The second Leaders in Sport event will take place at La Manga Club Spain from the 27th-29th March. 100 CEOs and top-level executives will attend the five star resort for round-table discussions and networking as well as looking over the fantastic leisure facilities.

British sport will be represented by the English, Scottish and Welsh Football Associations, the British Olympic Association, Arsenal FC, Celtic FC, London Wasps RFC and Derbyshire CCC.

Also attending will be the French Ligue de Football Professionel, Inter Milan FC and the National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball from America.

Covering more than 1400 acres, La Manga Club is situated about an hour from Alicante and just 20 minutes from Murcia. This sports and leisure paradise offers guests a prestigious five star hotel, luxury vacation apartments, three championship golf courses, a tennis centre with 28 courts, eight grass sports pitches and a number of leisure facilities including La Manga Spa Club with 13 treatment rooms, a fitness centre and indoor swimming pool. La Manga also offers meeting and banqueting facilities and more than 20 restaurants and bars.

La Manga has hosted Davis and Fed Cup tennis matches, the Spanish Open Golf Championship and is used as a training facility by professional and international football, rugby and cricket clubs.

As a long supporter of women’s golf La Manga Club hopes to bring the 2015 Solheim Cup to Spain. It is currently the official overseas resort partner of the English Women’s Golf Association, hosts the Ladies European Tour (LET) Qualifying School and is the venue for the Ladies Murcia Open.

Sitting between the low hills that seperate the Mediterranean from the Mar Menor Sea this member of the luxury Preferred Hotel Group is the ideal location for sports enthusiasts on their direct holidays.

Enjoying a mild all year round climate and the best there is in sports and leisure facilities, La Manga Club is the place to be. Watch out for the many travel deals to Spain that are available throughout the internet.

Murcia is to be the location for Paramount Pictures first theme park in Europe. The park will be situated in the southeastern region of Murcia on the Mediterranean coast. It is hoped that the project will be completed within 2 years and will compete with Disneyland Paris.

Murcia

Cataluna and Andalucia both placed bids for the project but it has now been decided that Murcia has come out on top.

Murcia is the ideal location for such a project as it enjoys a warm Mediterranean climate, with very little rainfall, that will enable visitors to enjoy the theme park all year round.

It is estimated that the project will create more than 20,000 jobs, new hotels and accommodation, and will attract millions of tourists every year.

Paramount Pictures is responsible for hundreds of top films, including Grease, Shrek, Transformers, Lara Croft and Star Trek to name just a few.

Murcia has a beautiful coastline with excellent beaches and lots of interesting places to visit. The city has some of the best golf and tourist

La Manga Club

 facilities at the exclusive La Manga Club.
Places of special interest are The Cathedral of Murcia, The Church of Nuestro Padre Jesus, The Convent Church of Santa Ana, The Bishops Palace, The Romea Theatre and The Casino.

If you are planning your holidays why not look for the great travel deals which are available throughout the internet.

There are lots of holiday packages to Spain for the whole family, don’t miss out on this great destination, you won’t be disappointed.

La Manga Club’s fairways will once again play host to the Footballers Golf Classic from June 5th to June 10th.

Golfers will line-up against some big names in football to complete for the trophy.

The 4 days of competitive golf, includes the 1 day Alan Ball Trophy and the 3 day main event.

La Manga Club includes 3 championship golf courses and a wide range of sports facilities (see previous post Spain-La Manga Club 11/12/09).

La Manga is the perfect resort for all types of holidays, especially for sports enthusiasts.
The resort itself includes a 5* hoteland luxury vacation apartments. Sporting and leisure facilities include 3 golf courses, 8 football pitches and 28 tennis courts, Spa with 13 treatment rooms, fitness centre, indoor pool, as well as 20 restaurants and bars.

Along the coast of Murcia there are over 30 water sports schools, which include sailing, jet skiing, windsurfing and kitesurfing.

La Manga Club

The prestigious La Manga Club resort in south-east Spain has entered into a new and exclusive partnership with Sport Experiences, to provide school and club sports teams with a range of premium quality sports training camps in 2010 and 2011.

Sport Experiences is the specialist sports travel division of the UK’s largest independently owned group tour operator, The Newmarket Group, and has more than 25 years of experience in organising and managing group travel arrangements.

Working in tandem with La Manga Club’s knowledgeable staff, Sport Experiences will ensure that visiting sports groups receive the very best travel and accommodation arrangements, as well as access to an exceptional range and standard of sporting facilities.
 
La Manga Club has hosted numerous leading sports teams and organisations. The sports facilities here are regarded as among the best in the world, using the most up-to-date pitch preparation techniques, automatic irrigation systems and dedicated maintenance programmes to guarantee good quality pitches.

Football Academy

There are eight international FIFA size grass football pitches, two of which can be converted into rugby pitches and there is a scrummaging area available with machines for junior and senior teams.

The sports pitches can also be prepared and used for lacrosse teams. For cricket there are two ECB-approved Club Turf pitches and four full-length practice nets. A comprehensive range of Ram rugby and cricket training products are also available, as are world-class facilities for tennis and golf.
 
As part of the arrangement, all teams will also have complimentary access to the resort’s fully equipped gym and indoor swimming pool, and Sport Experiences is also able to fix friendly matches against local Spanish opposition for football, cricket and rugby.

KEY FACTS

Location – In south-east Spain, in the region of Murcia. 20 minutes from Murcia (San Javier) Airport; one hour from Alicante (El Altet) Airport.

Ownership - La Manga Club is owned by MedGroup.

Hotel La Manga Club

Facilities & Services
Accommodation -
The five-star Hotel La Manga Club Príncipe Felipe hotel.
Luxury, self-catering apartments in Las Lomas Village.
The Peninsular Club, a sophisticated members’ vacation club.
Approximately 1800 privately owned apartments and villas.

Tennis Academy

Sports & Leisure -
Three championship golf courses, Golf Academy and extensive practice areas.
28-court, multi-surface championship Tennis Centre and Tennis Academy.
2000-square-foot Spa La Manga Club, Fitness Centre and indoor swimming pool.
Junior Club for kids under 12.
Centre for Professional Football with eight pitches.
Two cricket grounds.
A wide selection of sports and other leisure pursuits available.

La Manga beach

Other facilities – Over 20 bars and restaurants. Shops, banks, petrol station, pharmacy, Medical Centre. Beach.