Center. PGA Merchandise Show exhibits, demonstrations, education seminars, special events and industry presentations will fill out the industry calendar Wednesday - Friday, Jan. 22-24, at the Convention Center. Additionally, the Racquet and Paddle Sports Show, a four-day trade event for the tennis, racquet and paddle sports industry, will be co-located with the PGA Merchandise Show, Jan. 22-24, in the Convention Center (West Halls E/F).
The PGA Merchandise Show, “the MAJOR of Golf Business,” is organized in partnership with the PGA of America and is a trade-only event, not open to the public.
Learn more at PGAShow.com.
Media contacts:
PGA Worldwide Golf Exhibitions/Media: Sherry Major, (716) 662-3855, smajor@reedexpo.com
PGA Worldwide Golf Exhibitions/Exhibitor: Greg Scott, (203) 840-5399, gscott@reedexpo.com
PGA of America/Media: Michael Abramowitz, (561) 624-8458, mabramowitz@pgahq.com