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World Airline Golfing Alliance Sep up-date
Hi, well the sunny Gold Coast is not living up to its history. Over the past 48 hours, 4 plus inches of rain have fallen making golf a no no, tourism a no no but there is always the shopping. WAGA have been busy concluding the Christchurch tournament which takes place in 38 days with 61 golfers and 16 non-golfers. Lets hope the weather in Chc is better than that at the Gold Coast now. Registration is on Monday the 13th October at the Holiday Inn, City Centre.
2009. Malaysia is on the web and interest is good. But there are some things to say. Firstly, WAGA requested the deposit in ringit but have been unable to open an account. If you are coming to the event, fill out the form and pay the deposit by cheque/wire transfer/credit card in either AUD, GBP, EUR, NZD, USD. A quick trip to www.xe.com will give the conversion of 400myr to one of the above currencies.
Airfares - MAS have offered the following:-
Lax-Kul-Lax 5965myr inc tax
Akl-Kul-Akl 4579myr inc tax
Hkg-Kul-Hkg 1457myr inc tax
Nrt-Kul-Nrt 2974myr inc tax
Lhr-Kul-Lhr 5015myr inc tax
Cdg-Kul-Cdg 5841myr inc tax
Fra-Kul-Fra 5597myr inc tax
Mel-Kul-Mel 3376myr inc tax
Bne-Kul-Bne 3434myr inc tax
Syd-Kul-Syd 3413myr inc tax
Adl-Kul-Adl 33418myr inc tax
Per-Kul-Per 3198myr inc tax.
Are these fares good? I do not believe so and feel that careful research via the web might produce cheaper fares. Certainly AirAsia offer much better fares from Australian ports. Singapore, Bankgkok have numerous low cost carriers operating to Kul and they are worthy of investigation. I leave it to you and if you want the MAS fare, contact me at armlass@optusnet.com.au or brian@wagagolf.com
Costa del Sol, Spain is filling nicely with about 30% now booked. Applications have come from Toronto, New York, California, Auckland, Wales and Australia.
The August Cup will be held at the Sunshine Coast from August 3 to 7, 2009. Staying at the Crowne Plaza Pelican Waters, you will play Club Pelican, North Lakes and Pacific Harbour. A brochure should be on the website next week.
A decision on either Palm Springs, Kona or Honolulu will be made shortly. Timing will be in the first two weeks of October 2009.
Remember, there are no printed brochures but they are all available on the website and again I ask that you tell fellow golfers and friends about it.
Happy golfing! Brian Lassen
