Hawks Cay

Summary: The upcoming winter tennis season at Hawks Cay Resort promises to be hot, hot, HOT with a newly renovated tennis facility and special tennis membership promotions available for seasonal and year-round Florida Keys tennis enthusiasts. ESPN veteran, founder of the ATP and former Top 10 player Cliff Drysdale will be visiting Hawks Cay December 17 and 18, which will culminate with a special tennis mixer and team competition for resort guests, members and local tennis enthusiasts of all ages and levels on Sunday, December 18. Hawks Cay Resort will be launching a new Tennis Membership at the event and participants will receive special membership offers, including a free private tennis lesson with Tennis Director Sam Keenan.
Photo and autograph opportunities will be also available.

Duck Key, Fla. (December 9, 2011) – Hawks Cay Resort and Cliff Drysdale Tennis are celebrating the 2012 winter tennis season in the sunny Florida Keys with a special appearance by Cliff Drysdale himself. The tennis industry icon will be onsite December Sunday, December 18 to celebrate the newly renovated Hawks Cay Tennis Garden with a holiday meet and greet, tennis mixer and team competition beginning at 2 p.m. Hawks Cay Resort will be launching its new Tennis Membership at the event and participants will receive special membership offers, including a free private tennis lesson with Tennis Director Sam Keenan.

“We are thrilled to have Cliff at the resort to celebrate our upgraded tennis facility,” stated Sam Keenan, director of tennis at Hawks Cay Resort. “We have seen an impressive increase in guest and member participation since Cliff Drysdale Tennis has become part of our programming and we’re eager to offer this rare and special opportunity for our guests and members to meet a legend of the game and take advantage of new membership specials and free lesson promotion. The resort has been buzzing with anticipation for the event.”

Cliff Drysdale is considered one of the most popular personalities in the international tennis community. He has devoted more than four decades of his life to promoting the advancement of the tennis culture. His leadership and contributions span across an award-winning career as a professional player, his leadership roles in advancing Open Tennis and in the founding and presidency of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), a 30 year+ tenure as an ESPN tennis analyst and the ownership of his sports management company, Cliff Drysdale Tennis.

In February of 2010, Hawks Cay Resort partnered with Cliff Drysdale Tennis, a leader in the tennis management industry and founded by Drysdale.

For more information about tennis at Hawks Cay Resort, and the upcoming Cliff Drysdale event, please contact Hawks Cay Director of Tennis Sam Keenan at 305.743.7000 ext. 1571

About Cliff Drysdale Tennis
Cliff Drysdale Tennis (CDT), founded in 2001 by tennis legend Cliff Drysdale and partners Don Henderson and Tom Brownhill, specializes in daily tennis operations and management for resorts, hotels and private tennis clubs; sports design and construction consultation for companies interested in building world-class tennis facilities; tennis educational programs, summer camps, clinics and retreats; and resort, hotel corporate
outing planning and leisure operations. For more information, visit www.cliffdrysdale.com

About Hawks Cay Resort
Hawks Cay Resort, located on Duck Key in the middle Florida Keys, is the premier destination in all of the Florida Keys for outdoor fun. Alongside the emerald water of the Atlantic Ocean, guests enjoy offshore, flats and backcountry fishing; diving; kayaking; kiteboarding and standup paddle boarding programs; Cliff Drysdale tennis program; Segway tours and the only resort-based Dolphin Connection program in the continental U.S. The 60-acre resort boasts 177 guestrooms and 160-plus two- and three-bedroom villas, a full-service marina, five signature restaurants, saltwater lagoon, five swimming pools, kid and teen clubs and the award-winning Calm Waters Spa. A member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts and a AAA Four-Diamond Award recipient, the resort is owned and operated by Northview Hotel Group, which completed a $35 million resort renovation in 2008.

DUCK KEY, Fla. – September 29 – Hawks Cay Resort in Duck Key, Florida Keys offers adults five reasons to visit this fall with a list of activities and amenities that make for an ideal fall escape. With kids back in school, fall in the Florida Keys is the perfect time to soak up the destination’s laidback lifestyle and experience all the activities that Hawks Cay Resort offers. Here are the top five reasons to head to Duck Key this fall:

1. Learn how to fly with JetLev
Hawks Cay Resort has sky-rocketed to the forefront of water sports becoming the first resort in the world to offer the new JetLev activity, a “Jetsons-like” water-powered jetpack experience. Operated by Sundance Waterports, the Essential JetLev Experience program allows guests to soar nearly three-stories high over the emerald waters surrounding the resort for the one-of-a-kind personal flying experience that features the incomparable feeling of weightlessness and suspension. Instructor assisted flight or full-control flight options are available for 20 to 30 minutes of in-water flight time, both include professional on-site instruction. For more information on how to fly, visit: http://experience.hawkscay.com/sundance-watersports/jetlev.

2. Reel in the catch of a lifetime: world-class fishing
Known to anglers all over the world, Duck Key offers some of the best fishing for seasoned and novice anglers alike. From offshore and reef fishing to backcountry flats fishing, guests can charter a fishing captain and boat right from the resort marina who will guarantee a memorable experience. The resort offers five offshore and four shallow draft charter boats, or guests can bring their own boat and dock at one of 85 full-service slips. For the freshest fish available, Tom’s Harbor House, located alongside the Hawks Cay Marina, “Hook & Cook” option will allow guests to have their catch cleaned and prepared for dinner. For detailed fishing information, check out: http://experience.hawkscay.com/fishing.

3. Tantalize your taste buds with a rum & cigar tasting at Alma
Guests can relax by the poolside fire pit under the stars while enjoying cigars and rum pairings from around the world. Hawks Cay’s Alma restaurant offers a diverse cigar menu that includes a variety of smooth spices and flavors to appeal to every cigar aficionado’s palate. Each cigar featured on the menu has a detailed description of the ingredients, flavor and history as well as a suggested pairing to fully capture its true essence. For the complete Alma cigar and cocktail menus, view: http://www.hawkscay.com/dining_alma.php

4. Rejuvenate the senses at the Calm Waters Spa
Guests can enjoy head-to-toe rejuvenation in a tropical Zen atmosphere. The 7,000 square-foot spa has eight treatment rooms including two couples suites, three facial rooms and a Vichy shower room for body treatments. The spa menu is highlighted by five signature treatments that feature local ingredients including the popular Key Lime Mojito body exfoliation. Additionally, the spa has a state-of-the-art fitness room with a complete schedule of group exercise classes, relaxation room, candlelit whirlpool, eucalyptus steam room and dry sauna. For a full spa menu visit: http://www.hawkscay.com/spa_menu.php.
5. Satisfy your sweet tooth with Emack & Bolio’s Ice Cream
After a full day of soaking up the sun and taking advantage of the many activities and amenities available on the resort’s 60 acres, the best way to indulge is with homemade organic ice cream from Emack & Bolio’s, located at the Hawks Cay Marina. The menu offers Rock ‘N Roll themed flavors that celebrate the Boston founder’s love for 1970’s music and include gourmet flavors such as Trippin’ on Espresso, Myer’s Rum Raisin and Deep Purple Cow. Take an online tour: http://www.emackandbolios.com

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Hawks Cay Resort, located on Duck Key in the middle Florida Keys, is the premier destination in all of the Florida Keys for outdoor fun. Alongside the emerald water of the Atlantic Ocean, guests enjoy offshore, flats and backcountry fishing; diving; kayaking; kiteboarding and standup paddle boarding programs; Cliff Drysdale tennis program; Segway tours and the only resort-based Dolphin Connection program in the continental U.S. The 60-acre resort boasts 177 guestrooms and 160-plus two- and three-bedroom villas, a full-service marina, five signature restaurants, saltwater lagoon, five swimming pools, kid and teen clubs and the award-winning Calm Waters Spa. A member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts and a AAA Four-Diamond Award recipient, the resort is owned and operated by Northview Hotel Group, which completed a $35 million resort renovation in 2008.

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Cheryl Andrews Marketing Communications
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DUCK KEY, Fla. – July 26, 2011 – Hawks Cay, a premier resort in the Florida Keys, announced today that Director of Sales Joni Dooley Barkley has been elected to serve on the sales committee of VISIT FLORIDA, the state’s official tourism marketing organization. As a committee member, Barkley will provide strategic counsel on all matters related to VISIT FLORIDA’s sales activities, from participating in trade and consumer shows to strengthening tour operator, travel agent and meeting planner relationships.
“We are confident that Joni will be an asset to the VISIT FLORIDA Sales Committee,” said Sheldon Suga, managing director at Hawks Cay Resort. “She brings a great deal of hospitality experience, along with the drive and determination that will help the committee take sales to a new level in bringing attention to Florida and the Florida Keys.”

A 20-year veteran of the hospitality industry, Barkley leads Hawks Cay’s sales team to provide small, midsize and large groups with an experience that goes beyond the meeting and leisure time expectations. Prior to her tenure at Hawks Cay, Barkley was the director of sales and marketing with the Casa Monica Hotel in St. Augustine and served as the national sales manager for The Ritz Carlton, Palm Beach and Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach. She is a graduate of the University of Florida’s College of Communications with a major in journalism. She is also a Certified Hospitality Sales Professional (CHSP).

Two hours south of Miami on the 60-acre private island Duck Key, Hawks Cay is one of the largest resorts in the Florida Keys. With 25,000 square feet of meeting space accommodating receptions of up to 1,000 guests and sit-down banquets for up to 600 people, the resort is extremely comfortable for large groups. State-of-the-art audio, video and other technology capabilities are available, and an onsite technology director will ensure everything operates without a snag.

Hawks Cay Resort on Duck Key in the Florida Keys is the premier destination in all of the Florida Keys for outdoor fun. Alongside the emerald water of the Atlantic Ocean, guests enjoy offshore, flats and backcountry fishing, a full-service marina, Dolphin Connection program, Calm Waters Spa, kiteboarding program, kid and teen clubs, diving, five signature restaurants, five swimming pools and more. All 177 guest rooms and 150-plus two-, three- and four bedroom villas were recently renovated during a $35 million resort enhancement. Hawks Cay Resort is the title sponsor for the Saltwater Experience cable fishing show and hosts several amateur and professional fishing tournaments including the Sailfish Open. Hawks Cay Resort is a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts and an AAA Four-Diamond Award-winning resort.

*A high-res headshot of Hawks Cay Resort’s Joni Dooley Barkley is available upon request.


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Holly Lee-Zawyer
Cheryl Andrews Marketing Communications
P: 305-444-4033
Holly@cam-pr.com