Sports Tourism

Rugby Africa is elated to announce it will be granting EUR 276,490 for the successful and safe preparations for the restart of its 2021 rugby season, after a very challenging 2020.

Sydney will cement its reputation for world-class major events with a summer sports extravaganza that will entice local and interstate visitors to the Harbour City.

FIFA Secretary General discusses world football disruption, the impact of FIFA COVID-19 relief plan and wokeness at the World Football Summit, where the football industry’s leading stakeholders meet to shape the future of the beautiful game.

Samoa Tourism Authority announced that it will become the 2021 headline sponsor for the Pacific Islanders Rugby Club to celebrate 100 years since rugby was introduced to the island in 1920 by the Marist Brothers.

The NBA announced the structure and format for the 2020-21 season, which will include a Play-In Tournament to determine the teams that will fill the seventh and eighth playoff seeds in each conference. 

NASCAR and WynnBET, the digital gaming division of Wynn Resorts Ltd. that is responsible for Wynn's mobile sportsbook and casino app, announced a multi-year national sports betting partnership. 

The best examples of golf tourism, golf courses, and golf destinations in 2020 are revealed following a record number of votes cast by the public.

World Rowing Championships 2021 will be held in Shanghai Water Sports Center located at Dianshan Lake in Qingpu District during October 12th-24th next year. It will be the first-ever World Rowing Championships hosted in China.

The NCAA has selected Kansas City to host three NCAA Championship Events and Las Vegas as a host site for nine preliminary rounds and finals of predetermined championships in Divisions I, II and III to be held for the 2022-23 through 2025-26 academic years.

Australian Tour De France winner Cadel Evans signs an official partnership with the Coupe De Hue to promote Vietnam.

On October 17th, 2020, Malta, an archipelago in the Mediterranean, will hold its 41st Rolex Middle Sea Race.

Reynolds Lake Oconee—the award-winning resort community situated on 19,000-acre Lake Oconee located between Atlanta and Augusta—will host the LPGA Tour Drive On Championship at Reynolds Lake Oconee, October 22-25, 2020.

Sports can be defined as an activity that requires both skill and physical exertion as either a team or individual effort to achieve a particular goal.

Sports, travel, and tourism go hand-in-hand. Whether it’s professional sportspeople and officials attending tournaments and events or fans thronging a country to witness a global sports showcase, sports tourism is now an established niche in the travel industry.