Travel & Tourism visit to Royal Troon Golf Club

Ayrshire Chamber’s Education Team have been supporting Travel & Tourism Classes within North and South Ayrshire this school year with meaningful employer interactions including workplace visits and virtual sessions.   

During Winter, Travel & Tourism Classes from 3 Ayrshire Secondary Schools, St Matthew’s Academy, Garnock Academy and Prestwick Academy visited the prestigious Royal Troon Golf Club for a workplace visit. 

Young people on each of the visits received a highly informative tour of the Clubhouse which covered the history of Royal Troon and some of roles within the business including concierge, booking, membership and food and beverage.  

Having hosted the 152nd Open Championship earlier in the year, Royal Troon were in a fantastic position to inform pupils about their important part within the travel and tourism industry. 

Pupils from St Matthew’s Academy commented, “We very much enjoyed travelling to Royal Troon for a visit, on our arrival we met with Stephen Anthony who showed us around and told us all about the history of golf. We learned about how Americans are the biggest group of international tourists who play golf at Royal Troon between May and September and that approximately 1 in every 250 job in Scotland is r