This fantastic offer will be promoted in 250 golf clubs around the UK and 23 driving ranges in Scotland during September in a bid to further attract golfers to book a holiday to play on the fantastic courses in the Algarve. During this promotional period, avid golf enthusiasts can avoid paying golf carry charge with the partner airlines when traveling to Faro International Airport, making it even more cost effective to play in Portugal?s sunshine region.

Served by 22 UK regional airports, the Algarve is under three hours away and is a favourite for Britons looking to play overseas during the colder autumn months of the UK. Perfect for beginners and experienced players alike to practice their swing, the Algarve provides some of the best golfing conditions in Europe, with mild temperatures, calm winds, championship standard golf courses and a variety of high standard accommodation that will satisfy every golfer's needs.

To download a brochure listing all the golf courses in the Algarve, please visit www.algarvepromotion.pt/golf_ebrochure_ENG

For more information on the Algarve, please visit www.visitalgarve.pt & www.algarvepromotion.pt

ABOUT THE AIRLINES

Friendly low fare airline Jet2.com offers flights to Faro from Manchester, Leeds Bradford and Blackpool from just £ 29.99 one way, inclusive of taxes. For more information or to book, please visit a href="http://www.jet2.com/golf" target="_blank">www.jet2.com/golf

It has six UK bases, serving: 40 destinations from Leeds Bradford; 19 from Manchester; 13 from Newcastle; ten from Blackpool; 14 from Belfast International; and 12 from Edinburgh.

Low fares airline Monarch offers flights to Faro from Birmingham, London Gatwick, London Luton (29th March to 31st October) and Manchester airports with fares, including taxes, starting from £ 39.50 one way (£ 69 return).

For more information or to book the golf offer please visit www.golfoffer.monarch.co.uk

In addition to year-round low fares, Monarch also offers a unique range of tasty hot and cold meals onboard with prices from £ 3.00. Seats can be pre-booked at £ 6 per one-way flight to avoid the last minute free-for-all experienced on some other airlines, or for only £ 20, extra-legroom seats are available, which offer up to six inches of extra space.

Passengers travelling on scheduled flights can also avoid the queues at the airport and take advantage of online check-in which is available between seven days and 4.5 hours prior to departure.

Thomson Airways offers flights direct to Faro from 17 UK airports; including East Midlands, Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow, Gatwick, Luton and Cardiff.

Flight starts from just £ 67.50 one-way (£ 84 return) including taxes, fuel supplements and charges. This price is based on a departure from Gatwick on 6 October 2009.

All Thomson flights are now ATOL protected so customers can be confident that their money is safe.

For further information or to book visit www.thomson.co.uk/flights or call 0871 231 5945.

Note: Free club carriage is subject to each individual airline's terms and conditions for this promotion, details of which are available on the relevant airline website. Club carriage is subject to availability and it is not the responsibility of the Algarve Promotion Bureau.

For more information on the Algarve, please visit www.visitalgarve.pt & www.algarvepromotion.pt