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Leading Courses – Signing of European Partnership with Clubs to Hire at IGTM 2017

December 20, 2017 – Leading Courses and Clubs to Hire have signed a European Partnership at the International Golf Travel Market in Cannes (IGTM), in France. The partnership will help both companies to grow even faster in Europe.

Both the golf courses and the travelling golfer will appear as the big winners as a result of the partnership: Clubs to Hire and Leadingcourses.com will bring golfers and golf courses closer together by providing golfers the opportunity to experience the Clubs to Hire experience throughout Europe at an attractive introductory rate, whilst finding their desired golf courses on Leading Courses. The goal of the partnership is to help each other to grow in new markets in Europe.

With both parties transacting with thousands of golfers every month, golfers will now be able to plan their golf trip ahead by visiting Leadingcourses.com and checking out all the latest reviews prior to booking their golf trip. They will also be able to travel light without spending extra money on shipping golf bags on their flight by making use of the rental sets Clubs to Hire offer.

Tony Judge, Chief Executive of Clubstohire.com explains: “We would like to think that a good percentage of our 75,000 clients visit Leadingcourses.com before and after their trip and take time to write up a full and proper review of their experience. All this information is an excellent forum for European and World golfers to get a clear understanding of the courses they are going to play prior to traveling”.

“We are delighted to partner with Clubs to Hire”, said Managing Director Jeroen Korving of Leadingcourses.com. “On a monthly basis 350,000 unique golfers visit Leadingcourses.com to find and plan their next golf trip. Most of them love to travel and now they can do that without all the hassle of lugging clubs and paying for oversized baggage. Our members – people who have registered for free and who share their opinions – will benefit from a unique discount, which can be applied when booking their desired golf set ahead of their next golf trip.”

To celebrate this partnership Leading Courses and Clubs to Hire are giving away some great prizes for golfers.

Golf Shops

ClubstoHire – The company secures new deals at leading airports of Faro and Málaga

December 2, 2017 – Having operated at Faro (Portugal) and Malaga (Spain) airports for seven years, Clubs to Hire has just secured the rights with airport authorities ANA and AENA to operate in both airports up to and beyond 2023.

Both Faro and Malaga airports have seen significant growth over the last 5 years and golf demand in both regions is on the up. This year over 26 million International travellers will pass through Faro and Malaga Airport and almost 10% of them are travelling for golf.

Clubs to Hire has invested significantly in both airport shops and will continue to invest to meet expanding demand for 2018.

“We are delighted with our new shop at Faro as the airport has seen record numbers since the opening of the new terminal in June of this year. Faro’s passenger numbers have increased 200% during our tenure and Malaga has seen average growth of over 6% per annum.

Our newly opened stores at Palma Majorca and Alicante are also proving very popular and we are busy considering new locations for 2018 and beyond.  We aim to look after our client’s as they love the comfort of arriving at our shops and receiving a fist class product and service,” said Chief Executive Tony Judge, who founded the company with Ulster businessman Gerry McKernan in 2010.

The company which handles up to 300,000 annual visits from golfers to their website and 75,000 requests for rental clubs at 20 locations around the world, including popular golfing regions in the United States, South Africa and five countries across the Mediterranean and offer the latest clubs on the market from £32 per set per week.

Golfers can go online to pre-select sets of the latest clubs on the market and pick their putter of choice on arrival, which are then either collected from shops in airport terminal buildings, or delivered direct to hotels or golf courses for even greater convenience.

The following destinations are currently served by ClubstoHire.com: Spain – Alicante, Costa Dorada, Girona, Gran Canaria, Malaga, Murcia, Palma (Majorca) & Tenerife; Portugal – Faro, Lisbon & Madeira; Cyprus – Paphos; Morocco – Marrakesh; Turkey – Belek; South Africa – Cape Town; United States – Orlando, Florida & Scottsdale, Arizona; UK & Ireland – Cork, Dublin & Edinburgh.

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ClubstoHire – McGinley extends his investment in the golf club rental business

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September 21, 2014 – Fresh from naming his three picks and additional Vice-Captains, Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has announced another decision ahead of leading the European team against the USA at Gleneagles.

The popular Irishman with an International Business Degree has increased the level of his personal investment in Europe’s biggest golf club rental firm, ClubstoHire.com, in which he was a founding investor in 2010.

He has also committed to represent the Dublin-based enterprise – with its 21 locations across the Mediterranean and South Africa – in a promotional capacity for the next seven years.

“I’m really excited about what the future holds for ClubstoHire, given the speed at which the business has grown over the past four years,” said Paul McGinley, who recently presented the company’s 125,000th customer with a new set of golf clubs and bag. “I’m delighted to have the opportunity to increase my investment in such an innovative company that is intent on getting more people playing golf at a reasonable cost in different locations across the world.”

This renewed commitment to the award-winning business will see McGinley continue to work closely with ClubstoHire co-founders and fellow Irishmen Gerry McKiernan and Tony Judge. “We’re absolutely thrilled that Paul has increased his investment in the company,” said CEO Judge. “He’s incredibly passionate about ClubstoHire and his international profile and business acumen will be of even more help to us as we look to grow in new markets like Dubai and the Far East.”

Golfers can rent sets of clubs from €35 per week at the following ClubstoHire locations: Spain – Alicante, Costa Dorada, Girona, Gran Canaria, La Linea/Gibraltar, Palma, Malaga, Murcia & Tenerife; Portugal – Faro, Lagos & Lisbon; Cyprus – Aphrodite Hills; Turkey – Belek; Africa – Cape Town (South Africa) & Marrakesh (Morocco); UK & Ireland – Edinburgh, Isle of Man, Dublin, Cork and Shannon.