Tour operator plots Russia golf links

A Russian tour operator based in Cork hopes to develop a lucrative golf tourism link between Ireland and Russia.

Oleg Chereshnev, managing director of Silk Way Tours, has just hosted a familiarisation trip for four of Russia’s most influential golf tourism figures, who played some of the top courses in Cork and Kerry.

The delegation was also welcomed to City Hall where the council’s tourism unit said it would explore the potential for direct flight links between Russia and Cork Airport.