Experienced hotelier Adrian Padina has taken on a dream role after being appointed as the new director of hotel operations at Spain's five-star La Manga Club destination resort.

The half-Brit, half-Spaniard has more than 20 years' experience in the hotel industry, working for some of the world's top luxury hospitality brands including Inter-Continental, Ritz-Carlton and Fairmont.

Having enjoyed high-profile roles at a number of locations worldwide including London, the Middle East, China and Tenerife as well as, most recently, in Barcelona, Adrian is relishing his new task of helping La Manga Club build on its established reputation in the sports and leisure industry as Spain's flagship resort.

He said: “La Manga Club is a name that is famous all over the world and it's a great honour to be given the opportunity to shape its future, both in the short and long-term.

“The resort is renowned for delivering outstanding service to its guests and has made significant investment recently to help maintain its position as Europe's premier sports and leisure destination. I believe I have a lot to offer La Manga Club and can enhance it in many different areas so we can match and exceed the high standards already in place.”

Set over 1,400 acres in an area three times the size of Monaco, La Manga Club has set the standard for sports and lifestyle destination resort since its inception in 1972.

Among its recent accolades, the resort was named as Spain's leading golf complex at the 2014 World Golf Awards and handed the accolade of 'Best Golf Resort in Spain' by UK readers of Today's Golfer magazine for the fourth year running and named as one of the top five golf resorts in the world at the prestigious 2015 UltraTravel Awards.

Boasting three 18-hole golf courses, La Manga Club's extensive facilities also include a new Leadbetter Golf Academy – the only one in mainland Spain – a 28-court tennis academy, a new High Performance Sports Centre and 2,000m² spa and fitness complex. In addition, there is a five-star hotel, four-star serviced apartments and townhouses and more than 20 bars and restaurants for members of all the family to enjoy.

For more details on La Manga Club, visit www.lamangaclub.com.

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Press release written and distributed on behalf of La Manga Club by the Azalea Group.

La Manga Club
La Manga Club – www.lamangaclub.com – is an unrivalled sports and leisure paradise which sits between the low hills that separate the Mediterranean from the Mar Menor Sea, just 20 minutes from Murcia airport and an hour from Alicante.

Set out over an area of some 560 hectares (approx. 1,400 acres), it enjoys a mild year-round Mediterranean climate and offers visitors a prestigious five-star hotel, luxury vacation apartments and extensive sports facilities, including three championship golf courses, a new Leadbetter Golf Academy – the only one in mainland Spain – a 28-court tennis centre and eight grass sports pitches. The resort is also home to innumerable leisure facilities, such as the 2,000m2 Spa La Manga Club with its 13 luxurious treatment rooms, comprehensive fitness centre and 25m indoor swimming pool; meeting, banqueting and incentive facilities, and more than 20 restaurants and bars.

As well as hosting both Davis and Fed Cup tennis matches, La Manga Club has signed a long-term deal to be the overseas training resort of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) until 2016. It has also staged the Spanish Open golf championship and regularly attracts professional and international football teams to the first-class year-round training facilities which are also used by rugby and cricket sides.

As a result of more than 40 years of continued investment, innovation and commitment to excellence, La Manga Club is widely recognised as Spain's flagship resort and as one of the finest sports and lifestyle destinations in the world. Evidence of this is provided by its numerous awards and accolades.

La Manga Club was the proud recipient of a 2013 Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel website, for the facilities and service on offer at its five-star Hotel Principe Felipe. The resort has been voted 'Best Golf Hotel/Resort in Spain' by UK readers of Today's Golfer magazine for the last four years and was named 'Best Golf Hotel in Spain' at the 2014 World Golf Awards. La Manga Club has long been a staunch supporter of women's golf, being the official overseas resort partner of the English Women's Golf Association for three years as well as hosting the Ladies European Tour (LET) Qualifying School from 2009-12. La Manga Club is also the venue for the Ladies Murcia Open, an LET Access Series event, and regularly hosts top women's amateur events and teams.

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For more information on La Manga Club contact Pete Simm on 01730 711920 or email petes@theazaleagroup.com