A golf holiday including flights is a single package where your return flights, hotel or golf resort, and your golf are all booked together through one operator. Most packages also fold in airport transfers and pre-arranged tee times, so you arrive with your rounds already scheduled rather than chasing availability once you land. Golf Holidays Direct confirms flights as a genuine part of the booking through partnerships with major carriers including EasyJet, Jet2, Ryanair, British Airways, American Airlines, Emirates and Aer Lingus.

This format suits golf groups and societies, couples, and mixed parties travelling with non-golfing partners, across all playing standards. The practical advantage over assembling a trip yourself is a single point of accountability: one operator, one invoice, and one contact if a flight time shifts or plans change mid-trip, instead of chasing an airline, a hotel and a tee-time provider separately. It also gives you price certainty at the point of booking, since flights and golf are quoted together rather than moving independently while you try to line them up.

• Return flights bundled with a golf hotel or resort
• Airport transfers, often pre-arranged around your arrival and tee times
• Included rounds and tee times booked ahead
• All-inclusive or flexible board options depending on the package
• Suited to groups, couples, and mixed golfing and non-golfing parties

Choosing the Right Golf Destination for Your Group

The right destination depends less on brand-name courses and more on how your group weighs flight time, weather certainty, accommodation standard, and whether non-golfers are travelling. Short-haul Mediterranean trips to Spain, Portugal and Turkey give you reliable sunshine and dense clusters of courses within short transfers, which keeps a group's logistics simple. Long-haul choices like the USA suit a bucket-list trip, while Scotland, the home of golf, is the pick for links purists who care more about heritage courses than guaranteed sun. If non-golfers are joining, the Mediterranean resorts also offer beaches, historic towns and family-friendly activities within easy reach of the golf, so a mixed party can share a base without everyone spending the day on the course.

Turkey's Belek belt is built around golf, with championship layouts and all-inclusive resorts such as the Montgomerie Maxx Royal and Regnum Carya offering strong value once green fees and board are counted together. Spain works well for groups wanting flexibility and short flights, whether that is golf around Alicante with quick airport transfers or the courses along Spain's Costa Brava. Portugal's Algarve and Vilamoura remain a reliable choice for societies and larger groups, and event formats like a tournament-style Algarve trip add structure for groups who want more than casual rounds. If your itinerary centres on Turkey, it is worth building it around standout Belek courses rather than resort name alone.

Destination	Best for	Season	Group fit
Spain	Short flights, course density, flexible dining	Spring and autumn ideal, mild winters	Groups and couples wanting flexibility
Portugal (Algarve)	Society trips, reliable course quality	Spring and autumn peak, playable winters	Larger groups and societies
Turkey (Belek)	All-inclusive value, championship courses	Spring and autumn best, hot summers	Golf-first groups, mixed parties
USA	Bucket-list, big-name courses	Varies by region	Longer, milestone trips
Scotland	Links heritage, home of golf	Late spring to early autumn	Purists, weather-tolerant groups

As a quick decision cue: pick short-haul Spain, Portugal or Turkey when convenience, sunshine and easy group logistics matter most, choose all-inclusive Turkey when you want fixed costs across a golf-first group, and reserve long-haul USA or Scottish links for a trip built around specific courses. Current packages and pricing for each destination are shown in the live listings.

Travelling With Golf Clubs and Booking Checks

The most common travel-day surprise is baggage cost. Most airlines require golf clubs to travel as checked hold baggage and typically expect the bag to weigh under 20kg, so anything over that threshold risks excess charges paid at the airport, which are usually higher than allowances arranged in advance. A padded travel bag also protects clubs in the hold, and it is worth confirming whether your club allowance is per person or shared across the group. Booking through a specialist means club allowance and hold baggage are factored in when the package is quoted, which avoids the last-minute fees that catch out golfers arranging flights themselves.

Departures are sourced across major UK airline partnerships, giving flexibility on where a group flies from. Before you confirm, check the specifics against the package you are looking at.

• Confirm your departure point and that club carriage is included in the flight allowance
• Check the board basis, including whether all-inclusive is available
• Confirm transfers are arranged around your arrival and tee times
• Verify the number of included rounds and which courses they cover
• Check the hold baggage weight limit and whether clubs count within or on top of it

Booking With Confidence and Financial Protection

For a high-value trip paid for in advance, protection matters. Golf Holidays Direct is an ATOL licence holder, which in plain terms means your money and travel arrangements are protected: if something goes wrong with the operator, you are not left out of pocket for money already paid, and you are not stranded abroad without cover for your booked arrangements. The same airline partnerships used to protect your booking also source competitive flight-inclusive pricing, and non-golfing partners and family members can be catered for within the same package, so a mixed group can travel on one booking.

To move ahead, browse the live listings for current destinations, packages and pricing, then use the enquiry path to get a tailored quote for your group's dates, departure point and playing standard.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is included in a golf holiday including flights?

It bundles your return flights with a golf hotel or resort, usually alongside airport transfers and pre-booked tee times. Board can range from room-only to all-inclusive depending on the package. Check the specific listing to confirm the exact rounds, board basis and transfers included.

Will I be charged extra to fly with my golf clubs?

Most airlines carry clubs as checked hold baggage and expect the bag to stay under 20kg, with excess charges above that paid at the airport. Booking through a specialist means club carriage is factored into the package so you avoid surprise fees. Confirm the club allowance and weight limit against your chosen flights before you book.

Which UK airlines and departure points do you work with?

Flights are sourced through partnerships with major carriers including EasyJet, Jet2, Ryanair, British Airways, American Airlines, Emirates and Aer Lingus. This gives flexibility on UK departure options for your group. Confirm the available departure point for your dates when you enquire.

Is my golf holiday booking financially protected?

Yes. Golf Holidays Direct is an ATOL licence holder, so your money and booked travel arrangements are protected if something goes wrong with the operator. In practice that covers the funds you have paid and helps ensure your travel arrangements are honoured. This is standard cover on the flight-inclusive packages you book.