It's (almost) that time of year again! Beat the heat...Or not!

The costs of travel and tourism include time and money; which are barriers to certain demographics. Other barriers include where you are in the life-cycle (have young kids, being a senior, etc.). Once you overcome these barriers, the benefits of travel and tourism extends to not only the tourist, but also the economy.

In times like these, individuals and especially families are less inclined to travel with the faltering dollar. As we are approaching summer, everything gets a little cheaper. Why is that? Well, not everyone likes to roast in 115 degree weather. I don’t mind because I can wear a teeny, tiny tank top with short shorts but I don’t think that will fly at work.

Anyway, at Ocotillo, tee times go from a steep $175 per round in March, to $115 for April and May. Okay, so maybe that’s not much of a saving but still, you see my point. What is nice though is that we do have days such as “Nine and Dine”, which has been encouraging reservations in these tough times. See the flyer below for more information.



All this golf talk is getting me excited about golf! Okay not really but I do go to the golf department next week and learn to run gold tournaments. Time to go shopping for some polos, khakis and a coach purse--also known as "time to go from goth to preppy." ;)

Use your backbone will ya!?????????????

This weekend left me exhausted physically, mentally and emotionally. We had a total of 3 weddings this weekend, 2 of them on Saturday, 1 of which I was responsible for.

The simultaneous weddings on Saturday were planned both by Emily, but I pretty much ran the Garcia wedding myself. Emily trusts me enough with a wedding and I am flattered by it; however, I need to learn to use my existing backbone. This was blatantly obvious when one of the guests at the wedding said I need to be more authoritative. This is easier said than done, byno means do I let people push me around. I am not a timid individual by all means, however, it seems though my confidence leaves me in the professional world thus far.

"Throw me in the river and I will in all hell try to swim". Sometimes you just need a little push or else you would not even try. I am glad that Emily challenges me in a variety of ways and more importantly, I am glad Emily trusts me. The ball is in my court now; I need to show my true colors.

A Global Organization

Did I mention that Troon, which is the brand that owns Ocotillo Golf Resort takes care of their employees extremely well? Well, they do. Once I complete my internship at Troon, I will be able to work at ANY resort that is managed by Troon--Scottsdale in Arizona, the headquarters in Australia, Dubai, and many more.

Psycological travel motivations for consumers include "getting away". For example, why else do people come to Arizona, especially in regards to snow birds? For the warm weather of course. March is the high season to golf and Arizona has the perfect winter weather for it; however, at $175 per round of golf...It is considered a luxury. Thus, the market for Troon include the middle to upper class.