3. A TRAVEL AGENCY IS A PRIVATE RETAILER OR PUBLIC SERVICE THAT
PROVIDES TRAVEL AND TOURISM RELATED SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC ON
BEHALF OF SUPPLIERS SUCH AS ACTIVITIES, AIRLINES, CAR
RENTALS, CRUISE LINES, HOTELS, RAILWAYS, TRAVEL INSURANCE,
AND PACKAGE TOURS. IN ADDITION TO DEALING WITH
ORDINARY TOURISTS, MOST TRAVEL AGENCIES HAVE A SEPARATE
DEPARTMENT DEVOTED TO MAKING TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR
BUSINESS TRAVELERS.
7. • EUROPEAN TOUR IS AN ORGANISATION WHICH OPERATES THE THREE LEADING MEN'S
PROFESSIONAL GOLF TOURS IN EUROPE: THE ELITE EUROPEAN TOUR, THE EUROPEAN SENIOR
TOUR AND THE DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGE TOUR. ITS HEADQUARTERS ARE AT WENTWORTH
CLUB IN VIRGINIA WATER, SURREY, ENGLAND. THE EUROPEAN TOUR IS THE PRIMARY GOLF
TOUR IN EUROPE. THE EUROPEAN TOUR WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE BRITISH-BASED PROFESSION
EVENTS ON THE EUROPEAN TOUR WERE HELD OUTSIDE EUROPE, THOUGH THIS INCLUDED BOTH
MAJORS AND WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS THAT ARE RANKING EVENTS FOR MULTIPLE
TOURS. NAL GOLFERS' ASSOCIATION, AND RESPONSIBILITY WAS TRANSFERRED TO AN
INDEPENDENT PGA EUROPEAN TOUR ORGANISATION IN 1984.[1] MOST EVENTS ON THE PGA
EUROPEAN TOUR'S THREE TOURS ARE HELD IN EUROPE, BUT IN RECENT YEARS AN INCREASING
NUMBER HAVE BEEN HELD IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD OUTSIDE EUROPE; IN 2015 A
MAJORITY OF THE RANKING
8. • TOUR OF AUSTRALASIA, CURRENTLY KNOWN FOR SPONSORSHIP REASONS AS THE ISPS HANDA PGA
TOUR OF AUSTRALASIA, IS A PROFESSIONAL GOLF TOUR FOR MEN. OFFICIAL EVENTS ON THE TOUR
COUNT FOR WORLD GOLF RANKING POINTS. THE TOUR WAS FORMED IN 1973 AS THE PGA TOUR OF
AUSTRALIA AND ADOPTED ITS CURRENT NAME IN 1991. MOST OF THE LEADING PLAYERS ON THE
TOUR ARE AUSTRALIAN, WITH A SMALLER DOMESTIC CONTINGENT FROM NEW ZEALAND, BUT
PLAYERS FROM MANY OTHER COUNTRIES ALL OVER THE WORLD ALSO PARTICIPATE. THE VERY BEST
AUSTRALASIAN PLAYERS DEVOTE MOST OF THEIR TIME TO THE PGA TOUR OR THE EUROPEAN TOUR,
TYPICALLY RETURNING HOME FOR TWO OR THREE EVENTS EACH YEAR OR EVEN NOT AT ALL.
THEREFORE, THE AUSTRALASIAN TOUR IS A FEEDER FOR THE LARGER TOURS. SOME OF THE LEADING
EVENTS ARE CO-SANCTIONED BY THE EUROPEAN TOUR TO ENCOURAGE HIGHER RANKED PLAYERS TO
ENTER AND TO ATTRACT MORE SPONSORSHIP. PLAYERS WITH A BACKGROUND ON THE TOUR WHO HAVE
REACHED THE WORLD TOP 20 SINCE THE TURN OF THE MILLENNIUM INCLUDE STEVE
ELKINGTON AND ADAM SCOTT. THE LEADING TOURNAMENTS ON THE TOUR INCLUDE
THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN, THE AUSTRALIAN PGA CHAMPIONSHIP, THE AUSTRALIAN MASTERS AND
THE NEW ZEALAND OPEN.
