Peter Ellegard

England

Travel and Golf Writer at Freelance

Freelance travel/golf writer & photographer; IAGTO Media Advisor/Editor-in-Chief; Great Golf Magazine Consultant Editor; BTPA Travel Photographer of the Year 09

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Articles

Los Angeles tourism chiefs appeal for trade's support following wildfires

Jan 23, 2025 | ttgmedia.com | Peter Ellegard

Los Angeles tourism chiefs appeal for trade's support following wildfires23 Jan 2025by Peter EllegardHolidaymakers are not being put off visiting California this year, despite the destructive Los Angeles wildfires, which are continuing to burn well into their third week.
Los Angeles fires: Tourism chiefs hail 'outpouring of support' from travel trade

Jan 22, 2025 | ttgmedia.com | Peter Ellegard

Los Angeles fires: Tourism chiefs hail 'outpouring of support' from travel trade22 Jan 2025by Peter EllegardHolidaymakers are not being put off visiting California this year, despite the destructive Los Angeles wildfires, which are continuing to burn well into their third week.
Los Angeles wildfires: Tourism chiefs hail 'outpouring of support' from travel trade

Jan 20, 2025 | ttgmedia.com | Peter Ellegard

Los Angeles wildfires: Tourism chiefs hail 'outpouring of support' from travel trade21 Jan 2025by Peter EllegardHolidaymakers are not being put off visiting California this year, despite the destructive Los Angeles wildfires, which are continuing to burn well into their third week.
US tourism chief: 'We have serious inbound problems to resolve'

May 9, 2024 | ttgmedia.com | Peter Ellegard

Despite the US continuing to bounce back from the pandemic, the country is facing no shortage of international inbound travel headwinds. Peter Ellegard reports for TTG from IPW, the US’s largest inbound travel trade show, which returned to Los Angeles for the first time for 12 years this week. International tourism to the US is on track to reach its target of 90 million visitors and spending of $279 billion by 2027.
US tourism chief: 'We have serious inbound problems to resolve'

May 9, 2024 | ttgmedia.com | Peter Ellegard

Despite the US continuing to bounce back from the pandemic, the country is facing international inbound travel headwinds. Peter Ellegard reports for TTG from IPW, the US’s largest inbound travel trade show, which returned to Los Angeles for the first time for 12 years this week. International tourism to the US is on track to reach its target of 90 million visitors and spending of $279 billion by 2027.
Golf trips are a Gimme

Mar 20, 2024 | sellingtravel.co.uk | Peter Ellegard |Steve Hartridge

The ball starts its journey towards the hole, rolling slowly at first but then accelerating as it drops off the top of one of the green’s crafty undulations. It tracks inexorably towards its target and drops into the bottom of the cup. I am on the par-3 third hole at Mid-Ocean Club in Tucker’s Town on the north-eastern tip of Bermuda and this birdie is as good as it is going to get for me today. But fretting about posting a good score comes a distant second to the privilege of just being here.
Pharaohs, Fairways, Sand and Sun: playing golf in Egypt

Mar 1, 2024 | destinationgolf.travel | Kathy Synnott |Peter Ellegard

By Peter EllegardFebruary 2024I love Egypt. But it isn’t just in my heart, it’s also in my blood. My paternal grandfather was Egyptian.
Under the path reach for the moon

Jan 9, 2024 | sellingtravel.co.uk | Peter Ellegard

A swathe of Canada will be directly under the path of a rare total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. The eclipse – that is when the moon passes in front of the sun and completely obscures it – will trace a path north-east across the U.S. from Texas, before crossing over southern Ontario and Québec and the western part of Prince Edward Island.
USA wins inaugural World Champions Cup

Dec 12, 2023 | destinationgolf.travel | Dermot Synnott |Peter Ellegard

By Peter Ellegard. The inaugural World Champions Cup – a triple-header event featuring Champions Tour players representing USA, Europe and International teams – has taken place in Bradenton, Florida, with the home team carrying off the trophy in a closely-fought tussle.
Diamond in the rough

Jun 8, 2023 | sellingtravel.co.uk | Peter Ellegard