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Almeria - RCI.com

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Autumn / Winter 2011 Nº12
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Algarve in
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welcome
A message from
Jack Petchey, CBE
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s always, it is a pleasure to write an introduction to this
magazine, although it seems only a matter of weeks since
I was introducing the last one. The seasons go by far too
quickly, I think you’ll agree, and by the time you read
these pages Christmas will be on the horizon and many of you will be
planning your next year’s holidays.
As many of you know, since 1999 I have been devoting more time
to the Jack Petchey Foundation and to The Petchey Academy, a school
in Hackney, East London that the Foundation sponsors. It was always
an ambition of mine to set up a school of excellence in an area which
had more than its fair share of unsatisfactory schools and to give the
young people living there the sort of premises, equipment and teaching
staff that all young people should, in an ideal world, have. The Petchey
Academy was the result.
The reason I am able to concentrate on the Foundation is because
Petchey Leisure is in the experienced hands of Manoj Bhardwaj and
his management team. Financially speaking, times continue to be
tough for businesses as well as individuals, but I am pleased to be able
to say that the resorts continue to flourish with members and guests
writing to tell us how much they have enjoyed their holidays. Your
letters and emails are always welcomed.
We also appreciated the many entries we received for the photo
competition advertised in the last edition of the magazine, which asked
for photos connected to the Petchey resorts, and I would like to add
my personal congratulations to the iPad winner, Roger Tuppen. His
winning photo appears on page 29.
I hope members will be able to take up our Icebreaker offer (page
12) to visit Clube Praia da Oura or Royal Park Albatros and find some
winter sunshine. That’s what we all need.
From Petchey
Leisure’s Managing Director,
Manoj Bhardwaj
Enjoy the magazine!
W
hen I joined Petchey Leisure,
Europe was suffering the
effects of the banking crisis.
Seventeen months on it’s
now the Euro crisis and you might have
thought that holidays would be the last thing
on people’s minds. But not so. When times
are hard, spending time with your family,
relaxing in places you love is something that
people fight hard to protect, and rightly so. A
good indicator of this is the continued growth
of Club Infiniti helping Petchey Leisure
remain one of the largest holiday ownership
groups in Europe and a leader in the field of
providing first-class holidays. I am delighted
that we have been able to add more Infiniti
resort destinations, which you can all read
about on page 7.
We all know how fantastic the Algarve is
for chilling by the pool or relaxing in the sun,
but there’s so much more to do and discover
here. Which is why we are now developing
a whole range of ‘Activity Holidays’ - giving
you the chance to enjoy your favourite
activity, whatever the weather. So if it’s a
golf, bowling, bridge, cycling, walking, bird
watching or even a diving holiday you’re
after, we’ve got something for you. Find out
more on pages 14-17 and discover a whole
new Algarve!
In every business communication
between company and customer is
paramount, and the internet has come to
play an ever more crucial role in this respect.
I’m pleased to say that a long term project
to improve our website www.petcheyleisure.
com has begun, and I’m excited about our
plans for the future, of which you can read
more in this edition.
Our website improvements are part of our
wider ambitions to revamp the way Petchey
Leisure presents itself to its members and
to the outside world. While each Petchey
Leisure resort is unique with its own special
ambiance and features, they all share the
same high standards of accommodation,
facilities and service. I want this standard to
become widely recognised as the Petchey
Leisure standard and for members and all
our guests to know they can experience
the same high quality Petchey experience
across Portugal, Spain and Tenerife. While
our creative team are redesigning our
communication tools, such as this magazine
and the website, Carlos Fernandez, our new
Group Operations Director, is hard at work
improving everything at resort level to ensure
Petchey Leisure will become a brand widely
recognised as the benchmark for quality
holidays.
Autumn / Winter 2011 - PLeisure Magazine ~
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OFFER
THE MAGAZINE
• Atlas Club
• Club Infiniti
• Club-Vacanze Navigator
• Clube Praia da Oura
• Columbus Imperial Club
• CSV
• Genesis Vacation Club
• Genesis Vacation Club Gold
• Grangefield Oasis Club
• Infiniti 123
• Infiniti Express
• Marco Polo Vacation Club
• Navigate
• Navigator
• Oura Praia Hotel
• Oura-View Beach Club
• Royal Park Albatros Club
• TVC – The Vacation Club
• Vacation International
• Points Club (VIP)
• Vera Beach Club
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8 Icebreaker Weeks For Just £99!
Find out how to beat the freeze this winter in Portugal and Tenerife
FEATURES
5 Meet Carlos Fernández, our new Group Operations Director
Find out what gets him out of bed every morning…
6 A New Look
Our creative team gives Petchey Leisure.com an image overhaul
6 A Passage to Devon
Introducing The Passage House Club Hotel
7 Club Infiniti News
From Costa Rica to Canada, choose an unforgettable holiday
12 Let Us Be Your Host
Some enticing hospitality suggestions from our Resorts
10 Albufeira’s Bay View
Get a freehold foothold in Portugal from just £60,000
14 The Highs of the Algarve Low Season
Have some off-season action in Portugal
18 Almeria – A Secret Spain
From golf to horse riding, enjoy the winter sun
22 Resort Profiles
An easy snapshot guide to all our Resorts
25 Recipes From The Petchey Kitchen
Our chefs take your taste buds on a culinary tour
26 The Jack Petchey Foundation
Find out about Hackney’s flourishing Petchey Academy
contents
for the members of…
REGULARS
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Welcome - A message from Jack Petchey CBE
Hear from Petchey Leisure’s Founder alongside
our MD, Manoj Bhardwaj
It’s Your Letters
You tell us what you think…
Bright Sparks
Your best ideas will win money
for charity and vouchers for you
COMPETITIONS
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And The Winners Are…
Find out why Roger and Alyce are so happy
Win a Kindle!
Send us a holiday haiku (we’ve explained what it is!)
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the team
Carlos’
Q&A
Petchey Leisure’s Algarve
Resorts get much praise for
their cuisine. What makes the
restaurants special?
Born in Almeria in southern Spain, 41 year old Carlos
Fernández has recently been promoted to the position
of Group Operation Director and is based at Clube Praia
da Oura on the Portuguese Algarve. In his time with
Petchey Leisure Carlos has seen what was essentially a
small travel company become a big international leisure
player. So what gets our new G.O.D. out of bed every
morning? Sarah Drane poses the questions…
What’s been your route up the
Petchey Leisure career ladder
to reach the dizzy heights of
Director?
In 1994, with a Tourism Degree and an
accountancy qualification under my belt,
I took on the role of Night Receptionist
at Vera Beach Club local to my home in
Almeria. A few months later I sidestepped
into the Administration Department where
my accountancy skills were put to good use
working alongside the management team. By
2001 I’d been elevated to Resort Manager
for Vera Beach Club. Now, as a Director, I
have to deliver plenty of initiative and ideas
to generate great results for Petchey Leisure.
Each day I learn something new to try and
improve myself personally and professionally.
Now you’re based on the
Algarve, is there anything you
miss about your life in Almeria?
Absolutely, my biggest passion, my family. My
wife and three boys age 13, 10 and 7 are yet
to relocate and I can’t wait for them to join me.
Also, paella, no one makes this spectacular
rice dish as well as a Spaniard.
Tell us a bit about your
vision for Petchey Leisure’s
Resorts, in particular for your
new stomping ground of the
Algarve. Both the Petchey Leisure website and
PLeisure Magazine have had a recent facelift
and our clear message is that we have a
range of Resorts in a variety of locations from
Portugal to Tenerife and we’d love our clients
to sample them all. In the Algarve we’re
fortunate enough to be directly by the beach
and also within walking distance of town life
for dining and shopping which makes our
Resorts very popular, but we won’t rest on our
laurels and always look to improve our service,
guest rooms and restaurants.
How much tougher is it
handling seven resorts instead
of just the one?
Incredibly so. To manage one resort you have
to give 100%, to manage seven you need to
dig deep and find 150%. I am lucky that I
have such good managers to alleviate some of
the pressure on the ground and, besides that,
all I can do is rise to the challenge and give it
my best shot.
How do you stay in touch with
the goings-on of each Petchey
Leisure Resort across the
range?
On an almost daily basis we’re in
communication by email or telephone but
once a month I pay personal visits to the
Resorts in Málaga, Almeria and Tenerife to go
through strategy face to face.
Being on the coast, we are lucky enough to
be able to offer fresh ‘catch of the day’ fish.
Meanwhile, across the Resorts, the buzzword
for the revamped menus is ‘variety’ with guests
being able to choose between snacks such
as nachos and wraps alongside usual main
meal options. Our wine lists are extensive and
feature plenty of Portuguese Douros, Vinhos
Verdes, Alentejos and of course the national
drink - Porto.
Is the Algarve open for business
‘off’ season?
Absolutely, the Algarve offers a year-round mild
Mediterranean climate so there’s always the
possibility of a drink by the pool, a stroll on the
beach, a round of golf or an adventurous day
trip which can be booked via reception.
If holidaymakers can only visit
one town on the Algarve it
would have to be…?
A near impossible question. We have the
mountains, the countryside, the beach. For me
I would say the authentic town of Monchique
set in a thickly wooded mountain range with
superb views, the windswept beaches of Cape
St Vincent – the Algarve’s Land’s End - and of
course glamorous five-star Vilamoura with its
1,000 berth marina.
Let us into a secret about where
and how you unwind?
I nip down to Galé Beach with its white sands
and wonderfully strange rock formations and
sink a “caneca” (huge pint of cold beer). The
sunsets are stunning and at nighttime candles
and laser lights create a great chill-out vibe.
Any tips for visitors to the
Algarve?
The Portuguese are always very friendly
and English is widely spoken but you’ll be
particularly well-received if you buy a phrase
book and show off some local lingo.
Sum up the Algarve in three
words.
Life time experience!
www.petcheyleisure.com/newlook!
news
Time for change
For the past few months Petchey
Leisure’s creative team has been working
overtime on the not so insignificant
task of updating the look and feel of
all the company’s different channels
of communication. If you’ve read this
far into the magazine, you may have
already noticed a new look and feel to
previous issues and if you pay a visit to
www.petcheyleisure.com you should be
able to detect the design theme that is
beginning to emerge. It’s one that will
eventually be carried through into all
Petchey Leisure’s publicity and channels
of communication.
Under one
virtual roof
All of Petchey Leisure’s sites,
including the Travel Shop are now
under one virtual roof. Bright,
bold, information rich and easy to
use - with everything just a quick
click of the mouse away. That’s
the ultimate aim for the new www.
petcheyleisure.com website and
in Phase 1 a good deal of that
has already been achieved. Click
Destinations to browse through
the list of our resorts and plan
your next holiday and click Local
Area / Day Trips on each Resort
homepage for suggestions as
to what’s on offer to make your
holiday even more memorable.
And there are plenty of photos
to look at, to help you visualise
where you are going to be next
year - or even next month.
A passage
TO DEVON
For those Club Infiniti members who
miss the short breaks offered by Hever
Hotel & Country Club, there is another
option that you might care to consider.
The Passage House Club is in Devon,
one of England’s most desirable
counties with its rolling countryside,
lovely beaches and pretty villages. And,
of course, those irresistible cream teas!
T
he Passage House Club is not in any way a replacement for Hever
Hotel & Country Club, but it definitely has its own appeal. Meanwhile,
Petchey Leisure will continue to search for a desirable UK resort that is
without the inherent problems that necessitated the sale of Hever. As
Managing Director Manoj Bhardwaj says: “It was with some regret that we had to
let Hever Hotel & Country Club go. Unfortunately, it had become a major drain on
resources, and this was a situation that would only worsen over time. We are now
actively looking to make a UK acquisition and there are already opportunities we
are considering very seriously. Hopefully we will find something that will prove as
popular as Hever Hotel & Country Club, and in the not too distant future.”
As is always the case with a UK resort, and particularly for one in a county as
sought-after as Devon, The Passage House Club is in high demand, so do be sure
to book as far in advance as possible.
And if you visit the virtual Petchey Travel
Shop, don’t forget to check out the
special offers and regular competitions
that we’ve introduced and will be
appearing throughout the year. The
Petchey Leisure Members site has had
a spruce up while the Club Infiniti site
carries more information about new
Infiniti Hotels. Web Phase 2 will involve
updating and revamping both Club Infiniti
and Members’ areas, more news will
follow early next year.
Further down the
virtual highway
Our big aim for www.petcheyleisure.
com is to make the experience of
planning and booking your stay with us
as straightforward and enjoyable as it
can possibly be. Phase 2 will take this
process even further: a state-of-the-art
online booking engine is currently under
trial and is likely to be in place by early
next year. The work goes on and all being
well the re-design work will extend to the
resorts in the second half of next year.
But what do you think?
We welcome your comments and
suggestions. Please email the creative
team at [email protected]
to share your thoughts.
infiniti
Club
news
Club Infiniti members can choose
from a variety of resort destinations
in the Club Infiniti portfolio and use
their points to holiday in them without
paying an exchange fee. From
fabulous Las Vegas to the tiny island
of St Martin in the Dutch Antilles,
these are some of the new locations
that have recently become available:
New destinations
Viva Las Vegas!
Visit the Jockey Club, a resort that’s right
there on the famous Las Vegas Strip, just
steps away from the stunning Bellagio
Hotel. If you haven’t been to Las Vegas
before, then get ready for a mind-blowing
experience. This is fantasy land where the
line between night and day dissolves inside
the amazing multi-million dollar hotels.
In the Venetian you can take a gondola
under a perfectly created blue sky and at
the Mirage you can see a volcano erupting.
Outside the Bellagio you can watch a
thousand dancing fountains. You can follow
the stars and get married at the Graceland
Chapel by an Elvis-lookalike minister. And
you don’t even need to gamble: Vegas is
full of fabulous shows, dinner buffets and
famous shops. Have breakfast not quite at,
but very near, Tiffany’s and find something
lovely to take home as a memento of your
stay. And be sure to take a helicopter trip
over the Grand Canyon for the photoopportunity of a lifetime. This is one holiday
you’re never going to forget.
Tahoe Summit Village at Lake Tahoe,
Nevada which is just above beautiful Lake
Tahoe, one of the world’s largest and
deepest alpine lakes, and steps away from
the slopes of one of the USA’s largest ski
resorts, Heavenly Valley.
To book these resorts using your
points, Infiniti members should email
[email protected]
Infiniti Hotels
Club Geopremiere at Lac Morency,
Quebec, Canada, which overlooks Lake
Morency and is about 80km from the
beautiful city of Montreal. Winter sports and
summer activities abound, from canoeing
and fishing to a private beach for swimming.
and more...
Imperial Lakes Resort in Lakeland,
Florida, where within 100km you will
find Walt Disney World, Epcot Centre,
Sea World and Universal Studios.
Guana Bay Beach Villas on the island
of Sint Maarten/St. Martin in the Dutch
Antilles between the Atlantic and the
Caribbean. This small island intriguingly
combines the Dutch and French cultures
and the superb beaches and tropical
landscape make it a true island paradise.
Pueblo Real at Quepos, Costa Rica which
is a resort within a magnificent tropical
setting alongside a protected mangrove and
wildlife sanctuary, a short shuttle away from
a secluded beach and just 20 minutes from
the famous Manuel Antonio National Park.
As a large and growing number of Infiniti
members have discovered, Club Infiniti’s
partnership with Holiday Plus is the perfect
complement to Infiniti membership. Whether
you’d like a short break somewhere in the UK,
to drive off on a tour of Europe or you just fancy
a quick visit to somewhere that’s a short flight
away, Infiniti Hotels with Hotel Plus can find
a hotel that’s tailor-made for you. And it’s so
simple...
With Holiday Plus your accommodation is
absolutely free - all you have to do is pay for
breakfast and dinner each day of your stay. And
with more than 1,500 three-, four- and five-star
hotels in 16 countries on offer, there are some
great bargains to be had. You can make as
many bookings as you like, because Infiniti
members are entitled to an unlimited number
of vouchers.
Why not dip a toe in the water by trying
somewhere close to home? There are currently
141 hotels in the UK to choose from. Have a
look and see what’s near you...
1 Go to www.clubinfiniti.com
2 Click on Infiniti Hotels
3 Find a hotel you like from the extensive list
(with photos and details)
4 Follow the instructions
5 Have a great stay
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CLUBE PRAIA DA OURA
All excursions, car-hire and theme
nights can be booked at the resort
reception. If you prefer to arrange
this in advance, please
call us on 0845 4680684
• Get your head above the clouds on a
trip to Spain’s highest mountain, Mount
Teide, and try moonwalking on the
bizarre lava-land.
• See the birdie – or thousands of
them, as well as sea creatures and
other animals – at the beautiful Loro
Parque (Parrot Park)
• Take a boat from Los Cristianos to
visit La Gomera, a small, rugged and
mountainous Canary Island where
whistle language was once used by the
inhabitants.
• If you’re a disco diva, head for Playa
Las Americas, where the loudest bars
and nightclubs can be found
• Take advantage of our golf
concessions and get in a round or two
• Pamper yourself with a beauty
treatment, right on site
• Try the Canarian Theme Night at the
restaurant and be served by our staff
in traditional costume
• Take the resort shuttle bus into
Albufeira centre and shop ‘til you drop.
• Get star-struck with an excursion to
Sir Cliff Richard’s nearby winery, Adega
do Cantor. Mistletoe and wine, anyone?
• Take a picnic onto the silky sands of
Oura Praia, just a step or two (literally)
from Clube Praia da Oura.
• Visit a local market: try Loule and
take in the sights of this pretty old town
as well as grabbing a bargain
• Book the Portuguese theme night at
practically-next-door sister resort Oura
View Beach Club for fabulous cataplana
(traditional Portuguese stew/casserole)
and ethnic entertainment
• Try your hand at bowls on the green
with the best sea view to be found on
the Algarve – or enjoy a drink at the
Sunset Bar and watch the games
• Take a boat trip from nearby
Vilamoura port and see that magical
coastline from another angle
Terms and conditions:
The Icebreaker bonus holidays are open to all Petchey Leisure members and consist of one week’s self-catering holiday accommodation for up to four people in Clube Praia da Oura or
Royal Park Albatros from the beginning of November 2011 to the end of March 2012 excluding Christmas and New Year weeks.Names of all travellers must be supplied at time of booking
and members must form the lead couple. Should members wish, an additional two non member guests, can join them on this exclusive promotion. This offer is made on a first-come
first-served basis. In the event that we are inundated with booking requests then availability preference will be given to members who have not visited a Petchey Leisure Resort for two years
or more. The holiday price per person stated above includes transfers to and from the Faro or Tenerife South airports depending on your chosen resort, and three breakfast buffets for each
person travelling. You can upgrade to a full week of breakfasts or to half board at the time of booking. The price stated includes the items listed in the holiday offer and any other costs not
so stated are payable by the member. The appointment with our Membership Sales representative is a compulsory part of the promotion and it will be arranged at a convenient time to
suit both you and us.You are asked to allow 60 minutes for this membership review and both partners must attend. Failure to attend this no obligation membership review will result in an
additional rental charge of £200. All holidays are subject to availability of accommodation and dates and Petchey Leisure reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of this offer
at any time and without prior notice. All bookings should be made by 1st November 2011.
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*Don’t forget that you and your party are going to enjoy three breakfasts during your stay, but you can have a whole week of them at a preferential price. Or go for the full monty and
plump for half board. Just ask our staff when you make your reservation.
P.S. We’ve got some great deals on short-term car hire too.
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Making sensible saving decisions
for the future is particularly tricky
in times of financial uncertainty.
Bonds, pensions, bank accounts
and shares have all lost their
sheen. Yet, despite occasional
dips, property is known to always
appreciate in the long term. Why
not consider one of Petchey
Leisure’s recession-busting
bargain properties in the Algarve,
Albufeira’s Bay View, where from
just £60,000 you can acquire a
potentially lucrative investment.
on’t worry, Petchey Leisure
hasn’t switched tracks
into real estate, we are
simply expanding the
options available to our large family
of customers. Holiday ownership
will always be our core business and
thousands of people will continue to
enjoy wonderful sunshine breaks using
their weeks or points – but the addition
of some freehold bricks and mortar
into your portfolio could be a wise
investment decision. Not to mention a
fantastic base for an extended holiday.
Set in Albufeira’s quaint old
town, just half an hour west of Faro
International Airport, the boutique Bay
View apartment resort conforms to the
essential real estate adage – location
location location. Within easy reach of
street cafés, restaurants and colourful
cobbled shopping streets, there’s plenty
of action on the doorstep whilst the
lovely sandy beaches of the Algarve
are within a very short stroll. Add São
João, Albufeira’s nightlife hotspot, the
modern 475-berth marina and acres
of golfing fairways within a comfortable
radius and Bay View will not only
appeal to you but also to many other
families, couples and singles of all ages
– a year-round captive rental audience
for today and for the future.
Starting prices at Bay View are just
£60,000 for a studio, almost unheard
of for beach-handy Algarve, and rental
income is certainly projected to be
far higher than the Bank of England’s
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measly base rate of 0.5%. To fund
the purchase you could trade in your
timeshare or it might suit you to talk to
Petchey Leisure about some favourable
financing terms from Portuguese banks.
Entirely refurbished in 2009, the
65 air-conditioned apartments washed
in bright white and teal blue range
in size from cosy studios to spacious
two bedrooms. Many homes have
balconies whilst some boast substantial
terraces with panoramic views of the
pretty tiled rooftops and ornate spires
of the old town and the azure Atlantic
beyond. Completely self-contained,
Bay View has a substantial oblong
swimming pool alongside a petite
children’s pool, a sweeping sunlounging
terrace, reception area as well as
the luxury of allocated underground
parking for certain apartments.
So if you want your money to work
a little harder and lay the foundations
for a solid financial future, consider
a purchase at Bay View set in one of
the Algarve’s most desirable spots.
Petchey Leisure is a British company
with a long-established presence in
southern Portugal and you’ll find the
process both easy and safe with the
prospect of extended sunshine holidays
and income as the handsome reward.
Sales are strong so to find out more
contact Gaynor Hunt on 0845
468 0189 or email freeholdsales@
petcheyleisure.com. We’ll bring you
more news of opportunities in Spain
and Tenerife in the next issue...
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services
From corporate
conferences to blushing
brides, there’s nothing
like warm hospitality and
a splash of sunshine to
lift the occasion. Our
Petchey Leisure Resorts
are geared up with
the facilities, catering,
accommodation, staff and
entertainment to handle
any kind of event at any
time of year and you’ll be
surprised how affordable
it can be. So before you
plan your next big event,
take a look at our enticing
hospitality suggestions.
let us be
Back to Business
Put the fun back into the flipchart and
decamp to the beautiful south for your
conferences and team-building activities.
With Petchey Leisure, it’s simply not as
expensive as you would think.
Starting in Spain, Almeria’s Vera Beach
Club has a dedicated suite of conference
rooms that can be laid out in cabaret or
theatre style seating for up to 30 people per
room with the possibility to interconnect.
For more informal affairs, Dali Restaurant is
on hand for relaxed prize givings or society
get-togethers. Moving down to Grangefield
Oasis Club on the Costa del Sol and the
summer conference option is the cosy La
Hacienda restaurant which can be adapted
to suit your needs. In the winter, a dedicated
business centre with internet access points
and a bright conservatory add-on make for
a modern, light and professional conference
venue.
Opt for the Algarve and each of the
Petchey Leisure trio has the wherewithal to
accommodate your conference needs. Of
special note are the Lord Byron Room and
New Conference Deck at Clube Praia da
Oura (easily accessible from all three Algarve
Resorts) which can host 80 and 120 guests
respectively in whichever configuration you
wish – boardroom-style or informal.
Across in Tenerife at Royal Park Albatros
their new multi-purpose function rooms can
seat up to 30 delegates theatre style and
45 classroom style with the bonus of AV
equipment provided at request.
Whichever you choose, remember
that the Petchey Leisure team is on
hand to finalise all the arrangements and
provide catering from elevenses to prize
presentation gala dinners. Why not throw in
some teambuilding R&R, a ‘Learn to Dive’
experience, some off-road mountain biking or
a round or two of golf booked at discounted
rates through Petchey Leisure? Oh, and
there’s always a Resort bar to retire to at the
end of a tough day exercising the grey cells...
Book your business affair with Petchey
Leisure Resort and we can offer up to
25% off accommodation and our food
menu for your entire delegation.
Celebrate
your special day
at any Petchey Leisure
Resort and the bride and
groom can have their honeymoon
on us in the shape of one week’s
free holiday including meals. We’ll
also discount up to 25% off our
food and accommodation for the
entire wedding party. Offers are
dependent on the number of
guests.
your host
Tying the Knot?
If you want to guarantee blue
skies and plenty of smiles in your
wedding photos, getting married
abroad is the solution – let’s face
it the English weather can never
be relied upon. With a holiday
atmosphere to relax those prenuptial nerves and some sun,
sea and sand to look forward to
after the ceremony, dreary northern Europe just cannot compare.
What’s more, with Petchey
Leisure we can take care of your
flights, transfers, the catering,
accommodation and the entertainment and partner you up with
a local Algarve wedding planner
so all you have to worry about is
the wildly inappropriate content
of the Best Man’s speech...
Taking climate, Atlantic backdrop and stunning landscaped
gardens into consideration,
Petchey Leisure’s Algarve
Resorts are wedding winners.
Already well-versed in working
alongside local and international
nuptial planners, the Resorts
have a range of accommodation
Time for Tee?
and dining options including the
ever-popular Trevi Restaurant
at the heart of Oura Praia Hotel,
hotspot Jac’s Bar & Restaurant at
Clube Praia da Oura and the indoor-outdoor Sunset Restaurant
at Oura View Beach Club. Ask
us about our special celebration
menus.
Move across the border and
Almeria’s Vera Beach Club has
the traditionally Spanish-styled
Dali Restaurant - an intimate
party venue for up to 80 guests.
Meanwhile the vibrant flowering
shrubs, ornamental tiled fountains and 100-year-old olive trees
in the gardens are a wedding
photographer’s delight - why not
take a two minute stroll to the
Blue Flag beach for some sunset
snapshots? Grangefield Oasis
Club on the Costa del Sol also
offers the thatched Las Palmeras
poolside restaurant for summer
marriages and La Hacienda
restaurant for winter ceremonies
– although don’t be surprised if
you find yourself in short-sleeved
sunshine in December.
Golf is played by an estimated
60 million people worldwide and
Petchey Leisure is proud to be
pitched in some of the continent’s
finest year-round golfing
destinations. Whether you’re
taking yourself, your friends or an
entire golf society, we’ll package
up a deal that’ll take you on the
fairway to heaven.
What better place to start
than the Costa del Sol AKA the
‘Costa del Golf’. With in excess
of 70 golf courses spanning this
popular coastline you’re never
far from a course and our own
Grangefield Oasis Club is within
chipping distance of Miraflores
with 20 more within a half
hour drive. Avail yourselves of
an exclusive Petchey Leisure
discount when booking Miraflores
Golf at reception or slice 30% off
at 18 holes Santa Maria Golf and
up to 29% off at 9 hole La Noria
Golf.
In the Algarve, another yearround golfing Mecca, Petchey
Leisure has discounts of up
to 17% with over 20 local golf
courses. From the Pine Cliffs
Resort to Balaia Golf Village
or any of the five lusted-after
Villamoura courses, we can cater
to every level of handicap and
budget for you and your friends.
Hop over to Tenerife and it’s
little surprise that this Island
suspended in perpetual summer
is blessed with a tapestry of
fairways and greens. Royal
Park Albatros is conveniently
sandwiched between two
championship standard golf
courses – 18-hole Atlantic-facing
Amarilla Golf and 27-hole Golf del
Sur designed by duo Gancedo
and Piñero. We’ve tested our
negotiating skills at Amarilla
Golf and sliced up to 20% off
green fees including some
tasty unlimited seven-day golf
passes that give you the run of
not only the 18-hole course but
also the ‘no handicap required’
nine-hole pitch and putt. And, for
groups of more than a dozen, the
prices tumble even further. Just
remember to book through us or
you’ll miss out on the bargains.
So next time there’s a
conference, wedding,
christening, special birthday or
anniversary, communion or golf
tour on your horizon, why not
give us a call on
0845 519 1988 or email
[email protected]
quoting ‘PLeisure’ and let Petchey
Leisure get your party started.
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low season
The Highs of the
Algarve
Low Season
Clube Praia
da Oura
Here’s a thought for you.
Average October daytime
temperature in Albufeira
23ºC, London 14ºC. Average
January daytime temperature
in Albufeira 16ºC, London 7ºC.
The message is clear. If you
want some off-season sunshine,
turn your back on Blighty and
pop to Portugal for an extended
break.
A
nd, while you’re at it, why not fill your days
pursuing your favourite hobby or even take up
another? As an overall holiday concept, the
Algarve already stacks up nicely. This southern
Portuguese paradise playground has more hours of sunshine
than California, acre upon acre of famous golfing fairways,
stunning beaches with some quirky rocky outcrops, attractive
towns with wonderful open-air markets, delicious food and
locally-produced wine and some lively nightlife if that’s your
tipple.
This coastline is the perfect place for Petchey Leisure to
establish a trio of Resorts. Clube Praia da Oura, Oura View
Beach Club and Oura Praia Hotel are all set close to the
golden beaches of Albufeira with the family-friendly waters of
the Atlantic providing a ready-made playground for all kinds
of water sports from leisurely swimming and fishing to more
energetic surfing and sailing. Meanwhile Albufeira itself is a
popular tourist hotspot packed with convenient restaurants
and bars and the bustling street markets of Albufeira ‘Old
Town’ make a fantastic day out. But, even paradise can need
a little injection of excitement and that’s why Petchey Leisure
has come up with some diversions to fill those lazy low season
days.
From a spot of cunning trick-taking bridge to some twowheeled soaking up of the scenery, we’ve got the activity to
suit you and you’ll gain a whole lot of holiday satisfaction for
far less money than you might think.
Oura View
Beach Club
Oura Praia
Hotel
Love Walking
activities
Whilst no one can deny the unbeatable
scenery and coastline we boast in
the UK, the same cannot be said for
the weather. Blue skies can give way
to grey downpours in a heartbeat
and that pleasant countryside stroll
becomes a damp squib. No such
bother on the Algarve. With shorts
and T shirts the uniform even through
winter, a guided walking tour here will
warm both your bones and your heart.
Petchey Leisure has teamed up with
local experts to introduce you to some
beautiful half (8 – 14km) and full (15
– 25km) day coastal and cross-country
walks in the striking Ria Formosa
natural park. Soak up the peace,
culture, history and off-the-beaten
track scenery at a pace and level of
difficulty to suit your ability.
Cost/week From £199 per
person. Based on two people
sharing a studio apartment at a
Petchey Leisure Algarve resort.
Offer includes: seven nights
accommodation with breakfast plus
three full days of guided walks.
Upgrades to one bedroom apartments
and five full guided walks are available.
Email [email protected]
or call 0845 519 1988 and quote
‘PLeisure’ to sort your hiking holiday.
Love Bowls
A brand new addition to the Petchey Leisure
activity programme is the Bowling Tour.
Whether you already belong to a lawn bowls
club in the UK or you’re simply a budding
bowling enthusiast, come to the Algarve
with your team or your friends and we’ll set
up a tournament against some local sides.
Here’s the deal:
• Seven nights accommodation at Clube
Praia da Oura or sister Oura Praia Hotel in
Albufeira
• Half board (breakfast and dinner)
including a fun evening entertainment
programme
• Four bowling matches organised against
Algarve Clubs in Albufeira, Tavira, Alvor and
Parque da Floresta
• Coach transport to and from matches
• A midweek day trip to a local market
• Airport transfers to and from Faro
International Airport
Cost/week From £349 per person.
Based on two people sharing a one
bedroom apartment.
Email [email protected] or call
0845 519 1988 and quote ‘PLeisure’ to sort
your bowling bonanza.
Love Bridge
Millions of people around the world are hooked on bridge,
the so-called “game of a lifetime”, and there’s no need
to pack away the cards when you pack up your suitcase.
Petchey Leisure invites you to widen your social network
and sharpen those brain cells on a week-long bridge fest
at our Oura Praia Hotel. Join us for a seven day stay with
half board and we’ll arrange four bridge tournament nights
including dinner and evening entertainment.
Cost: From £249 per person. Based on two people
sharing a studio apartment at Oura Praia Hotel.
Offer includes: seven nights half board accommodation,
four bridge matches, Algarve airport transfers and a midweek excursion.
Email [email protected] or call 0845 519 1988
and quote ‘PLeisure’ to sort your bridge brain test.
Love Cycling
Love Diving
Whether diving has already become
a friend for life or you’re yet to make
its acquaintance, the Algarve has an
undersea world just begging to be
explored. Petchey Leisure has teamed
up with the only five star authorised
PADI dive centre in Albufeira to offer
the full range of beginners, divemaster,
instructor and speciality courses. So
strap on your diving cylinder and
explore the beautiful rocks and reefs
that provide the watery address for
schools of fish such as sea bass,
mullet, sea bream and bright blue
damsel as well as octopus, lobster,
eel and anemone. Don’t forget the
underwater camera...
Cost: From £175 per person
for six dives across three
days or £300 for ten dives
across five days. Flights and
accommodation not included.
‘PLeisure’ to sort your diving escapade.
Love Birdwatching
If twitching is your passion, you’ll be delighted to hear
that 383 species of bird have been recorded in this
southernmost part of Portugal. The list incorporates local
Iberian residents such as the azur-winged magpie and
the black-winged kite alongside many others from the
Mediterranean region including European bee-eaters,
hoopoes, nightingales and golden orioles. Meanwhile, on
the salt marshes of the Ria Formosa, flamingos, egrets,
osprey and waterfowl are there to fill your binoculars.
This part of the Algarve also does a pretty good line in
butterflies and orchids to add a bonus dimension. And,
what’s more, you don’t need to pack an umbrella or a
raincoat to enjoy them all.
Cost: From £375 per person depending upon
travel dates and group size. Offer period September to
May with a minimum tour duration of seven days. Flights
and accommodation not included. Email
[email protected] or call 0845 519 1988
and quote ‘PLeisure’ to see these feathered friends.
Cycling in southern Europe in the
searing summer heat is best left to
the true competition athlete; the
low season is when the rest of us
should be donning our helmets
and panniers and where better to
do it than the Algarve? Petchey
Leisure has enlisted the support
of local biking gurus to offer a
wide range of cycling experiences
for leisurely pedallers through
to hardcore mountain and road
biking enthusiasts. Have your bike
delivered to the hotel, whether
that’s a comfortable tourer or a
top of the range carbon road bike,
and enjoy the peace of mind of
full technical back-up and a GPS
or real guide if the route map
seems too daunting Packed lunch
provided.
Cost/WEEK From £199 per
person. Based on two people
sharing a studio apartment at a
Petchey Leisure Algarve resort.
Offer includes: seven nights
accommodation with breakfast plus
three days bicycle hire. Upgrades
to one bedroom apartments and
five days cycling are available.
‘PLeisure’ to sort your two-wheeled
trip.
*Flights are not included but can
be booked via the ATOL/ABTA
accredited Petchey Travel Shop.
Discounts are available for large
groups and/or group organisers.
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low season
Almeria
a secret
amazing offer
Spain
Almeria Experience!
Four week stay at Vera Beach Club for JUST
£199 per person
Almeria & Costa del Sol Experience!
Two weeks at Vera Beach Club and
two weeks at Grangefield Oasis Club
for JUST
£199 per person
To book call Travel Shop on
0845 519 1988
Offer is based on two people sharing a one bedroom apartment
and applies between 1 December 2011 and 31 March 2012 (A
supplement is applicable for the Christmas period).
BOOK BEFORE 30 November 2011
and quote ‘vera pleisure’ to earn a
25€ food & drink voucher.
W
hen the sunshine decides
to call it a day in the rest
of Spain it often takes up
residence on the Costa
Almeria, officially Spain’s sunniest region.
This part of Andalucia may not be as
renowned as the Costa del Sol but it’s just
as rich in beauty, activity and culture and,
what’s more, it’s probably the last stretch of
Mediterranean coastline where you can have
an entire beach to yourself. So what are you
waiting for?
Petchey Leisure’s Vera Beach Club is set
at the heart of this hideaway Costa and is
fortunate enough to be surrounded by the
usual array of essential holiday ingredients
from long sweeps of sandy beach to
championship standard golf courses and
from camera-ready Andalusian whitewashed
Vera Beach Club
villages to ancient historic sites. The
resort is also within reach of some sights
that are anything but ‘usual’.
The Costa Almeria throws up some
really quirky qualities which beg to be
visited. Take the protected national park
of Tabernas Desert for example (yes,
Almeria has its very own desert). Due to
its striking similarities with many North
American and Arabian deserts it has
been used as a cost-effective setting for
many a Spaghetti Western, TV show and
commercial. Charles Bronson and Steve
McQueen have galloped through in the
Magnificent Seven, Charlton Heston
stole Sophia Loren’s heart there in El Cid
and Sergio Leone and Clint Eastwood
battled through A Fistful of Dollars in
the Almerian sands. Whilst still very
much in business, the site is also home
to a Mini Hollywood Museum where you
can follow in some very famous dusty
footsteps and tour the preserved film
sets and watch Wild West gunfights.
The desert has also created a
backdrop for golf. Almeria is home
to Europe’s only desert course, the
Indiana Course at Desert Springs,
which was inaugurated in 2000 and
is visually stunning with its verdant
fairways contrasting with arid landscapes
of rock, desert blooms and flowering
cacti. With ten courses now open on
the Costa Almeria, and several more in
the pipeline, there will be one to suit
your handicap within easy reach of
Vera Beach Club and of course they’re
playable all year round in that endless
Spanish sunshine.
Almeria’s real beauty is that with
such wide-ranging geography you can
hop from dusty desert to refreshing
Mediterranean Sea and from the snowy
mountain ranges of the Sierra Nevada
ski resort to the coastal paradise of
Cabo de Gata-Nijar which teems with
pink flamingos and purple heron in the
blink of an eye. Vera Beach Club’s local
town, Vera, is a stunning prosperous
renaissance community boasting some
lovely beaches whilst Garrucha, just a
few kilometres to the south, adopts the
slogan ‘sun and seafood’ and is famed
for its native red prawns that end up on
the plates of the Med-front restaurants.
There are all manner of attractions
to keep you occupied through every
season.
With the setting for Europe’s only
desert as a clue, the climate of the
Costa Almeria is renowned for being
both warm and particularly dry – very
little rain will fall on the holiday parade.
Whilst high season nudges the mercury
into the 30s, spring and autumn are
wonderful times of year to try the Costa
Almeria as clear blue skies are the norm
with temperatures still hovering in the
20s. And, even in winter, expect to wear
short sleeves with average temperatures
of 16ºC and six hours of sunshine each
day.
So whether you prefer swinging clubs
on lush fairways or cantering across the
beach on horseback, paragliding against
a blue sky or fishing for mackerel in the
Mediterranean, there are plenty of new
and exciting experiences to discover with
Petchey Leisure and the weather will
always be on your side. Why not come
for a month or two and learn a new skill
or simply explore and peel back the
many layers of this secret Spanish Costa.
Cultural
Cuisine
Golf
The low season is ideal for enjoying all the fun
of the fairways as, although odds on it’ll still be
warm and sunny, the soaring summer Celsius
will have dipped to more comfortable levels.
Petchey Leisure has put together a special
three 18-hole round package of wall-to-wall
golf at the idyllic Playa Macenas Golf Resort in
Mojacar. Set right by the Mediterranean, each
hole offers a fabulous vista of the Sea, lush
vegetation and tasteful golf-front homes which
make the camera as essential a piece of equipment as the clubs.
Tapas, jamón serrano, olives, calamares...
Andalucia has some of the finest cuisine in the
Mediterranean and indeed some incredible
chefs who have exported their talents across
the gastronomic globe. Petchey Leisure invites
you to a basic course in Spanish cuisine so you
can learn some Spanish culinary tricks. Course
duration – five days, four hours per day.
Monday: paella, Spanish omelette and seasonal
vegetable recipes
Tuesday: Andalucian stew, wheat grain hotpot
and rustic pasta with rabbit meat recipes
Wednesday: vegetable washing and fish frying
techniques; garden salad with Garrucha prawns
and gazpacho Andaluz recipes
Thursday: watermelon sorbet, pineapple ice
cream, vanilla custard and rice pudding recipes
Friday: Spanish wine tasting
Students will be shown a 30 minute video
presentation of the recipes each day before
the practical begins. Participants will receive
an apron, a dossier with illustrated recipes and
methods and all dishes cooked during class can
of course be tasted.
Price – 192,60 euros per person*
*includes IVA (VAT), translator and transfers
from Vera Beach Club to Juan Moreno
Restaurant in Vera. Minimum ten people.
Price – 135 euros per person*
*includes IVA (VAT). Three full 18-hole rounds
with buggy at Playa Macenas Golf Resort.
Players must present their handicap certificate
before play and dress according to Club rules.
Horse Riding
Why not stay true to Almeria’s strong
Spaghetti Western heritage and take to
the horseback cowboy style? Petchey
Leisure has created relaxed, intimate
beginners courses where you can
literally learn the ropes and soak up
the scenery to advanced programmes
where experienced riders can gallop
through dry riverbeds and tackle pretty
mountainsides on competition horses.
Yee ha.
Basic Course: five days, Monday to
Friday, three hours per day. Suitable
for all the family from three years
old to sprightly seniors. Maximum
rider weight 95kg. Includes: how to
prepare a horse before and after a ride
and plenty of practical experience.
Recommended clothing: comfortable
trousers and low-heeled boots.
*includes IVA (VAT)
Advanced Course: five days, Monday
to Friday, three hours per day. Riding
on competition horses, take the chance
to discover a new mountain, beach or
river bed each day in the wild Almerian
countryside.
*includes IVA (VAT)
Diving
It’s a little known fact that the waters off the
Almeria coastline are amongst the best dive
spots in the whole of Spain. At the Cabo
de Gata-Nijar natural park in particular, the
waters teem with huge varieties of fish from
pollock to barracuda, eagle ray to grouper
and visibility is generally exceptional. For
those with the relevant experience and PADI
qualification, there are also some spectacular
wreck sites to dive down to including a 100
metre long merchant ship that sank in the
1920s and now creates a habitat for schools
of underwater species. Whatever your
diving background, Petchey Leisure can
recommend a course to suit.
Basic Course: four days with tuition divided
into three parts: pre-dive theory, pool practice
with scuba diving equipment and four dives
at sea where you can put into effect all that
you’ve learned. Participants earn the Open
Water Diver qualification from PADI.
*includes IVA (VAT), theory and practical
classes, course material and equipment,
air tanks, exams and certificate, annual
membership fee to PADI and insurance
during the course.
Advanced Course: Four days with
one incredible dive per day along the
Mediterranean coastline including Cabo de
Gata-Nijar and the underwater mountains
of Villaricos where it is impossible not to be
impressed. PADI diving licence is essential.
*includes IVA (VAT), use of equipment, air
tanks and insurance during the dives.
Fishing
With the Mediterranean on the doorstep,
Almeria is a paradise for fishing fanatics.
The distinct landscapes of Cabo de GataNijar natural park and the Garrucha and
Villaricos coastlines offer various species
of fish keen to take the bait. Expect
varieties such as meagre, red snapper and
Spanish mackerel and occasional sightings
of dolphin and swordfish leaping out the
waves to keep you company.
Week Course: five days, four hours per day
along the length of the Almeria coastline.
*includes IVA (VAT), equipment for fishing,
bait, daily picnic on board, insurance,
transfers from Vera Beach Club to Garrucha
marina and a dossier with photos of fish you
can catch in the area.
activities
PORTUGAL - ALGARVE
A large family-friendly resort with everything you
need for a perfect seaside holiday including pool,
bars, restaurant, a bowling green with Atlantic
backdrop and an extensive year-round activity
programme for children and adults. The furnished
units, from studios to two bedrooms, sleep up to
six and are fully equipped for self-catering. Many
have stunning sea views from the terrace.
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Small, friendly complex with restaurant, cafeteria
and outdoor pool. Year-round entertainment for
adults and children with the bonus of activities
at sister resorts Clube Praia da Oura (over the
road) and Oura-View Beach Club (along the road).
Apartments sleep between two and six people and
all are beautifully decorated. Great function room to
celebrate special occasions.
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resorts
BASICS k
EXTRAS k
WHERE?
On the beachfront of the small bay of
Praia da Oura on Portugal’s Algarve
coast, a 40 minute drive from Faro
airport.
Bookmark
+ Clube Praia da Oura Theme Weeks Not to
be missed! Check out page 2 for dates and
details.
+ New Year’s Eve in Albufeira Bigger, bolder
and more exciting every year.
+ Loule Carnival, Feb 2012 Colourful with
music, dancing and general partying.
+ Triumphal Procession, Tavira, Palm Sunday
Decorated litters with gilt woodwork and images
depicting the life of Christ.
+ Flower Torches Festival, Easter Sunday Sao
Bras de Alportel.
What’s around?
The white-gold sands and calm blue
sea of Oura beach are literally a few
steps from the resort. Take the resort
bus into the centre of Albufeira and
stroll around the streets of the Old
Quarter. Visit a local market and enjoy
the colour and atmosphere - and pick
up some souvenirs. Book a round of golf
via reception. Closer to home, enjoy the
restaurants and entertainment at the
nearby sister resorts of Oura View Beach
Club and Oura Praia Hotel.
Guests say...
“Had a fabulous time. Loved the
entertainment, loved the restaurant.
Staff can’t be faulted. This is the place
to go if you want to keep the kids happy.”
Perfect for...
Families who want the pool, the seaside
and plenty of entertainment right on site.
Reception recommends...
Appreciate Portugal’s traditions on the Historical
Algarve excursion which takes in the town of
Silves with its 11th century Moorish Castle and
12th century Cathedral as well as the typical
Algarvian village of Monchique known for its
handicrafts and the fishing village of Sagres.
I don’t believe it...
Manager Inacio Rodrigues has a good stock
of left-behind underwear, and he’d rather he
didn’t. His most bizarre request this year has
been to pack and send on a set of teeth that
were left behind.
Petchey Leisure members can visit Clube
Praia da Oura for a bonus winter holiday with
our Icebreaker offer!
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Where?
Just above the beachfront of the small
bay of Praia da Oura on Portugal’s
Algarve coast, a 40 minute drive from
Faro airport.
Bookmark...
+ Feb. 2012, Annual Loule Carnival Street
parties, elaborately decorated floats and fun
for all.
+ April 25th 2012, ‘Liberation Day’ Fireworks,
music and entertainment across the region.
What’s around?
The white-gold sandy beach is just a
short walk away (take the lift from the
upper levels of Clube Praia da Oura, just
opposite Oura Praia Hotel, down to the
poolside, then walk through the resort
gardens down to the beach). Enjoy the
shops and bars of ‘The Strip’, just along
the road from Oura Praia Hotel. Take
Clube Praia da Oura’s shuttle bus into
the centre of Albufeira and do some
sightseeing.
Guests say..
“We really enjoyed ourselves and wouldn’t
hesitate to recommend it to friends. It’s
beautifully clean and the apartments are
lovely. We want to go back.”
Perfect for...
People who prefer to stay in a fairly small,
quiet resort, but with easy access to all
manner of entertainment and activities
as well as a beautiful beach.
Treat yourselves to the Flavours and Traditions
of the Algarve tour, which includes a visit to a
cork factory and a cake shop with traditional
produce and the local carob liqueur, which you
can sample.
Take a trip to Sir Cliff Richard’s winery, the
Adega do Cantor at the pretty village of Guia,
not far from Praia da Oura. Enjoy a guided tour
of this beautiful vineyard and see and hear how
Sir Cliff’s award-winning Vida Nova wines are
made, then sample the product. And if you’re in
luck, you might just run into Sir Cliff himself!
Apparently the item that guests most often
forget to bring with them is their medication,
says manager Dinora Santos. The strangest
request received was from someone who asked
the maid to put a sheet over the bedroom
carpet. We’ll never know why...
spain - COSTA DEL SOL
Charming pueblo-style resort with outdoor and indoor
pools, a leisure centre, restaurants, bars and more.
Beautifully furnished and equipped self-catering
apartments sleep from two to six people. There is
entertainment for adults and for children during the
school holidays, including restaurant theme nights
with live music which, in the summer months, are
held in the pretty poolside restaurant.
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OURA VIEW BEACH CLUB
A stunning resort sloping down to white sands.
Most of the fully-equipped apartments that sleep
up to six have 180º sea views from the terrace
whilst the infinity pool is amongst the Algarve’s
most striking. Added treats include an indoor
pool and leisure centre, piano bar and Sunset
Restaurant with poolside terrace serving traditional
dishes, international food and themed evenings.
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GRANGEFIELD OASIS CLUB
PORTUGAL - ALGARVE
resorts
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Where?
Bookmark
+ May, Fair in Azinhal see the traditional
On the beachfront of Praia da Oura, a
small and lovely bay just along from
Albufeira on Portugal’s Algarve coast. A
40 minute drive from Faro Airport.
What’s around?
Oura View Beach Club is just along the
road from sister resort Clube Praia da
Oura and, between them, these two
very impressive resorts dominate the
beautiful bay that is Praia da Oura.
Step out of the resort and onto the beach
for sunbathing and swimming or just
to go for a stroll along the sands. Take
the lift from reception to the top floor of
the resort and you’re on the level of ‘The
Strip’ with its variety of bars, cafes and
small shops.
Guests say...
“The standards here are very high, the
apartments are lovely and the views are
incredible. We have been coming for
years and it is always a pleasure.”
Perfect for...
People who want a beach holiday
in a stylish resort with an upmarket
ambiance.
skills of bobbin lace, basketwork, embroidery,
tapestry and the weaving of esparto grass.
+ May, Gastronomy of the Sea Festival in
Tavira.
+ May to October, International sand sculpture
festival at Pera.
Try a trip to Zoomarine. This is a large marine
wildlife park which focuses on conservation.
The children will love the friendly dolphins.
Take to the seas with a boat trip along the
Algarve’s stunning coastline and see the
dolphins in their natural habitat.
Left-behind items include underwear, mobile
phone chargers and spectacles. Manager
Antonio Correia’s most bizarre request from
a guest this year was to post on to the client
some yoghurts she had forgotten to take out
the fridge. Wonder if they arrived before the
use-by date? Also, one client reported that
their passports were missing: the housekeeper
looked everywhere and eventually found them
(and some money) in the freezer, frozen solid.
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Where?
Bookmark
Between Marbella and Fuengirola on
Spain’s Costa del Sol. A 45 minute drive
from Malaga Airport. Set back above the
coastline and a few minutes’ drive from
the beach.
What’s around?
Drive 20 minutes along the coast to
Marbella for a touch of glamour and drink
your cafe con leche in the famous Plaza
de los Naranjos (Orange Square). Join
the jetset in Puerto Banus marina and
lust after the lifestyle. Drive in the other
direction to the historic city of Málaga,
birthplace of Picasso, wander around the
streets of the old quarter, visit the Picasso
museum and try a Málaga dulce (sweet
wine of the region) direct from the barrel in
a quaint bodega.
Guests say...
“We loved this place; the staff are great
- really helpful. We had a fantastic
apartment - everything was clean and very
comfortable. It was a great holiday.”
Perfect for...
People who want a peaceful, private resort
within easy driving distance of the Costa
del Sol’s many attractions, and with a high
standard of accommodation and service.
+ Jan. 4th to 6th, Los Reyes Magos - the
Three Kings This festival is as important to
families as Christmas is, and the 6th is the
day when children receive their presents.
+ Early Feb, Carnaval Parades and festivities
throughout the region.
+ April 1st to 8th 2012, Semana Santa - Holy
Week. See the elaborate and moving Easter
processions that take place throughout Spain;
those in Malaga and Seville are particularly
recommended.
+ Early June, Dia del Pescaito at the Carihela
beach, Torremolinos: summer seafood festival.
Try a trip to Gibraltar, just along the coast.
Explore the famous Rock - but keep your
packed lunch away from the notoriously
greedy monkeys. We’ll book you an excursion or
arrange your car hire.
Apart from clothing, the most frequently leftbehind item is the phone charger - the resort
has a box full of them. Manager Jose Martin
reports that the strangest request he ever had
was to arrange a male stripper for a group of
girls on a Hen Party holiday.
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spain - andalucia
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VERA BEACH CLUB
A charming, private, low-rise resort in Andalucian
style with fully equipped one and two bedroom
apartments set in tropical gardens. Outdoor pool
with poolside bar and café, indoor pool and leisure
centre and the excellent Restaurant Dali noted
for its traditional Spanish as well as international
cuisine. Entertainment includes themed evenings
in the restaurant and a school holidays children’s
programme.
Canarian-styled resort set in tropical gardens with
a large pool with waterfall and poolside bar and
restaurant, children’s pool and Jacuzzi. Self-catering
apartments are beautifully equipped and sleep
between two and six people. The restaurant serves
all types of food, including Canarian specialities, and
offers week time entertainment. The Barney Bee Club
keeps the children happy in the school holidays.
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Where?
In the Andalucian Province of Almeria,
situated close to Vera beach, and about an
hour’s drive from Almeria Airport.
Bookmark
+ Nov. 12th to 16th, Feria de Cuevas De
Almanzora, near Vera Singing, dancing and
sampling the best local food.
+ Jan. 5th 2012, Three Kings (see also
Grangefield Oasis Club).
+ Feb. 14th 2012, St. Valentine’s Day Eat a
special romantic meal in Dali restaurant.
What’s around?
Just a short stroll down the road and you’re
on the wide white sands of Vera Beach,
a little further takes you into the fishing
port of Garrucha, famed for its seafood
restaurants. Very different from the
touristic Costas, in Almeria you can glimpse
the ‘real’ Spain: climb the narrow winding
streets of much-photographed pueblo
blanco Mojacar; drive into the Tabernas
desert with its Wild West landscape; visit
Cabo de Gata, a Natural Park of great
beauty; see the ancient Alcazaba Fortress in
Almeria city; play golf on the championship
courses and much more...
Guests say...
“This was a lovely, relaxing resort. The
staff were efficient and friendly and
couldn’t do enough for us. The children
loved the Barney Bee Club.”
Perfect for...
People who want a peaceful, stress-free
holiday and to see another less touristy
face of Spain.
Visit Mini Hollywood where many famous films,
including several of Sergio Leone’s ‘Spaghetti
Westerns’ were shot. Walk the dusty streets
where Clint Eastwood, the epitome of cool,
once strode and watch the goodies and the
baddies stage a mock gunfight. Dress up and
have your photo taken. Great fun.
Manager Denise MacGall says that the items
most forgotten by guests arriving are beach
towels, sun cream and mobile phone chargers
- and the items most forgotten by guests
leaving are drawers full of clothes and mobile
phone chargers. The strangest request they’ve
had this year is “Can you help to find my
daughter’s baby?’. To discover what that was
all about, turn to page 25 to see the postcard
from the daughter in question.
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Where?
In the south of the largest of Spain’s
Canary Islands, Tenerife, in a peaceful
spot near a number of golf courses. A
short walk from the sea, and just a 20
minute drive from Tenerife South Airport.
Bookmark
+ March 2012, It’s Carnival time in Santa Cruz
de Tenerife with the largest, most spectacular
carnival on the island. The festival begins a
week before Ash Wednesday and there are
parties, horse parades and general festivities.
There is a huge parade on Shrove Tuesday and
on Ash Wednesday you can see the entierro de
la sardina (the burial of the sardine) where a
gigantic effigy of a fish is buried. The following
Sunday the carnival closes with a procession
and fireworks.
What’s around?
If you love loud nightlife head for Playa de
Las Americas - Tenerife’s tourist hotspot.
Take a trip up to Mount Teide, Spain’s
highest mountain. Head north and explore
the capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with its
many buildings of interest and then drop
in to Loro Parque (the Parrot Park) and see
the birds. Take the children to Siam Park,
which is one of the most spectacular and
unforgettable waterparks in Europe.
Guests say...
“This is a really nice place and thoroughly
recommended for families. The food
was great and good value and the staff
were really helpful. We had a wonderful
holiday.”
Perfect for...
People who want all-year-round sunshine
- it’s practically guaranteed - and who
want a peaceful and comfortable base
from which to explore the Island.
Book a Freebird Catamaran trip for some pilot
whale and bottled-nosed dolphin spotting on a
luxury sail up the southwest coast of Tenerife,
including an ocean swim or snorkelling, plus an
on-board buffet.
Manager Sally Ann Guerrero says that the
things most people forget to bring with them
are mosquito repellent and adaptor plugs. The
strangest request she’s had so far this year was
from a guest who asked for the sofa bed to be
moved onto the balcony because they liked to
sleep al fresco.
Petchey Leisure members can visit Royal Park
Albatros on our special Icebreaker holiday!
gourmet
Petchey
Kitchen
our chef’s favourite
recipes for you to try
at home!
para
empezar
plato
principal
Club, Almeria…
courtesy of Royal Park
Albatros, Tenerife…
Gambas al Pil-Pil
Carne Fiesta
getting ready
getting ready
1kg medium sized uncooked prawns or shrimps
100ml olive oil
3 tablespoons butter
3 garlic cloves, chopped roughly
½ teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon of dried chilli flakes
600g diced pork loin
3 cloves of garlic
1 red pepper
½ teaspoon thyme
½ teaspoon cumin
½ teaspoon chilli powder
½ teaspoon paprika
30ml olive oil
100ml white wine
a pinch of salt and pepper
to
start…
courtesy of Vera Beach
“Spicy Prawns”
getting creative
1— Peel the prawns or shrimps but leave
the tails on
2— Add salt, put them in a covered bowl
3—
4—
5—
6—
7—
8—
and leave in the fridge for 30 minutes
Heat the oil and butter together in a
large dish over a medium heat
When gently bubbling add the chilli
and garlic
Stir and cook the garlic and chilli for 1
minute until golden brown
Add the shrimps or prawns and cook
for around three minutes or until they
curl up and change colour
Sprinkle with paprika and serve in
individual terracotta dishes for Spanish
authenticity
Serve with a good chunk of ‘pan’ to
soak up the sauce
main course…
“Party Meat”!
getting creative
1— Blend all ingredients (except for the
pork!) until you have a smooth liquid
2— Add the diced pork and marinade for
24 hours in the fridge
3— Fry the marinated meat in a little olive
sobre
mesa
dessert…
courtesy of Clube Praia da
Oura, Portugal…
Tortinha de Figo
com Doce de Abobora
Assado e Frutos
Silvestres
“Fig Tart with Roasted Pumpkin and Wild Berries”
getting ready
300g dried figs
100g ground almonds
120g lemon zest
50g cocoa powder
50g ground cinnamon
160g granulated sugar
60g icing sugar
50ml fig liqueur
100g pumpkin
250g wild berries
getting creative
1— Make a syrup with the granulated
oil and serve
To complete this simple but delicious
Tenerifian dish serve with Patatas Arrugadas (literally “Wrinkled Potatoes”).
Place small clean but unskinned
potatoes in a deep pan, add a handful of
rock salt and cover with water. Boil until
the potatoes are cooked through and
drain – leave to stand for 20 minutes.
Truly authentic Canarian cuisine and
eaten at almost every meal in a typical
household.
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sugar, add the ground almonds and figs
and stir well
Add the cinnamon, lemon zest and
cocoa and cook over a low heat until it
forms a soft ball
Remove from the heat and leave to cool
Add the fig liqueur, mix well and leave it
to stand for 30 minutes
Bake the pumpkin in a moderate 200ºC
oven for 40 minutes and mash with a
fork
Make a syrup with 40g of icing sugar
together with the mashed pumpkin and
leave to cool
Flatten the fig dough with a rolling pin,
arrange the pumpkin syrup on top and
wrap up into a tart
When plating up, slice on the diagonal
and decorate with wild berries
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inhouse
News from
the JACK PETCHEY
FOUNDATION
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f the many organisations that
bear the name of Jack Petchey,
including Petchey Leisure, the one
that brings him the most personal
satisfaction is the Jack Petchey Foundation,
an independent charity founded in 1999 that
exists to help young people to realise their
potential and achieve success in their chosen
fields. To date the Foundation has supported
schools, organisations and individuals to the
tune of £70 million. A major recipient of this
funding is the Petchey Academy, which is
directly sponsored by the Foundation. Sue
Lopez takes a looks at how an academy differs
from a normal state school, and whether the
Petchey Academy has been able to improve
upon the school it was built to replace.
What’s in a name?
The word ‘academy’ comes from the
Greek Akademeia, which was a grove near
Athens where Plato is reputed to have taught.
It has come to mean an institution of higher
learning embodying the highest of standards.
Academies in Britain were originally established
by the Labour government with the aim of
turning around the worst-performing schools,
which were (and are) mainly to be found
in disadvantaged areas. They had to have
sponsors (in the case of the Petchey Academy,
the Jack Petchey Foundation), and pre2007 were able to set their own curriculum.
Academies are funded directly by central
government instead of via a local authority, so
they operate outside of local authority control
and have more freedom over their finances and
teachers’ pay and conditions. You will probably
have read that the present government is
fast-tracking a programme which invites all
secondary schools to become academies, but
this is not the same as the last government’s
initiative: the coalition is currently targeting the
best performing schools rather than the worst.
In contrast to this policy, The Petchey Academy
was built to replace a failing state school, not a
successful one.
Turning the tables
that previously existed on the Academy’s
Hackney site. Certainly, the odds wouldn’t have
been good.
Against the odds
This year’s GCSE results speak for
themselves. The first group of Petchey Academy
students to sit GCSEs got their results in August.
62% achieved an encouraging 5 x A*-C GCSEs
including English and Maths, compared with
just 17-20%, without the important English and
Maths papers, at the old school on this site.
A chance to shine
The Foundation’s sponsorship of the
Academy means that the students benefit from
a level of facilities, teaching and opportunities
that can hardly be bettered, even in Britain’s
public schools. Certainly, it is difficult to see
how state schools can compete. The Academy’s
students come from an area that has certainly
seen its share of problems, but they are lucky
enough to be at a school where there are so
many opportunities to shine. And shine a great
number of them do, as a look at the internet
will quickly show you (just go into YouTube and
search for The Petchey Academy to see video
clips of the students speaking and performing).
www.petcheyacademy.org.uk
www.jackpetcheyfoundation.org.uk
www.successinthemaking.co.uk
A failing school in a disadvantaged area
was the target; it was characterised by poor
attendance and facilities and disappointing
academic results; the GCSE pass rate was
just 17-20%. The area was Hackney, London,
a socially and economically diverse part of
East London and just the place to see if a
combination of the academy system and the
Jack Petchey Foundation could really make a
difference.
The Petchey Academy opened its doors
in 2006 in Hackney and in 2007 moved into
its new building, constructed on the site of
the old school, complete with state-of-the-art
facilities and equipment. The specialism of
the Academy is health, care and the medical
sciences, and the curriculum is designed
to enable the 1000 pupils to take control of
their own mental and physical health and
to use that knowledge to the benefit of the
community in which they live.
Chair of Governors Andrew Billington, who
funded school which is bound by the national
curriculum. So, while the essential core
subjects such as Maths and English are of
course taught, there is another curriculum
which not only emphasises personal
development but has one eye firmly on the
marketplace which its students will one day
enter. Students can take part in activities such
as producing a school magazine, debating,
flamenco, taekwondo, first aid, film making
and more. They learn Spanish, and they
can opt to take a second language such as
Mandarin, Arabic, French, Latin or Italian.
A trading floor is being established where
students will be able to learn about economics
and develop skills for the future.
Initiatives such as the Think Green Team
and projects linked to The Hackney Primary
Health Care Trust and the Child Development
Centre, among others, take
the Academy and its students
out into the wider community,
to the benefit of everyone
involved.
was instrumental in setting up the Academy,
says: ‘The Petchey Academy wants to serve
all the young people in its community. There
is no selection on ability. The aim is to enable
all young people to reach their potential.
When students first arrive at the Academy
Jack Petchey presents them with an acorn in
a pouch with these words: ‘This is a symbolic
token to remind you that magnificent oak
trees grow from small acorns. We hope that
during your time at The Petchey Academy
you will grow into the adult that you want to
be. A person who has developed an enquiring
mind and warm personality. Like an oak tree...
valued and magnificent!’
From film-making to
flamenco
Because it is able to follow its own
curriculum, The Jack Petchey Academy
differs markedly from a local-authority
The Petchey Academy has the freedom to
concentrate its resources as it chooses. This
means that students with particular needs
can be catered for in a way that might not be
possible in the state school system. One such
student who has benefited from this is Esme
Kirk, who this year secured an impressive
number of GCSEs including an A* in History
and a B in Maths. A good result by anyone’s
standards, but a brilliant one for Esme, who has
dyslexia. She told the Hackney Learning Trust: “I
had problems with spelling and maths because
of my dyslexia. I was lucky to have an amazing
maths teacher who spent hours and hours with
me. I’m delighted I got a B in maths.” Esme
plans to continue with the Petchey Academy
studying English Literature, History and Textiles
before pursuing a career in costume design.
One can’t help wondering if Esme could have
achieved all this had she attended the school
A rich recipe
Trudy Kilcullen, the Chief Operations Officer
of the Jack Petchey Foundation, sums it up by
saying: “Jack is passionate about young people
having the opportunity to further their education
and get the best start they can in life, particularly
in an area like Hackney which has suffered a
great deal in the recent rioting. Academies take
the best from the world of business and charity
and apply these to the world of education in
order to address persistently failing schools. In
the case of the Petchey Academy, this rich mix
seems to have worked!”
Write now...
We are always delighted to get emails and letters telling us about
your experiences at our Petchey Leisure Resorts. If you’ve got a
story to share about your holiday or there is anything else you’d
like to say, email us at [email protected] or write
to PLeisure Magazine, Exchange House, 13-14 Clements Court,
Ilford, Essex IG1 2QY and feel free to attach a photo! We look
forward to hearing from you.
you’. I have already completed the evaluation
questionnaire online and made one or two
comments which I trust will be useful to
whoever reads clients’ responses.
With kind regards,
Harry and Flora Speedie
by email to Elizabeth Fa, P.A. to the
Managing Director
Petchey Travel impresses
The tale of the
missing ‘baby’
I would like to thank you from the bottom of
my heart for your kindness and perseverance
in looking for my daughter’s cuddly toy. It is
her most treasured possession and she has
had it since the first few weeks she was born
It broke my heart to think something so loved
was forever lost and see her so distraught and
myself unable to find a way to console her.
If you had not suggested visiting the laundry
we would never have found it or known what
had happened to it. I am so thankful to you for
not dismissing it as unimportant and for going
well and truly beyond your job descriptions to
rummage through container bins!!! You have
turned our holiday around. Rebecca has
not stopped smiling since Babi’s return and
she is now sleeping peacefully. You will be
remembered fondly for many years to come
as the Isabels that saved Babi. Thank you,
Love Cara and Rebecca
Letter addressed to the two Isabels at Vera
Beach Club
Top marks
My wife and I wanted you to know how much
we enjoyed our one week stay at Grangefield
Oasis Club last week.
The taxi arrangements went very smoothly
and we thank you for that. We also enjoyed
our breakfasts which you also organised.
The thing we were most taken with was the
apartment. There was so much space and
it was so well equipped. We didn’t expect
such generosity and so we write to say ‘thank
Just wanted to let you all know how much my
husband and I and our friends (Mr. and Mrs.
White) enjoyed our short break at Oura View
Beach Club. We had the pleasure of staying at
your resort at the end of last month for a few
days and were delighted with the service, and
the staff were excellent and very friendly I had
booked my parents in to your resort at the end
of last year (Mr. and Mrs Gallacher) and they
loved their time at the resort, so we decided
to give Petchey Travel a try and I have been
very impressed. I have recommended your
company and the resort on to many friends
and family, and I look forward to visiting you
again in the future for a longer spell next time!!
Well done Petchey, and please pass on our
compliments to the staff at the resort. They are
very professional and excellent at their jobs.
Many thanks for a fabulous break,
Mr. and Mrs. Aitken from Johnstone
by email to Reception at Oura View Beach
Club
Shooting star
I was really thrilled to be the winner of your
photographic competition, and I am only too
sorry that we weren’t in Portugal to meet with
you this week!! We will be back to Oura-View
Beach Club for a fortnight in September,
which we are looking forward to, especially as
summer has yet to arrive in England!
We have been to all of the Infiniti Platinum
resorts, but once we discovered OVBC (OuraView Beach Club), we haven’t wanted to go
anywhere else, as we fell in love with the
resort and Portugal at first sight. As I usually
take landscape photographs, there is a
wealth of wonderful and varied subjects for
my camera lens to capture and I never tire of
visiting the same location to try and improve
on earlier shots. The photographs I sent in
for the competition were all taken about 7
o’clock in the morning. I love going down to
the beach when the tide is out and at that time
in the morning the light is soft and the colours
vibrant.
Kind regards,
Jackie Worley
email to the magazine editor
PHOTOFANTASTIC
competition
Winning
photo
Roger Tuppen
The Photofantastic competition in the last edition of
PLeisure was a great success, with a record number
of entries flooding into magazine@petcheyleisure.
com. The standard was very high, as always, which
made it very difficult to choose a winner. But choose
we had to, and so after much deliberation the prize
of an iPad goes to Roger Tuppen for his highly
original photo taken at Clube Praia da Oura Many
congratulations to you from us. Here’s the winning
photo...
Reproduced below are some of the runners-up, who
missed out on the 1st prize by a whisker.
Great photos. Thanks to all of you.
And the
Winners are...
Paul Kavanagh
Julio Pereira
Alan Reed
David Potts
COOL KIDS’ COMP
WHERE’S BARNEY?
Caroline Dunlop
Thanks to all of you who emailed or wrote in to tell us where
Barney Bee had been buzzing off to on his holidays. The
answers were:
A. New York, United States of America
B. Rome, Italy
C. Paris, France
D. Agra, India
We had loads of correct entries, so we put all the names into
the Editor’s hat and the one to be pulled out was 12 year old,
Alyce Peaty who wins a week’s holiday accommodation for up
to four people at one of our Petchey Leisure resorts. Alyce’s
tiebreaker sentence was:
‘I’d like to go to Australia because there is
a wide variety of outstanding wildlife and
one of the animals I would most like to see
are the baby joeys, they would be so cute! ‘
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