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Don t Get Ripped Off On Golf Vacations



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hether it’s a quick            Many golf trips these days are    
weekend getaway or a 10       sold by internet resellers. The   
day golf adventure to the     price may be right, but they have 
Caribbean, there is one thing in      no idea of the local market. They 
common with all golf trips and        are selling a commodity and could 
vacations… rip-offs are common.       care less what other events are   
                                      happening in the area or what     
Here are a few things to be           local conditions are. Dealing     
careful of when booking your next     with local people in the area you 
golf trip.                            plan to visit will eliminate many 
                                      of these surprises.               
1. Cart Fees.                                                           
Many courses will require you to      4. Do you need a “package” deal?  
rent a cart, even though your         You will find that package deals  
package deal never mentioned it.      sometimes will cost you more than 
Make sure you know up front if        just booking a hotel and a “golf” 
cart fees are included and or         market and winging it. Once you   
required.                             book your accommodations, the     
                                      concierge or front desk will be   
2. Course Surcharges                  able to direct you to the best    
You may be offered to “upgrade”       deals. This works especially      
to a better course when you           during the off peak times. So     
arrive at your destination. This      many people get involved in the   
is a common practice in many          package deals that the prices can 
areas. The fact is that the           be increased by 50-75% over what  
course you “upgrade” to in many       it would cost you to book it      
cases will not be any better than     yourself.                         
the course you are booked on.                                           
                                      To save a ton of money, call the  
3. Internet Deals                     local area Better Business Bureau 



(all the offices are online at ) and ask for information on    
href="http://bbb.com"                 the local public courses. In      
title="http://bbb.com"                addition just Google “Golf In …), 
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About the Author:

Cris Jenson. You can golf better with the golf travel guy.


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