NAGTOA PRESS RELEASES

For Immediate Release
Contact: Debbie Bussey
dbussey@nagtoa.com
1-877-545-4653
www.nagtoa.com

ANNOUNCING THE FORMATION OF
THE NORTH AMERICAN GOLF TOUR OPERATORS ALLIANCE

DARIEN, CT: Debbie Bussey, Chairman, announced the formation of a new tourism organization - The North American Golf Tour Operators Alliance (NAGTOA). The NAGTOA will be made up of United States and Canadian based tour operators that arrange and sell overseas golf packages.

According to Bussey, “The NAGTOA will be an active working organization to promote global golf tourism and provide its members with real business relationships, forums, opportunities and education to grow the global game. Membership is open to any U.S. or Canadian based company that is actively involved in the business of arranging golf tour packages to destinations outside North America.”

The purpose of the Alliance is to:

o Provide its members with a network for the sharing of information
o Facilitate product and destination education
o Promote our members’ products to consumers
o Serve as an advocate to destinations and vendors
o Further promote international golf travel throughout North America

Bussey continued, “ The game has taken on global proportions and the 25 Founding Member Companies are not only selling the traditional golf destinations of Scotland and Ireland, but also emerging golf destinations that include New Zealand, Costa Rica, The Czech Republic and even China, to name a few. It is important as the destination list grows our members have an organization that is dedicated to promoting business opportunities.”

“We are excited to announce our inaugural business opportunity for members will be the First Annual North & West Coast Links Golf Challenge, to be held in Ireland September 8-15, 2007,” stated Bussey. “The tournament experience will be enhanced for the consumer participants by the combined selling efforts of the membership, and the joint selling will reduce the risk to the members of having to individually hold a large amount of confirmed space. We look forward to expanding these types of programs and others to more destinations in the coming years.”

For more information on NAGTOA and the First Annual North & West Coast Links Golf Challenge, contact Debbie Bussey directly at 1-877-545-4653, dbussey@nagtoa.com or visit www.nagtoa.com.

North American Golf Tour Operators’ Alliance
January 2007

Networking Reception with NAGTOA Members

Greetings!
Networking Reception with NAGTOA Members

Rosen Plaza Hotel
Next Door to the Convention Center
Salon #8
9700 International Dr.

Thur, Jan 25, 2007
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

You are cordially invited
The members of the North American Golf Tour Operators’ Alliance (NAGTOA) would like to invite you and your colleagues to a “Happy Hour” networking session during this years PGA Merchandise Show. This is a great opportunity to meet with our members and learn more about NAGTOA, and how you as suppliers and we as operators can work more closely together to promote your product in 2007 and beyond.

If you are attending the PGA Show we hope you will join the members of NAGTOA, along with other hotels, golf courses, Tourist Boards and other suppliers for this unique event. There will be a cash bar and complimentary hors d’oeuvres.

Please RSVP
dbussey@nagtoa.com. We look forward to seeing you then.
Debbie Bussey, Chairman

First Annual North & West Coast Links Golf Challenge is hosted in Conjunction with the North American Golf Tour Operators Alliance

The North American Golf Tour Operators Alliance is pleased to offer you the opportunity to compete in our first Annual North & West Coast Links Golf Challenge. The tournament will be played over four days taking in some of the finest links courses in the world – Carne, Enniscrone, Donegal and County Sligo/Rosses Point.

Tournament entry and format is based on 2-person teams, Stableford Scoring – better ball. The best score for each hole will count as the team score. Maximum handicap utilized for scoring will be 24 for men, 28 for ladies. Overall winners will be the teams with the highest accumulated points over the four tournament rounds. Daily Tournament Team Prizes to be awarded: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Net and 1st & 2nd Gross; Overall Tournament Waterford Crystal Team Prizes awarded: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Net.

Space is limited to 120 North American Golfers. Reserve your space in this exciting fun-filled event!

Tournament Sponsored by:
Tourism Ireland | North & West Coast Links Golf | NAGTOA