Golf tourism workshop to be held in Cape Town

GOLF Tourism is becoming an important tourism sector in the Western Cape, and in view of this, a golf tourism workshop will take place in Cape Town on May 22. The event is being organised by Cape Town Tourism and guest speakers will include Dennis Alpert, executive director of The Presidents Cup 2, and Gert Blij, managing director of Golf SA Tours. Golf is a global industry with huge potential for the tourism industry in South Africa. There are approximately 25 million golfers in North America, over five million in Europe, with an ever-increasing Asian golf market. For more info, e-mail: carmen@cape-town.org by Friday, May 16. (Miguel de Sousa)