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PUBLISHER: Dermot Synnott
EDITOR: Kevin Markham
GUIDE EDITOR: Peter Ellegard
COMMERCIAL MANAGER: Mark Behan
MARKETING MANAGER: Kathy Synnott
DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER: Adam Rogers
CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Kris Byers
ACCOUNTS: Darren Maguire
FRONT COVER La Manga
Welcome to the 2017 edition of Destination Golf’ s guide to the Top 100 Stay & Play Resorts in Europe.
If you’ re planning to book a golfing holiday in Europe this year, take a cue from our selection of resorts that spans 19 countries, from Spain and Portugal on the Iberian Peninsula, through the Mediterranean via France, Italy, Greece, Slovenia, Cyprus and Turkey, to Bulgaria’ s Black Sea coast, then up through Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Germany in the heart of Europe, venturing east to Poland and across the Baltic Sea to Sweden and, finally, to British Isles nations England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
We tee off on our journey by highlighting 20 recommended golf courses and hotels across a range of destinations we think you will love. Look out for the logo and the special offers and packages that will help sweeten your stay.
Whatever you are looking for in a European golf break, you will find somewhere that fits the bill within our 100-page guide. There are luxury hotels and resorts offering the finest of dining and accommodation experiences, resorts that will appeal to the whole family if you want to take the kids as well, historic hotels that were once stately mansions or castles, and golf courses that have played host to top championship tournaments where you can follow in the spike marks of your golfing heroes and heroines.
If you haven’ t done so already, check out Destination Golf’ s other titles that include Spain, Portugal, Scotland, Turkey, China, Catalonia and the bi-monthly Destination Golf Global Guide. You can find them all online. Forthcoming titles will cover France, South East Asia and the Top 150 Global Stay & Play Resorts.
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REPRESENTATIVES Albert Ferrer( Spain)
Francisco Pinto Leite( Portugal) Ronald Montesano( USA)
Peter Barnes( UK) Gene Oberto( Sweden) Gianni Attanasio( Italy) David Cooney( China) Maarten Hageman( Netherlands) Benjamin Oosterveer( Morocco) Kevin Markham( Ireland) Declan Crowe( Malaysia) Wayne Morden( Canada)
Lee Owen( Australia) Pall Sveinsson( Iceland) Dewi Merckx( Belgium)
Ru Macdonald( Scotland)
Zenta Thomas( Asia)
Now sit back, put your feet up and enjoy the read. We’ re sure it will give you plenty of food for thought as you plan your European golfing escape.
Peter Ellegard Editor
Dermot Synnott
Editorial Director
Kathy Synnott
Marketing Manager
Adam Rodgers
Digital Marketing Manager
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Mark Behan
Business Development Manager
Kevin Markham
Editor
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