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· TravelGolf.com chosen Forbes Best of the Web for 2003 FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (October 24, 2003) - The third time is indeed a charm. TravelGolf.com has gone "back-2-back-2-back" in Forbes magazine's "Business-2-Business" guide by taking home its third straight "Best of the Web" award in the highly competitive sports and travel category. The award caps an exciting year at TravelGolf.com, and president Robert Lewis said the best is yet to come.
"It is an honor to win this award for a third time, and we appreciate the business world taking notice of our efforts and our product," Lewis said. "We look forward to competing for the award again in 2004. Like Lance Armstrong and the New York Yankees, we're never content, no matter how many titles or awards we win." Since taking home its second award in 2002, TravelGolf.com has re-launched the wildly popular BadGolfer.com and entered the Canadian golf market with GolfCanada.com while purchasing and launching CaribbeanGolf.com. TravelGolf.com has also redesigned all of its major regional publications. The company's newsletter subscriber base has increased more than 50 percent. And even more impressive: advertising sales are up 35 percent with a client retention rate close to 80 percent. Today, TravelGolf.com publishes the world's largest network of online publications. TravelGolf.com also improved the quality of its editorial content with the hiring of a cadre of top-notch, golf-savvy associate editors, including Dale Leatherman, Dave Berner, John Gordon and Rebecca Larsen. Longtime senior editor Shane Sharp also was promoted to the managing editor post, where he will provide more guidance and input into editorial development and expansion. TravelGolf.com will soon be adding a full-time West Coast editor. Lewis said the company will aim for its fourth straight Forbes award in 2004 as it aggressively expands into the Gulf Coast and Northeastern regions of the United States. The Arizona-based company will continue to diversify its publishing goals in 2004 by increasing its presence in the equipment, instruction, and tourism sectors. The company plans to expand its readership by purchasing more golf online publications and course guides. Lewis said that TravelGolf.com will double its acquisition budget. As with previous awards, Forbes cited TravelGolf.com's popular "Rave of the Day" and its multitude of insightful golf course reviews and features as the publication's top components. About TravelGolf.com TravelGolf.com, publishers of the world's highest read chain of golf and travel publications, publishes 30 online golf publications and guides read by over 1.75 million plus readers per month. The Flagstaff, Arizona based company also circulates two thriving weekly newsletters, and is the No. 1 search engine ranked chain of golf publications. TravelGolf.com was established in 1997 by President Robert Lewis. WorldGolf.com has been publishing since 1995. Media Contact: Public Relations Department 928-213-8046 travelgolfmedia.com |
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