Making Waves in Austin Texas

NORTH America’s first #surf park Nland, offers world-class surfing in the heart of #Texas Hill Country. Creating thousands of waves, steep head-high reef waves, challenging inside waves, perfect to share with friends, and gentle bay waves to delight new surfers and juniors.

Nland is the brainchild of Doug Coors. An engineer and a surfer, NLand’s founder and CEO embarked on a journey 20 years ago to find a wave technology that would create a perfect break anywhere—from the Colorado Rocky Mountains to Texas Hill Country. Doug’s dream is now a reality. NLand is the only surfing destination of its kind in North America creating long, consistent and barreling waves for novices, passionate travel surfers and world-class competitors alike. 

New for 2017:

  
-The Reef Wave still commands centre stage with barreling and open face    sections during a 30-second ride.
-The Inside Wave is longer for 2017, offering a challenging point break where    you can perform a variety of manoeuvers.
-The Bay Wave offers an excellent place to enjoy a gentle, whitewater wave.
-An all-new addition for 2017: Boogie Bay a dedicated area for boogie boarders  to ride waves in the lagoon.

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Swing into Texas

WITH a mild climate and more than 800 courses strewn across rugged desert mountains, lush piney woods, hill country elevation changes, and seaside links, Texas is a giant playground for golfers. 

Premium public, private and resort courses have been developed across the Lone Star State, making Texas a year-round golf destination. Hosting competitions from Valero Texas Open, Shell Houston Open PGA Tour to the HP Byron Nelson Classic PGA Tour there really is a course for everyone.

• Barton Creek Resort and Spa, Austin
• The Hyatt Regency Lost Pines and Resort, Austin
• Horseshoe Bay Resort Marriott, Austin
• Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa, San Antonio
• Westin La Cantera Resort, San Antonio
• J.W. Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa,San Antonio
• Newport Dunes Golf Club, port Aransas
• Rockport Country Club,Rockport
• Moody Gardens Resort and Spa, Galveston
• Redstone Golf Club, Houston
• Memorial Park Golf Club, Houston
• Four Seasons Resort and Club, Dallas
• The Cowboys Golf Club, Grapevine

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Tax-free shopping in the Lone Star state

XMAS shoppers with big budgets might want to think about a trip to Texas, where shopping is tax-free for international visitors.

More than 5,000 stores throughout Texas offer tax-free shopping to overseas visitors.

They can simply take their purchases – along with receipts, flight tickets and passports and visas – to refund centres.

Major shopping cities in the state are Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio.

See more: www.traveltex.com and www.TaxFreeShopping.com

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More Brits head west to Texas

TEXAS has seen a rise in the number of UK tourists heading to the state. UK visitor numbers grew by 22 percent in 2013 to 192,000, with four in 10 travelling for leisure purposes.

While on a recent sales mission in London, Anita Perry, the First Lady of Texas said:  “The new British Airways route from Heathrow to Austin – and Formula 1 coming to the state – has really driven the increase.”

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