{"id":14473,"date":"2017-02-23T12:07:32","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T12:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/peter-nilsson-golf-service-we-are-the-top-seller-of-green-fees-on-the-costa-del-sol\/"},"modified":"2017-02-23T12:07:32","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T12:07:32","slug":"peter-nilsson-golf-service-we-are-the-top-seller-of-green-fees-on-the-costa-del-sol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/peter-nilsson-golf-service-we-are-the-top-seller-of-green-fees-on-the-costa-del-sol\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Nilsson, Golf Service: &#8220;We are the top seller of green fees on the Costa del Sol&#8221;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-6735\" src=\"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/images_Actualidad2016_GolfServiceP1020790.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"854\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/images_Actualidad2016_GolfServiceP1020790.jpg 854w, https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/images_Actualidad2016_GolfServiceP1020790-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/images_Actualidad2016_GolfServiceP1020790-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He was born in Marbella although, at six years of age, he returned to Sweden, where he remained until he was 10. After his return, and a few years on, he moved to the United States with a tennis scholarship, but this sport didn&#8217;t completely fulfill his aspirations and he decided to leave it behind for golf. On his definitive return to Spain he did just about everything: worked at Las Brisas, in interior decoration, started up a maintenance company&#8230; until, in 1998, he decided to set up Golf Service with his brother Patric. &#8220;At the start,&#8221; he says, &#8220;we sold golf and hotel packages, but we realized that it was better to sell separate packages made-to-measure for clients.&#8221;&nbsp; Peter believes the Costa del Sol is a premier destination, and should not be worried or&nbsp;daunted by others such as Turkey or Portugal. &#8220;We offer a lot of attractions that others don&#8217;t have,&#8221; he stresses.    &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>How well does a Swede like you live on the Costa del Sol?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Very well, although I should say that I am just as Spanish as Swedish. I like the climate here, the people&#8230; I love being two hours away from the ski slopes; I also like the sea a lot, being able to play golf when you want to, and loads of other things. What more can you ask for? I wouldn&#8217;t change this for anything.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Do you sell more green fees on the Coast than anyone else?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">That&#8217;s what they say&#8230; Other companies are very strong but we lead the way, at least in this area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>How many green fees do you sell a year?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Between 40,000 and 50,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Where do your clients come from?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">They come from many areas, the Nordic countries, the U.K., Germany, France&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Do you notice any differences between people depending on where they come from?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Yes, yes. There are those who pay a lot of attention to the relationship between price and quality; some only look at the price, mostly the Swedes; and others mainly want top-quality courses, including the majority of Germans. <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Do you believe there are any problems in mixing nationalities? That is to say, for example, where the Britons dominate, the Germans are a little reticent&#8230; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">No, no. I&#8217;ve never seen any exclusive ghettos being formed, that someone says, &#8220;I won&#8217;t go there because there are a lot of Swedes, as with Los Naranjos, for example, or because the Britons predominate in one place or another. That doesn&#8217;t happen.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>What is your opinion about the standard of courses on the Costa del Sol?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It&#8217;s very high. Higher than in other areas. You go to Sweden to play any course and, apart from the very good ones, you don&#8217;t find the same average quality as here.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>What should the courses be doing to improve the relationship between quality and price?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Service. Client service needs to be improved, and in that we can learn a lot from the United States. In many places, it&#8217;s the client who has to say &#8220;Hi&#8221; when arriving; if not, they won&#8217;t even acknowledge you.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Would you be willing to tell us what are your favourite courses?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">No. I have a lot of favourites but I&#8217;m not going to tell you which ones. I don&#8217;t want the managers of the others calling me the day after they read this.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He was born in Marbella although, at six years of age, he returned to Sweden, where he remained until he was 10. 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