Golf Tourism Scotland (GTS) has confirmed a world-class line-up of speakers for its special all-day forum timed to coincide with celebrations marking the trade body's fifth year of campaigning. In a forward-looking agenda, the prestigious panelists will reveal what issues they believe will influence the golf sector over the next five years.

The presenters charged with making their predictions include Scottish Enterprise's head of tourism Eddie Brogan, VisitScotland's director of visitor engagement Malcolm Roughead (OBE), Scottish golf development manager for the SGU and SGLA Andy Salmon and Lee Derrick, GTS board member and owner of marketing agency Blue Spinach.

From the private sector, Seamus Coen, regional general manager at Macdonald Hotels, will be giving his insights as will Max Hare of Golf Scotland, a tour operator serving a host of European countries. The latest experts to join the impressive line-up are Ken Gill, from Today's Golfer, who will give his views on how the media are preparing for the future, and Kevin Lewis of Machrihanish Dunes, one of Scotland's newest golf resorts.

Hosted at Murrayshall House Hotel in Perthshire, the all-day national forum will be a potent mix of trend spotting and inspired projections, as GTS chairman Nick Hunter explained. "We've given the speakers a challenging brief to identify the key trends they believe will influence golf in Scotland in the coming years. It's an intriguing theme that will help the entire sector prepare for what lies ahead."

The GTS 'Gimme Five' national forum will be staged at Murrayshall House Hotel on Tuesday 6 July.

Notes
1) Golf Tourism Scotland (GTS) was formed in 2005 with the aim of raising the standards of Scotland's golf tourism in areas of product development, marketing, training and research.
2) GTS has around 130 members involved in almost every area of Scotland's golf tourism.
3) The GTS 'Gimme Five' seminar will be hosted at Murrayshall House Hotel in Perthshire on Tuesday 6 July.
4) Confirmed speakers include: Eddie Brogan, Scottish Enterprise's head of tourism; Malcolm Roughead (OBE), VisitScotland's director of visitor engagement; Andy Salmon, Scottish golf development manager for the SGU and SGLA; Lee Derrick, GTS board member; Seamus Coen, regional general manager at Macdonald Hotels; Max Hare Golf Scotland; Ken Gill, Today's Golfer; and Kevin Lewis, Machrihanish Dunes.
5) For more information on Golf Tourism Scotland, please visit www.golftourismscotland.com. To join GTS, visit www.golftourismscotland.com/Membership+Fees

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