Register Now To Welcome Visitors To The Open
As we prepare to welcome and accommodate visitors to the Open
Golf Championship in Sandwich next year, local residents willing to
offer bed and breakfast for guests are reminded they can register
their details on a new website.
Dover District Council and partners are working hard teeing up
for the Open Golf Championship, and with less than a year to go we
are busy topping up our list of available accommodation. A new
website has been launched aimed at being a ‘one-stop shop’ for
visitors and residents. The site lists all accredited Kent hotels,
guest houses and local residents willing to take in bed and
breakfast guests, as well as travel and local resident
information.
There is a £60 registration fee to become a temporary
accommodation provider, which covers the cost of the website
listing and a visit to provide advice on facilities, rates, fire
risk and public liability. Colebrook and Sturrock are the official
agents for property lettings over the period of the Open.
More than 180,000 spectators staying between one and seven
nights attended the Open when it was last staged in Sandwich in
2003 – contributing an estimated £17.6 million to the local
economy. Even more visitors are expected for the 2011 tournament,
which takes place from July 10 to 17.
The website has been developed by Dover District Council in
partnership with Visit Kent, Kent County Council, and Canterbury,
Shepway and Thanet Councils.
For further information, please visit the open golf website or
call DDC tourism team on 01304 240477.
Date: 12/08/2010
Contact: Andy Steele
Telephone: 01304 872020
Fax: 01304 872300
Press Office Direct Line: 01304
872020
