The Bay of Quinte has been recognized as a leader in golf tourism in Ontario.
GolfInOntario.ca, a provincial partnership between multiple destinations, has booked approximately 9,000 rounds in Ontario over the past two years and almost half of those bookings have been in the Quinte region.
Bay of Regional Marketing Board Executive Director Dug Stevenson estimates upwards of $500,000 in spending is generated within the region as a result of the overnight golf package program.
With a $15,000 cost to participate in the partnership, he calls their return on investment massive.
Stevenson says part of what makes the region such an attractive golf destination is the quality of the courses and their relative economical cost to play, along with great staff at both the courses and hotels.
“Not only do we have courses like Black Bear Ridge, which is regularly ranked within Score’s Top 100 courses in Canada, we’ve also got other very strong courses to pair that with, like Trillium, Timber Ridge and Bay of Quinte.
He says they want to keep that kind of momentum, so through the winter they can start thinking of ways to increase spending in the region, but keep the quality in place for 2024.
