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Verdura Resort appoints Seventy2 Golf

11.12am 15th May 2019 - Travel - This story was updated on Tuesday, February 25th, 2020

Seventy2 Golf has been announced as the International Golf Representation Agency for Verdura Resort, a luxury Rocco Forte Hotel in Sicily. This new relationship has been created to increase the profile of this top Sicilian resort even further within the global golf travel and leisure travel community.

Since opening, Verdura Resort has received widespread international recognition and continues to pick up international awards. Only recently Verdura Resort was once again selected by Golf Digest magazine USA as a recipient of its prized ‘2019 Editors’ Choice Award for the Best Resorts in Continental Europe’.

Verdura Resort was also ranked top in Italy and sixth in Golf World’s updated list of the ‘Top 100 Golf Resorts in Continental Europe’ and second in National Club Golfer magazine’s inaugural list of the ‘Top 100 Golf Resorts in Continental Europe’.

Verdura Resort, European Tour Destination since 2017, is the home of the Rocco Forte Sicilian Open on the European Tour and continues to invest in creating a leading golf holiday destination. Within the last month Italy’s First European Tour Performance Institute – Approved Golf Academy Launched, taking golf-swing analysis to new heights and is the only venue in Italy, and second in the world, to open this academy.

Giles Greenwood commented: “Verdura Resort is one of the most talked about resort opening in recent years and continues to set the standards in luxury Sicilian hospitality. Golf and gastronomy collide to deliver an outstanding golfing holiday experience which will appeal to all golfing markets. Multi Award winning and continuing to invest in its product Verdura Resort has it all.”

Seventy2 Golf will draw on its travel division to target and partner with global travel businesses looking to expand their Italian golf product.

Giacomo Battafarano, General Manager commented: “Golf is an important element here at Verdura Resort and with the increased global flight access we decided to partner with Seventy2 Golf to open up and develop these new golfing markets for us, as well as help us refine our current European golf sales efforts. Verdura Resort is very proud to offer one of the best experiences available and we will be utilising Seventy Golf to spread our message through the trade. They will also be developing our experiential opportunities and packages allowing us to appeal to the widest possible audience.”

With great flight access, beautiful golf, gastronomy and a truly luxury experience, Verdura Resort should be an immediate choice for the traveling golfer.

Verdura Resort www.roccofortehotels.com/hotels-and-resorts/verdura-resort

Seventy2 Golf www.seventy2golf.com

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