The National Council of the Golf Industry (CNIG), has released a statement saying that golf as a sport has increased by 12% in Madeira.
This is, according to the same source, the conclusion of an Economic Impact Study of Golf in Portugal, promoted by the National Council of the Golf Industry (CNIG) and the Portuguese Tourism Confederation (CTP), developed by Ernst & Young Parthenon, which aims to analyse the evolution of Golf in Portugal from 2019 to 2023 and estimate its economic impact in the same period.
“The Autonomous Region of Madeira, although it represents only 3% of the tours recorded in Portugal, is distinguished from other regions by the profile of the practitioner. 35% are of Danish origin and 25% are Portuguese. The region is also distinguished by its low seasonality rate, with the summer months representing only 19% of the total rounds,” says the CNIG.
Continuing the analysis of the results, the CNIG underlines that “although the Autonomous Region of Madeira was one of the most affected by the pandemic crisis, it consolidated the recovery in 2023, with a 12% increase in the number of rounds compared to pre-pandemic values.”
According to Nuno Sepúlveda, chairman of the board of the National Council of the Golf Industry (CNIG), referred to in the statement, “Madeira still has a lot of potential for growth and excellent conditions for the practice of the sport.”
The Region has golf courses in Santo da Serra (Santo da Serra Golf Club), Palheiro Ferreito (Palheiro Golf), and Porto Santo (Porto Santo Golf Club). A fourth golf course is under construction in Ponta do Pargo.
A national study concludes that “the United Kingdom is the largest source market for golf tourists to Portugal. For the first time the United States appears, in the top ten Golf in Portugal source markets.”
The National Council of the Golf Industry (CNIG) represents the golf industry in Portugal. Founded in 1995, it is a non-profit association that works as an aggregator of the golf sector, defending the interests of the companies that own the golf courses with all public and private entities, national and international. With the participation of 80% of the universe of companies that own commercial golf courses in Portugal, it seeks solutions to the challenges of the golf sector and helps to define a common strategy, establishing priorities and proposing appropriate measures to pursue this strategy.
Samantha Gannon
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