fantastic tennis weekend at the Stanglwirt Tennis Hotel finally arrived . In our Fantastic Advent Calendar 2020, Daniela from Munich won an overnight voucher for the superb 5-star hotel in Going am Wilden Kaiser in Tyrol. The pandemic disrupted her travel plans a few times. But at the beginning of 2022, Daniela and her husband were finally able to redeem their voucher. We were also delighted when Daniela sent us a very honest and detailed Travelscout report. Thank you so much! Read for yourself how Daniela experienced her stay at the Stanglwirt, the tennis training, the training facilities, and everything else!
We recently returned to the travel scene as Travelscouts after a long time and spent a tennis weekend at the Krone Tennis Hotel in Schnetzenhausen . We received tennis training at the Power the Ball Tennis Academy, led by Mathias Messmer and Niki Ferrari. Read my detailed Travelscout report to find out everything we experienced. And we had quite a lot! Active, relaxing, enjoyable, educational, personal, and inspiring. We didn't just bring home many wonderful moments and great experiences. We also have something for you: we're giving away a tennis week for kids at the Power the Ball Tennis Academy in the summer of 2022 .
From May 22nd to 29th, 2022, the Saturn Oil Open , an ATP tennis tournament in the Rhine & Ruhr region, will premiere at TC RW-Troisdorf eV. As TennisTraveller on board as a tournament partner for this inaugural event. Today, we'd like to share some behind-the-scenes insights into the new ATP tournament, as there's already plenty of exciting news to report. Two Cologne natives, two tennis entrepreneurs – a shared understanding and an ideal complement to their respective expertise. These are the two organizers of the Saturn Oil Open: Davis Cup champion Marc-Kevin Goellner (51) and tennis entrepreneur Marc Raffel (57). In this interview, the two tennis enthusiasts discuss their motivations, the value, current state, and future prospects of major international tennis events.
As part of our regional special "Tennis Holidays in Carinthia," Markus Polessnig today . Markus is a former professional tennis player, a native of Carinthia, and works for Carinthia Tourism, where he's responsible for golf and tennis. This makes Markus THE go-to person and expert for tennis holidays in Carinthia . He knows almost every tennis court in Carinthia from his active professional career. He's familiar with the many beautiful tennis hotels and all the wonderful leisure activities that Carinthia offers for your tennis holiday in southern Austria. And what could be better than working in the field and region you love?
As part of our regional special "Tennis Holidays in Carinthia," we're speaking today with Erland Palle , managing director of the family-run Brennseehof sports hotel in Feld am See. We asked Erland a few questions about the beautiful tennis hotel on Lake Brennsee. And of course, we wanted to know what makes a tennis holiday in Carinthia so special, what you absolutely shouldn't miss there, and where Erland has his own personal power spots. In the picture, you can see Erland on the far right together with his parents, his wife, and his children – three generations of the Palle family working at and for the Brennseehof.
We had the pleasure another interview as part of our regional special "Tennis Holidays in Carinthia" Roland Heitzeneder . Roland is the tourism director at the Warmbad-Villach Thermal Resort , which also includes the beautiful Karawankenhof Thermal Hotel . This tennis hotel offers the perfect opportunity to combine a tennis holiday with the amenities of a thermal spa year-round. Tennis & wellness, plus a huge range of sporting activities off the courts. Simply wonderful! Find out what you can experience around the Karawankenhof, what you absolutely must see, and what is typically "Carinthian" in our interview with Roland.
Over the next few weeks, we'll be introducing you to a particularly beautiful tennis holiday region in southern Austria: Carinthia . Besides general information about the region, we'll present our Carinthian tennis hotels and the tennis camps located there. And, as you've come to expect from us, we'll also share some very special Carinthian stories – a little behind-the-scenes glimpse. We're really looking forward to it – stay tuned!
Our regional special "Tennis holidays in Carinthia" begins with this short but highly informative presentation of the tennis holiday region with its many bathing lakes, the magnificent mountain scenery and of course the many beautifully situated tennis courts!
The core of our TennisTraveller consists of our tennis hotels and tennis camps . These have either been personally visited by us or recommended by a TennisTraveller . This allows us to create detailed, independent, and tennis-specific hotel and camp descriptions, helping you choose the perfect holiday destination for your needs. That's our goal, and we believe we're doing a pretty good job of meeting it.
But we're not standing still. We want to further expand our holiday offerings and increase the number of reviews for our existing holiday deals. But we can only do this with your help! Send us your recommendations and reviews, because that's how we make TennisTraveller even better for everyone! And as you've come to expect from us, your support will be rewarded: among all those who send us a recommendation or leave a review by February 28, 2022, we're giving away two fantastic DUNLOP CX racket bag combinations .
Today I'd like to introduce you to Patrick Bednarek in this interview. Patrick is the founder of Tennis-Mastery and successfully runs the YouTube channel . There you'll find a substantial number of excellent and varied training videos to help you improve your game, technique, and tactics. The channel even offers complete hourly training plans. But that's not all: athletic programs, equipment tips, and various expert interviews round out the online offerings. It's ideal for taking yourself and your game to the next level. In this interview, Patrick, a Bachelor of Science in Sports Science and a certified B-level performance coach, tells me why he founded Tennis-Mastery, what exactly you can expect from it, and how he can also help you through personal coaching outside of the online channels. It's definitely worth a listen!
The ATP Challenger tournament landscape will gain a prominent addition in 2022: the traditional TVM Open, previously an ITF tournament, will become the ATP Challenger Saturn Oil Open . The tournament location remains Troisdorf near Cologne. This is a remarkable development in the anything but easy tournament scene. That such a "tournament upgrade" is even possible is certainly thanks to the tireless dedication and extensive experience of tennis entrepreneur Marc Raffel , who will continue as organizer and tournament director. Together with none other than Marc-Kevin Goellner as co-tournament director, will bring
to the event from May 22nd to 29th, 2022. We are delighted to be TennisTraveller
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