PRESTIGIOUS AWARD OF VIETNAM GOLF INDUSTRY
“Vietnam Golf & Leisure Awards” - Vietnam Golf & Leisure Awards” which was formerly known as “Vietnam Best Golf Course Selection” was established in 2007, after many years of successful organization and received strong response from the Vietnamese golf community, has shown the attraction and prestige of a large-scale award for golf courses and golf services across the country, aiming to promote Vietnam golf destinations and encourage golf courses to improve their services to better meet the needs of players.
Vietnam Golf & Leisure Awards is initiated by Vietnam Golf & Leisure Magazine in collaboration with the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, the Department of Sports and Physical Training, and the Vietnam Golf Association, with a professional, rigorous, and transparent voting and survey process to ensure the accuracy and prestige of the award categories.
The presiding table includes (from left to right): Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Ha - Vice President of VGA, Mr. Spencer Robinson - Communications Director of AGIF, Mr. Nguyen Trung Khanh - Director of National Tourism Administration, Mr. Pham Tien Van - Chairman of Vietnam Golf Leisure/ Head of the Tournament Organizing Committee, Ms. Vu Van Yen - Director of Vietnam Golf Leisure/ Deputy Organizing Committee.
The announcement ceremony and awarding ceremony of the 10th “Vietnam Golf & Leisure Awards” this year was held at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hotel, Hanoi - a top-class and professional event venue in Hanoi. The careful preparation of the Organizing Committee has created a professional, luxurious and elegant Press Conference and Awarding Ceremony.
Guests and delegates take photos at the Award Ceremony
Mr. Pham Tien Van - Head of the event's Organizing Committee shared: "We are confident that the awarded results will not only honor golf courses and golf-related entertainment items, but also encourage units to make more efforts to perfect the best services for golfers as well as promote the beauty of Vietnamese golf to the world."
Speaking at the press conference, Mr. Spencer Robinson - Communications Director of the Asian Golf Industry Federation also highly appreciated the role of the "Vietnam Golf & Leisure Awards" event: "It is undeniable that Vietnam Golf & Leisure Magazine has played a significant role in helping golf in Vietnam make strong changes. The awards presented at today's ceremony are proof that the number of world-class golf facilities in Vietnam is increasing."
Mr. Spencer Robinson – AGIF Communications Director
“MEETING POINT” OF GOLF INDUSTRY LEADERS
It is no exaggeration to say that the “Vietnam Golf & Leisure Awards 2024” is the “meeting place” for the leading figures in the Vietnamese golf industry. This year’s Announcement and Award Ceremony was attended by the full Jury including representatives of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, the Department of Sports and Physical Training, the Vietnam Golf Association, Vietnam Golf & Leisure magazine, especially the presence of the Director of the National Administration of Tourism Nguyen Trung Khanh and for the first time, the Director of Communications of the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) Spencer Robinson, foreign golf experts and most of the directors of golf courses, hotels/resorts, entertainment brands and services for golfers across the country.
Representatives of the Department of Tourism, Department of Sports and Physical Training, VGA, VGL
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Trung Khanh, Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, highly appreciated the voting method as well as the accuracy and prestige of the awards at the Vietnam Golf & Leisure Awards, and committed: The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has been and will strengthen the promotion of tourism in general, Golf tourism in particular, to domestic and foreign tourists, in addition to encouraging and promoting links in developing Golf tourism to organize professional tournaments in addition to improving the quality of accompanying resort facilities such as: hotels, restaurants, health care services, etc.
Mr. Nguyen Trung Khanh, Director of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, delivered the opening speech.
USEFUL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT GOLF DEVELOPMENT AND GOLF TOURISM
The participation of foreign experts in this year's Jury includes Mr. Eric Lynge - Senior Asia Advisor of Sport Insight - a unit specializing in conducting surveys and evaluating golf quality worldwide and Mr. Ben Styles - Director of Global Development, Group 54 - a global group with more than 200 experts in 9 countries, bringing useful information and valuable experience to those working in the golf industry.
At the Vietnam Golf & Leisure Awards 2024 event, Sport Insight had an interesting presentation about the world golf tourism picture. This is useful information to help golf courses have a better orientation to promote and attract international golfers to Vietnam.
“Vietnam, a very small and new golf market, is now known by many people for its high-class golf courses. The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism really needs to promote golf in key foreign markets such as the US/Canada, Japan, and Europe.”
Ms. Vu Van Yen - Deputy Event Organizer presented the statistics of Sport Insight
HONORING THE BEST UNITS
Finally and most importantly, the “Vietnam Golf & Leisure Awards 2024” Title Announcement and Award Ceremony officially named the most deserving “owners” of 24 Golf Course award categories and 22 Service and Entertainment award categories.
The Bluffs Grand Ho Tram Award Ceremony Photo
Surpassing more than 60 qualified golf courses to participate in the award, The Bluffs Grand Ho Tram was honored with the title of “Best Golf Course in Vietnam 2024”. In addition, the Queen Course at Royal Golf Course was honored as “Best New Golf Course in Vietnam 2024”. Courses that made it into the “Top 10 Best Golf Courses in Vietnam 2024” include: The Bluffs Grand Ho Tram, Hoiana Shores Golf Club, Laguna Golf Lang Co, Legend Danang Golf Resort, KN Golf Links Cam Ranh, Ba Na Hills Golf Club, Royal Golf Course, Legend Valley Country Club, Thanh Lanh Valley Golf & Resort, FLC Ha Long Golf Club.
Queen Course Award Ceremony Photo – Royal Golf Course
Top 10 Best Golf Courses in Vietnam 2024
In the category of Golf-related Services, 22 categories were honored at the award ceremony, in which in addition to the awards for hotels and resorts related to golf, the Organizing Committee also awarded awards to golf screen brands, golf club brands, fashion brands, car brands, banks, airlines, etc. that are most loved by golfers. This year, the Organizing Committee has expanded the scale of this category with the desire to not only honor and promote golf courses but also units providing golf-related services.
Awarding of Golf Entertainment and Service Units
