Half Moon Named Golf Resort of the Year
20 November 2008
Luxury Resort Earns Coveted International Association of Golf Tour Operators Award
November 20, (Marbella, Spain) Over 300 golf tour operators from 45 countries cast
their votes for the annual International Association of Golf Tour Operators that
saw Jamaica’s fabled luxury resort Half Moon declared Golf Resort of the Year in
the Rest of World category.
Half Moon’s general manager Aram Zerunian was on hand to collect the award at the
IAGTO Awards Gala Dinner held in Marbella, Spain on Nov. 20.
Over 2000 golf resorts from around the world were considered for this award category
and were judged based on customer satisfaction, quality of golf course and accommodation,
value for money, accessibility to tee times as well as speed of communication and
quality of service of the golf resort sales and marketing team.
In accepting the award Aram Zerunian said, “We are honoured to receive this recognition
and to be named among such legendary golf resorts in the world. This award affirms
the work we have invested to continuously improve our product and the quality service
offered by the over 800 men and women who work at Half Moon.”
Half Moon joins a roster of acclaimed international golf resorts who have received
the prestigious award in previous years. Past winners in the category included:
Druids Glen Golf Resort in Ireland, Turnberry in Scotland, Mission Hills in China,
Sandy Lane in Barbados and Arabella Western Cape in South Africa among others.
The IAGTO Awards were established in 2000 to reward to recognize those exceptional
resorts in the world of golf travel.
About Half Moon
Half Moon is a luxury resort situated on twin crescent-shaped white sand beach,
with 398 rooms including suites, cottages and villas. In addition to luxurious accommodations,
Half Moon also features 13 lit tennis courts, the Half Moon Golf Academy, full equestrian
center, fitness center, superb cuisine, 51 swimming pools, recently constructed
Anancy Children’s Village, water sports, Dolphin Lagoon, 24-hour medical center
and more. Recently opened Fern Tree, The Spa at Half Moon features beachfront spa
suites, water sculptures, hydrotherapy swimming pools, yoga pavilions, and therapeutic/healing
spa treatments. Half Moon has over 27,000 sq. ft. of meeting space which includes
a ballroom and 15 break out rooms. Half Moon has a dedicated meeting team to ensure
personalized service for groups of all sizes and coordinate special packages, such
as “Meetings on the Green.” Additionally, Half Moon is also a founding member of
the Rose Hall Golf Association, a collection of Jamaica’s best championship courses
located in the exclusive Rose Hall enclave. Golfers staying at Half Moon can enjoy
play at all three courses (Half Moon Golf Course, Cinnamon Hill Golf Course and
the White Witch), enjoying 54 holes of golf in one vacation.
For more information on golf at Half Moon please call 1-800-626-0952 or visit www.halfmoon.com.
Contact:
Marcia McLaughlin - mmclaughlin@halfmoon.com
Jeneise Stewart - jstewart@halfmoon.com
ENDS
20th November 2008