Palladium Takes Centre Court In Mexico

Agents with clients looking for a new luxurious Mexican getaway now have a significant new option, thanks to the Palladium Hotel Group, writes assistant editor, Greg Coates in this week’s digital edition of Travel Courier.

The Spanish hotel chain recently celebrated the official opening of its two newest resorts – TRS Coral Hotel and Grand Palladium Costa Mujeres Resort & Spa – and the Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre in Costa Mujeres, north of Cancun.

Palladium Hotel Group CEO Abel Matutes and tennis superstar Rafa Nadal served as honourary hosts of a February grand opening event, with attracted nearly 500 guests from more than 14 countries, including Travel Courier’s Greg Coates.

“This is the first tennis complex that we opened outside the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca, and I am very excited to be able to do so in a complex as incredible as this,” said Nadal during a pre-opening press conference. “The Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre will be the ideal place for fans of this sport to combine their holidays with short tennis programs and I am convinced that it will be a success.”

Matutes said, “The alliance of Palladium Hotel Group with Rafa Nadal for the launch of Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre is further evidence that the company has long focused on achieving differentiation, always with the goal of being the best. Having the opportunity to work with Rafa Nadal is a source of pride because in addition to being the best tennis player, the values he represents, transmits and inculcates are impeccable.”

He added, “if you like tennis, you’re not going to think of going to another resort.”

For more, check out this week’s cover story in Travel Courier.