Exceptional Introductory Offers to Verdura Golf & Spa Resort, Sicily Opening August 2009

The Rocco Forte Collection’s Verdura Golf & Spa Resort will open its doors on 1st August, 2009.  Located on a magical stretch of coast in the rugged south-west corner of Sicily, the resort is set to be the destination of choice this year. To celebrate its much-anticipated opening, Verdura is offering customers, visiting from 1st August until 31st December, complimentary benefits including green fees for unlimited golf play on its 3 world-class courses, dinner every evening at any of its four restaurants and thalassotherapy spa treatments as well as a 50 per cent discount on a second family room and additional benefits for children.

The stunning 203-bedroom, Olga Polizzi-designed resort is set in a beautiful 230-hectare estate, a rolling valley of lemon trees and olive groves between the mountains and the Mediterranean.   Verdura, the first resort from The Rocco Forte Collection, boasts 1.8km of unspoilt private beach, two 18-hole championship golf courses and a nine-hole course, designed by Californian golf architect Kyle Phillips (Kingsbarns; The Grove), a luxurious 4,000 sq ft spa with 11 treatment rooms and four thalassotherapy pools, four restaurants, five bars, a 60m two-tiered swimming pool, Kids Club and Teenagers Club, tennis and watersports.

With this exciting Introductory Offer guests will be able to experience many of the fabulous aspects of the resort at no extra cost.  The Introductory Offer rate includes Bed & Breakfast and the following benefits:

• Complimentary dinner for every evening of their stay
• Complimentary Green Fees for unlimited use on the three golf courses
• Complimentary 50-minute Spa treatment per room for each three-night stay

There is also the opportunity to earn additional commission when you book the Introductory Offer in a suite category.

When booking families at Verdura Golf & Spa Resort the Introductory Family Offer rate includes breakfast and the following benefits:

• A 50 per cent discount on the second room booked for two children aged between 4 to 18 years
• Complimentary 3-course dinner every evening for all family members

• Complimentary daily lunch for children 0-3 years
• 50% discount on daily lunch for children 4-12 years

• Complimentary green fees for unlimited golf on all 3 courses (for parents only)
• A complimentary 50-minute spa treatment for each three night stay (for master/parents room only)
• Verdura Kids Club is free of charge and is open seven days a week, from 10am-10pm, for 4-12 year-olds
• Verdura Teenagers Club and activities are free of charge for 13-18 year-olds
• A babysitting service is available on request

Prices:
Rates for a 3-night stay range from €990 for a December visit to €2,100 for a visit in August.
Rates for a 6-night stay range from €1,980 for a December visit to €4,200 for a visit in August.
Rates for a 6-night family stay (one master room and one second family room) range from €2,970 for a December visit to €6,300 for a visit in August.
Rates quoted include daily breakfast and VAT.

Verdura Golf & Spa Resort joins The Rocco Forte Collection of individual properties in 13 destinations, and is the company’s first resort.

To book:
The Rocco Forte Collection can be found under the GDS chain code FC.
Amadeus           Galileo/Apollo               Sabre                Worldspan
PMOVGS            29665                           55793               PMOVR

For further information please call the reservations team at Verdura Golf & Spa Resort on +39 09 259 98180 or visit: www.rfctraveltrade.com

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The Rocco Forte Collection
The Rocco Forte Collection was established in 1996 to create a group of luxury hotels in Europe.  The hotels have individual styles, with each hotel reflecting its nationality and location. The properties are linked together under The Rocco Forte Collection, which guarantees attention to detail, quality and service delivery.

The Rocco Forte Collection comprises: Hotel de Russie, Rome; Hotel Savoy, Florence; The Balmoral, Edinburgh; The Lowry Hotel, Manchester; Hotel Astoria, St Petersburg; Hotel Amigo, Brussels; Brown’s Hotel, London; Villa Kennedy, Frankfurt; Hotel de Rome, Berlin; The Charles Hotel, Munich ; The Augustine, Prague

Future openings: Verdura Golf & Spa Resort, Sicily –Summer 2009 ; Marrakech – 2010 ; Abu Dhabi – 2010 ; Jeddah - 2010