Marriott Golf, the world’s largest resort golf management company, today announced that the “Rounds & Rooms” programme is now available at select resorts in the UK, including the Forest of Arden near Birmingham and Dalmahoy on the outskirts of Edinburgh. A first-of-its-kind golf resort reservation system designed to simplify travel planning by allowing golfers to simultaneously book tee times and hotel rooms, “Rounds & Rooms” is now being offered at a total of 21 properties and 28 courses worldwide.
Available at www.marriottgolf.com, golfers can select a participating golf resort and book their tee times and hotel rooms instantly online. The new service marks the first time a collection of leading golf resort properties, based throughout the world, have come together to offer a one-stop booking solution that includes both tee times and accommodation. Marriott Golf, the golf management organization of Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR), is offering this service in collaboration with GolfHero, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based global technology leader in the golf travel industry, and EZLinks, operator of the world’s largest network for golf reservations.
“We are happy to announce the addition of these elite UK golf properties to the Rounds & Rooms programme,” said Tom Enders, director of marketing, Marriott Golf. “While the programme has been very successful to date, the addition of these prestigious UK-based clubs to our portfolio of destinations significantly enhances Rounds & Rooms on a worldwide scale.”
Marriott Golf currently manages 60 golf courses at 45 facilities in 14 countries, offering more than 1,000 holes of championship golf. Marriott has been managing golf operations since 1970 and is currently one of the largest resort golf operators in the United States. Marriott provides golf management and consulting services to a variety of operational environments including resort, private club, daily fee, golf school and franchises.
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