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CENTRAL OREGON'S SUNRIVER RESORT UNVEILS SPRING/SUMMER GOLF PACKAGES FOR 2007

Beginning in April when the 2007 golf season debuts, guests at the award-winning Central Oregon-based resort will enjoy golf at the Crosswater and Meadows courses, wind down in the Sage Springs Club & Spa and eventually retreat to their luxurious guestroom.

Sunriver Resort, a Destination Hotels & Resorts property located 15 miles south of Bend, has these value-laden packages available with lodging accommodations in either the Lodge Village guestrooms or suite or the River Lodges guestrooms. All packages include lodging, tee times, cart, range and putting course.

Crosswater Experience Package. Guests will have the chance to play the same course that in August will be home to the JELD-WEN Tradition, one of the major tournaments on the Champions Tour (for more on the event, see below). Here are the package details:
One round of golf per day on Crosswater - one of the "Top 100 You Can Play" (Golf Magazine), "100 Best Residential Golf Courses" (Golfweek) and "America's 100 Greatest Courses" (Golf Digest). Plus, unlimited play on Meadows and the resort's third course, Woodlands, which won't be opening until June 15.
Unlimited use of both driving range and putting course
Rates: Start at $153 (rate parameters outlined below)
Available: April 1 (or start of season) to June 14; Aug. 26-30; Sept. 3-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23-27; and entire month of October.

Premier Golf & Spa Package. A mixture of golf and a spa treatment at the resort's Sage Springs Club & Spa. Details:
One round of golf per day on the course of your choice
A 50-minute spa treatment of your choice (advance reservations recommended)
Rates: Start at $250 for accommodations in a Lodge Village room, $290 in the River Lodges
Available: June 15 - Aug. 25; Aug. 31 - Sept.2; Sept. 7-8, 14-15, 21-22 and 28-29.

GO 3 Pass. Experience this new value pass, available when staying in a Sunriver Resort vacation home or condominium. Details:
One round of golf on Crosswater, plus two rounds of golf on either Meadows or Woodlands.
Rate: Start at $169
Available: April 1 (or start of season) to June 14; Aug. 26-30; Sept. 3-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23-27; and entire month of October

Here is a look at the conditions attached to all aforementioned packages:
Package prices are per person, per day, based on minimum occupancy in the type of accommodation selected;
Package rates are subject to change and will be confirmed at the time of booking;
Packages require a two-night minimum stay;
Packages include confirmed advance tee times plus cart, and access to range and putting course;
Packages are not applicable to groups of 21 or more;
Tax and assessment excluded;
Some restrictions may apply.

At Sunriver Resort, a perennial AAA Four-Diamond award winning property, a total of 236 guestrooms - Lodge Village rooms and suites plus the beautifully appointed River Lodges, comprised of four two-story buildings that house 33 deluxe rooms - are augmented by more than 400 vacation rental properties, featuring private homes and condominiums alike, ideal for families of all sizes.

Sunriver Resort features 28 tennis courts, 35 miles of paved bike paths, three swimming complexes, horseback riding, an indoor raquet club, canoeing and kayaking, whitewater rafting, fly-fishing, shopping village and a nature center. Framing the 3,800 acres of the Resort are the Cascade Mountains, Deschutes River, towering pines and wide-open wilderness.

The JELD-WEN Tradition, Oregon's biggest golf event and one of five major championships on the Champions Tour, will be held Aug. 13-19 at the resort's Crosswater Golf Club. The tournament has moved from Portland, Ore., to Crosswater for at least the next four years, while NBC has announced it will televise the event's final two rounds. Previous winners include Loren Roberts, Craig Stadler and Tom Watson. (For more information, visit www.jeld-wentradition.com)

For more information about the available packages or resort offerings, visit the Sunriver Resort website at www.sunriver-resort.com, or call 1-800-737-1054.

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