Does your original contract require you to consult regularly or do they otherwise make it worth your while to be a thorn in your travel schedule?
Ira
Ira: My real currency is time, not money.
I've done 99 days on the road this year and in that time I've completed three new 18-hole courses and done continuing construction work on another, plus a few days of looking at prospects. I would much rather spend 30 days to create another new course than to make a bunch of re-visits to navel-gaze at a golf course that just hosted a successful PGA TOUR event.
For that reason, I don't put ongoing consulting into my contracts for new courses. Many designers would think of that as nice work if you can get it, and even an opportunity to create further work for themselves; but for me it's just a time suck. I do try to get back to most of my courses now and again [on my own dime] to see how they're faring, or let my associates do the same; the clients always take care of my expenses while I'm there. But if they ask me to come in and look at possible changes, I charge them my normal daily consulting rate.