European Golf Resort 2009 Awarded To Hotel Dona Filipa & San Lorenzo Golf Resort By IAGTO

20 November 2008

IGTM Marbella (Spain) 20th November 2008, over 300 golf tour operators from 45 countries and Golf Press, voted for the annual awards of the International Association of Golf Tour Operators. Hotel Dona Filipa & San Lorenzo Golf Resort, was declared as Golf Resort of the Year 2009 in the European category.

Hotel Dona Filipa Director of Sales & Marketing Luis Filipe received the award at the IAGTO Awards Gala Dinner held in Marbella, Spain on Nov. 20.

The IAGTO awards main objective is to distinguish companies and organisations for their outstanding work, for the development of the Golf Travel Industry worldwide. Tour Operators judged accordingly to 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.

The IAGTO – International Association of Tour Operators, have more then 1139 associated companies in 74 countries, including more then 330 Tour Operators specialised in Golf in 46 countries, responsible for more then 80% of the international sale of Golf Packages.

In accepting the award Luis Filipe said, “On behalf of all the staff and the management team of Hotel Dona Filipa & San Lorenzo Golf Resort, I would like to thank all Tour Operators, IAGTO and Peter Walton, Reeds Exhibition and Mark Walsh, and the golf press for this award. I would also like to express our most sincere appreciation to the Algarve Tourism office for their continuous excellent work in promoting the golf product in the Algarve”

The IAGTO Awards were established in 2000 to reward and recognize those exceptional resorts in the world of golf travel.

Hotel Dona Filipa & San Lorenzo Golf Resort is part of JJW Hotels & Resorts.

Contact:

Mr Luis Filipe
Director Sales & Marketing - Hotel Dona Filipa & San Lorenzo Golf Resort
lfilipe@jjwhotels.com
www.donafilipahotel.com


Hotel Dona Filipa & San Lorenzo Golf Resort, Portugal
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Peter Walton, Chief Executive - IAGTO
Luis Felipe, Regional Director of Sales and Marketing, Hotel Dona Filipa & San Lorenzo Golf Resort, Portugal
Ceremony - Hotel Dona Filipa & San Lorenzo Golf Resort, Portugal
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Luis Felipe, Regional Director of Sales and Marketing - Hotel Dona Filipa & San Lorenzo Golf Resort
Peter Walton, Chief Executive - IAGTO

ENDS
20th November 2008