Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is inviting golf enthusiasts to swing into the season with its Ultimate Golf packages.  With an unrivalled collection of top-ranked courses designed by legends like Stanley Thompson and Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Jr., Fairmont offers guests an unparalleled selection of golf experiences that feature below par rates, bonus night offers or unlimited golf.  For reservations and a full list of Fairmont’s Ultimate Golf Packages, please visit http://www.fairmont.com/golf2008, call toll-free 1-888-270-0066 or contact your local travel professional. 

Standout Ultimate Golf packages include:

The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club, which recently put the finishing touches on an ambitious redesign of its two championship courses, offers the Ultimate Fore the Love of Golf Package. Package includes unlimited golf and cart rental, nightly accommodation, a complimentary forecaddie for the first morning round, one 30-minute preview lesson with a golf professional, complimentary warm-up bucket of balls, Willow Stream spa access, daily buffet breakfast, and complimentary shuttle service to the beach club and nearby Aventura Mall. Available through January 4, 2009, package rates start from $419 per night.

For traditionalists, Fairmont offers the Ultimate Golf Package in the Home of Golf at the Fairmont St Andrews, Scotland, which sports a fresh new look for the 2008 season following a £10 million refurbishment program. Guests enjoy a full round of golf per person, per day on the resort’s championship Devlin course, nightly accommodation, full Scottish Breakfast, and a fourth night free on any bookings of three consecutive nights.  Available through October 30, 2008, package rates start from £259 per night.

Nature lovers can opt for Fairmont Le Château Montebello’s Ultimate Golf Package, which offers unlimited daily golf on the hotel’s beautifully landscaped Stanley Thompson designed course, golf cart rental, complimentary access to the resort’s sports center, 10% off selected merchandise at the Pro shop, nightly accommodation, and daily buffet breakfast. A third night free is also available for early season bookings of two consecutive nights or more. Available through mid-October 2008, package rates start from $375 per night.

Those seeking a little fun in the sun can head south to The Fairmont Acapulco Princess and The Fairmont Pierre Marques resorts, which are offering the Ultimate Acapulco Diamante Golf Package.  Package includes unlimited daily golf, nightly accommodation at either hotel, buffet breakfast and a welcome cocktail upon arrival. Available through December 20, 2008, package rates start from $384 per night.

Bermuda’s The Fairmont Southampton, recently included on Conde Nast Traveler’s Top 100 Golf Resorts ranking, offers the Ultimate Tee Time Golf Package, which includes nightly accommodation and unlimited daily golf on the resort’s 18-hole, par 3 course or one round of golf per person at nearby Riddell’s Bay. A fourth night free is also available for bookings of three consecutive nights or more. Available year-round, package rates in the summer start from $772 per night.

Package terms and inclusions vary by resort, cannot be combined with any other offers, are subject to availability, priced in local currency, per room, per night, exclude taxes and are based on double occupancy.

In addition to its Ultimate Golf Packages, avid players can experience other Fairmont services developed with golfers in mind.  Members of Fairmont President’s Club can enjoy complimentary TaylorMade clubs at all of Fairmont’s city center hotels in North America, or a stress-free trip with Fairmont’s “Travel Caddy” service, providing door-to-door luggage and golf club delivery.  If some pampering is in order after completing a round, Fairmont’s award winning, luxury spas offer a variety of golf-themed treatments, including the golf facial and the golf massage.