Insider Tips

Why Support Your Scottsdale Golf Packager

Monday, October 29, 2007

This website is designed to avoid confusion, it's my job and the job of my Golf Package Associates to set people straight about when to come, where to stay and where to play so that you get the best experience possible. We want you to make us work harder for your business by teaching [...]

Why Scottsdale Is A Great Place to Live

Monday, October 29, 2007

Scottsdale is a great place to live, there is no doubt about that. Take it from someone who looked around a lot before settling down here. AND it's a very nice place for a golf vacation. There is something for everyone here. The climate is the best I have ever experienced – even with [...]

How Scottsdale Shaped A Winner

Monday, October 29, 2007

Hello and let me introduce myself. I am a Golf Vacation Specialist/Golf Tour Operator and consultant to the Hotel and Travel Industry. I reside in Scottsdale, working out of my home. I operate independently which allows me to provide "Insider" information without consequences (ie losing my job!). I want to share with you the information that I learned over the last 22 years about just what goes on behind the scenes in the Hospitality world.

Why Scottsdale Stands Out In Golf

Monday, October 29, 2007

It's not difficult to understand what makes Scottsdale so special when it comes to golf. Forget the 300 days of sunshine a year, forget the endless blue skies, forget the gentle breezes and mountain views. What makes Scottsdale and it's immediate surrounds a player on the national golf scene is it's 200 golf courses, most [...]

How To Handle A Scottsdale Hotel

Friday, October 19, 2007

Your plane is late, you had to wait for the car rental shuttle, you get lost on your way to the hotel and by now you are one unhappy camper. You have been looking forward to this golf trip to Scottsdale with your buddies for some time now and it is not getting off to [...]

How To Evaluate A Scottsdale Golf Package

Friday, October 19, 2007

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It's important that after plunking down a credit card, the customer is left with the feeling they made the right choice and got a fair price for their vacation package to Scottsdale. Due to the advances in technology some courses and hotels are advocating the hands-off approach to stay and play packages by [...]

How Golf Packages Are Priced In Scottsdale

Friday, October 19, 2007

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The Discount Game
Most Scottsdale golf packagers will price their packages at a point somewhere between a percentage of profit added to their "net" and what the market will bear. In the end, the package can be priced at a percentage under "rack" rate, or offered at the "published" rate [...]

How The Internet "Killed" Scottsdale

Friday, October 19, 2007

Scottsdale Golf Packagers Embrace Internet
While a lot of travel agencies and packagers out there whine about how the Internet has killed their business, to me this attitude represents laziness and a fear of change. You snooze, you lose. My friends and I in Scottsdale who are in the business of packaging golf and lodging, embrace [...]

How Scottsdale Golf Packagers Find You

Friday, October 19, 2007

Very few golf packagers have the money to spend on expensive, glossy ads in national golf magazines. What little they do have budgeted for marketing purposes is most likely spent on SEO (search engine optimization) for their websites. Or if they are aggressive enough they will work with a search engine company like Google where [...]

How To Find A Reliable Scottsdale Golf Packager

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Definition of a Scottsdale Golf & Lodging Packager – (generally referred to as Golf Package Provider, Golf Packager, Golf Tour Operator or Golf Travel Agency). A third-party person, persons or agency who represents a variety of accommodation types at Scottsdale Hotels, Resorts, Vacation Rental Condos, Private Homes and Golf Courses – via a contractual net [...]