The 9th Kitzbühel Golf Festival, taking place this year from 26 June through 3 July 2011, promises to again be a magnet for ambitious golfers. Exciting tournaments and festive evenings await during this unforgettable week of golf. For the first time, the Royal Spa Kitzbühel Hotel in Jochberg is sponsoring the opening tournament and will host the evening event.
The Hahnenkamm downhill race in winter is not the only time Kitzbühel, Tyrol’s legendary ski resort town, is abuzz. Another event, this one during the summer, has also achieved cult status: the Golf Festival. For many die-hard hobby golfers, the festival, which is taking place for the ninth time from 26 June through 3 July 2011, is the absolute highlight of the golf season. The top golf event attracts famous personalities from the worlds of sports, business and entertainment to Kitzbühel every year.
Thanks to the great supporting programme, with exciting tournaments and society highlights, the Kitzbühel Golf Festival once again promises to become a week of variety and excitement for all golf players this year. The four tournament venues are among the most spectacular golf courses in all of the Alps, famous for their gorgeous settings, fantastic locations and challenging fairways. A festival mood is guaranteed with evenings of entertainment at six big-name Kitzbühel hotels.
In six qualification tournaments, players vie for the Golf Festival Kitz Cup, a challenge cup which goes to the overall winners in the men’s and women’s tournament. The tournament counts the best four overall results on the Eichenheim Golf Club, Kitzbühel Golf Club, Golf and Country Club Rasmushof and Kitzbühel Schwarzsee Golf Club.
The opening tournament will take place at the 18-hole course at Kitzbühel Schwarzsee on Monday, 27 June 2011. Tournament name sponsor is the Royal Spa Kitzbühel Hotel in Jochberg, just ten minutes by car from the Schwarzsee Golf Club. The 5-star luxury hotel will also host the opening evening of the 9th Kitzbühel Golf Festival.
The Royal Spa Kitzbühel Hotel has put together special golf packages for players who want to take part in the most famous golf festival of the Alps. The packages are available immediately and include accommodation, participation in the golf tournaments, tickets for the opening evening at the Royal Spa Kitzbühel Hotel, participation in the evening events during the golf festival, and daily use of the hotel’s 3.600 square metre Mountain Health Spa.
More information about the golf packages is available online at www.kitzbuehelroyalspa.com. Information on the golf festival can be found at www.golffestivalkitzbuehel.at.
The Royal Spa Kitzbühel is situated just a few kilometres from the chic winter sports resort of Kitzbühel in a gorgeous natural setting with views of the Kitzbühel Alps. The 5-star hotel, which opened in December 2009, offers 144 rooms and suites and is located at the entrance to the town of Jochberg with direct piste access to the ski area of the Kitzbühel Alps. It is the only hotel in Tyrol to have been accepted into the renowned hotel association of The Leading Hotels of the World.
“Royal” is not just part of the hotel name; it reflects the entire mission of the hotel. At the luxury resort, service is writ large. The competent front office team sees to the guests’ every wish: even offbeat requests such as helicopter tours are welcome. The hotel staff make sure that the needs of the guests are met at all times.
The Royal Spa Kitzbühel is a blend of modern architecture and good old-fashioned Tyrolean tradition. The modern yet cosy atmosphere pervades the entire hotel, and the spacious rooms feature an elegant and modern design with warm colours such as yellow and wine-red.
A truly royal feature of the hotel is its services and amenities. The 3,600 m² Mountain Health Spa, with its special medical spa programme, is unparalleled in the Alps. The Mountain Health Spa, accepted as a Leading Spa in 2010, stretches over three floors. The heart of the hotel features several saunas, three swimming pools, and a variety of massages, treatments and baths, as well as several private spa suites. Mountain health stands for the healing powers of nature, which play an important role in the entire wellness area.
Privacy is given pride of place in the entire hotel. Guests can dine either in the fine-dining restaurant Lyrics or – this is a special feature of the hotel – in one of the private dining rooms. As a special “treat”, the recently opened à-la-carte restaurant Purpur offers fantastic views of the surrounding mountains. The Rubin fireside bar also offers itself as a relaxing place. For seminars and events, the Royal Spa Kitzbühel features six conference rooms with space for up to 420 people.
Golfers are given special attention, with an in-house Golf Physio & Golf Mental Coach. Coming soon is a practice facility with putting and chipping area plus driving range directly in front of the hotel. And if the weather is unfavourable for a game out of doors, die-hard golfers can perfect their swing in a training session with a qualified pro in the hotel’s real-image indoor golf simulator.
Vienna International Hotelmanagement AG was founded in 1989. On the basis of individual management contracts, Vienna International operates and is developing a total of 34 first-class hotels & resorts and 2 hotel projects. The portfolio, which includes two Leading Hotels of the World and one Leading Spa, comprises city, resort, spa and conference hotels.
The hotels are located in ten European countries: Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Croatia, France, Germany, Romania, Slovakia, Belarus and Russia. In addition to holiday and leisure products internationally, e.g. in Loipersdorf, Salzburg, Carlsbad and Opatija, the focus of the destinations is on business centres such as Salzburg, Munich, Berlin, Paris, Prague, Cracow, Łódź, Bucharest, Moscow, Ekaterinburg and Vienna.
