IG - Tour operator

[IrishGolfer]

Quite by chance, I was approached to organise a golf trip for a guy and his son to Ireland and Scotland. It was quite a lot of work, booking accommodation, flights, tee-times, car rental etc. but they arrived today into Ireland and it all begins. They are playing a bunch of great courses:

Portmarnock, Baltray, Portstewart, Castlerock, Ballyliffin, Royal Portrush and Royal Co. Down.

They then head to Scotland and play:

Renaissance, North Berwick, Muirfield, Kingsbarns, Elie, and Carnoustie.

I'm hosting him at my home club on Friday, but I'm also charging him a fee for the time I have spent organising this. I'm wondering if this is a business opportunity for me as I approach semi-retirement. I spend most of my life traveling through work and I love golf, so it seems like a win-win. What do you think? And who wants to be my 2nd customer?

By the way, this could be construed as an advert / SPAM so please remove if you deem it so. I figure you know me, so you appreciate my ramblings.

 

[TEA Time]

By the way, this could be construed as an advert / SPAM so please remove if you deem it so.

Not spam.

I think that's cool as hell, Mark! I hope it works out for you.

I do have to ask - and you don't have to answer - how much did that trip cost?!?

 

[IrishGolfer]

It wasn't cheap, but it ain't my cash! And that's with me hustling on accommodation and green fees. I have a good friend in Scotland and he's helped out on that side. In my view, it's an awesome trip and a chance to play some of the best links courses on the planet!

(So far its well north of $10K )

 

[Fairwaysplitter3320]

It wasn't cheap, but it ain't my cash! And that's with me hustling on accommodation and green fees. I have a good friend in Scotland and he's helped out on that side. In my view, it's an awesome trip and a chance to play some of the best links courses on the planet!

(So far its well north of $10K )

That actually seems reasonable for flights, accommodations, car rentals and 13 courses to play. How long is the total trip?

 

[TEA Time]

That actually seems reasonable for flights, accommodations, car rentals and 13 courses to play.

This. We spent about $3,500 to drive ourselves to Pebble Beach, stay 2 nights, and play Spanish Bay and Pebble. And that was in 2004.

 

[IrishGolfer]

They paid for their own international flights. It was pretty cheap to fly internally one way from Ireland to Scotland.
Total trip is 13 days / 12 nights.

 

[TEA Time]

Ah, ok. That sounds more realistic, then.

 

[Fairwaysplitter3320]

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