(NEWPORT, Wales) – The Celtic Manor Resort – host of golf’s 2010 Ryder Cup and premier luxury retreat less than two hours outside London – will exhibit at the 2010 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, FL in conjunction with Visit Wales (Booth #1873).
Celtic Manor, one of the top-rated resorts in the UK, was founded in 1980 by Welshman Sir Terry Matthews, the Ottawa, Canada-based entrepreneur and Wales’ first billionaire. October’s Ryder Cup will take place on the resort’s Twenty Ten Course ÌâåÂ- the only ever built specifically to host the Ryder Cup.
“We’re excited to meet with media, patrons and tour operators at the PGA show,” says Gareth Rees Jones, Marketing Director of Celtic Manor. “We encourage them to stop by the Visit Wales stand to learn more about Celtic Manor, the Twenty Ten Course and our other, award-winning amenities.”
Featuring more than 1,400 acres of verdant countryside, five-star Celtic Manor has two additional championship courses: the Roman Road – a Robert Trent Jones, Sr.-designed home to the Celtic Manor Wales Open on the PGA European Tour (2005-07) and the Montgomerie – designed by 2010 Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie. All three courses offer stunning vistas of the idyllic grounds.
“We welcome our guests to Celtic Manor with the warmest Welsh hospitality,” says Rees Jones. “Once you visit, you’ll quickly realize it’s one of the globe’s special golf locales.”
To make an appointment at the PGA Show with Gareth Rees Jones and Director of Golf Courses & Estates Management Jim McKenzie, please contact Stephen Reynolds at sreynolds@buffalocommunications.com or David Wood at dwood@buffalocommunications.com.
For more information: www.celtic-manor.com and 44 (0) 1633 413 000.
About Celtic Manor Resort
Located less than two hours outside London, Celtic Manor Resort will host golf’s 2010 Ryder Cup and is the UK’s foremost luxury retreat. Featuring 1,400-plus acres of panoramic parkland and wooded hills, it is recognized as the “Gateway to Wales.”
A popular destination among business and leisure travelers, golf-tour operators and corporate incentive agents, five-star Celtic Manor offers myriad amenities. These include three championship golf courses (the Twenty Ten, Roman Road and Montgomerie), two lavish hotels (the majestic, 330-room Resort Hotel and historic, 70-room Manor House), five savory restaurants, two tranquil spas and state-of-the-art health clubs, a golf academy and miles of hiking trails. A convention center, exhibition hall, array of well-appointed suites, meeting rooms and large ballrooms are also available to host groups up to 1,500 for conferences, weddings and other special events.
Celtic Manor is privately owned by founder Sir Terry Matthews, the Ottawa, Canada-based telecommunications entrepreneur who was born on the Celtic Manor site when the original Manor House was a maternity hospital.
Getting There: Celtic Manor is 45 minutes from Bristol International Airport (BRS) and Cardiff International Airport (CWL). Daily, non-stop flights are available from Newark, New Jersey (EWR) to Bristol on Continental; and daily, one-stop flights are from New York (JFK) to Cardiff on KLM via Amsterdam. London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is a two-hour shuttle, with rail service from Paddington Station (London) to Newport, Wales also available.
Contact:
Stephen Reynolds
Buffalo Communications
703.891.3509
sreynolds@buffalocommunications.com
www.buffalocommunications.com
www.twitter.com/buffalocomm
David Wood
Buffalo Communications
703.635.0577
dwood@buffalocommunications.com
