Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina has been
named by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators
(IAGTO) as its 2024 "Golf Resort of the Year" in the United States.
HILTON
HEAD ISLAND, S.C., July 30,
2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront
Resort on Hilton Head Island, South
Carolina has been named by the International Association of
Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO) as its 2024 "Golf Resort of the Year"
in the United States.
"This means a great deal to us considering
all of the other spectacular golf resorts, not only on Hilton Head Island but across the entire state
of South Carolina and beyond,"
said Brad Marra, Chief Operating
Officer, Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort.
Palmetto Dunes is a 2,000-acre resort destination bounded by 3
miles of Atlantic Ocean beach on one side and a sheltered
Intracoastal Waterway marina on the other. The resort features
vacation home and villa rentals, a trio of world-class golf
courses, Toptracer Range, an award-winning tennis and pickleball
center, an 11-mile inland salt-water lagoon system for kayaking and
fishing, and Hilton Head Outfitters for bike rentals, canoes,
kayaks, fishing and more.
Destinations and golf resorts across North America, the Caribbean and Latin
America were honored in the Americas section of the 24th
edition of the annual IAGTO Awards – the golf tourism industry's
"Oscars."
Voted for by tour operator members of global golf tourism
industry organization IAGTO, the awards recognize the outstanding
service provided by golf resorts and golf destinations during the
past year. The IAGTO Americas Awards were announced at the IAGTO
North America Convention.
"It is an honor for us at Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort to be
recognized as one of two Golf Resorts of the Year in the
USA by IAGTO," said Brad Marra, Chief Operating Officer, Palmetto
Dunes Oceanfront Resort. "This means a great deal to us considering
all of the other spectacular golf resorts, not only on Hilton Head Island but across the entire state
of South Carolina and beyond. We
value the life-long relationships we have built with others in the
industry and appreciate the willingness to work together to make
the love of golf the strongest it's been in history."
Announcing the seven winners of the most prestigious awards in
golf tourism at the Opening Address of NAC, Peter Walton, Chief Executive of IAGTO, said:
"Golf tour operators responsible for 90% of all international golf
tourism organised travel have once again focused worldwide
attention on a handful of suppliers and destinations that delivered
the best possible experience to their golf travelling clients over
the past 12 months."
The Americas Awards follow the announcement of IAGTO's Asia
Pacific Awards in March and European and African Awards in May.
The winners in the Americas region are:
- North American Golf Destination of the Year: CALIFORNIA
- Caribbean Golf Destination of the Year: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
- Latin American Golf Destination of the Year: ARGENTINA
- Golf Resort of the Year: PALMETTO DUNES OCEANFRONT RESORT
- Golf Resort of the Year: NEMACOLIN
- Golf Resort of the Year: MAYAKOBA RESORT
- Golf Resort of the Year: PUNTACANA RESORT
About IAGTO & IAGTO Awards
Established in 1997, IAGTO is the global trade organization of
the golf tourism industry, and has 2345 members in 95 countries
including 667 golf tour operator members in 69 countries, which are
responsible for more than 90% of golf vacation packages sold
worldwide and which collectively have annual sales of over US
$2.5 billion. IAGTO runs three annual
conventions spanning the globe, with events in Europe, North
America and Asia, along
with regular Destination Conventions. IAGTO established the
International Golf Travel Writers Association in 2000, the year in
which the first prestigious annual IAGTO Awards also took
place.
About Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort
Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort is a 2,000-acre resort
destination located in the middle of Hilton Head Island, S.C., bounded by 3 miles
of Atlantic Ocean beach on one side and a sheltered Intracoastal
Waterway marina on the other. Named in the top 25 World's Best
Family Getaways by Travel + Leisure, the resort features vacation
home and villa rentals, three world-class golf courses, an
award-winning tennis and pickleball center, an 11-mile inland
salt-water lagoon system for kayaking and fishing, and Hilton Head
Outfitters for bike rentals, canoes, kayaks, fishing, beach rentals
and retail shopping. The Mediterranean-style Shelter Cove Harbour
& Marina, Hilton Head Island's
largest deep-water marina, located right across from Palmetto
Dunes, features waterfront shopping and dining and a wide variety
of charters, including nature cruises, dolphin tours, fireworks
tours and fishing. For information about activities or
reservations, please call 877-567-6513 or visit
www.palmettodunes.com.
Media Contact
Martin Armes, Palmetto Dunes
Oceanfront Resort, 1 9196087260, pr@marketinggolf.com,
www.PalmettoDunes.com
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