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The Sports Tourism Blog: Lewis Hamilton was right – the 2019 F1 British GP scheduling was bad

16Jul

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The Sports Tourism Blog: Lewis Hamilton was right – the 2019 F1 British GP scheduling was bad

Sunday 14 July 2019 will go down as one of the greatest days in British sporting history. England won the Cricket World Cup in memorable fashion against New Zealand at Lord’s, Novak Djokovic came through a five-set epic against Roger Federer at Wimbledon and the European Tour’s Scottish Open title was secured by Austrian golfer Bernd Wiesberger. Also on the agenda was the Formula 1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone - a major UK sporting event that arguably took a back seat to the dramatic cricket and Wimbledon finals. More than 140,000 fans attended the 2019 British GP but for world champion Lewis Hamilton he felt that this year’s scheduling of the race denied sports fans the chance to embrace F1’s biggest race because of the TV competition with the cricket and tennis. Speaking ahe...

Airbnb sport report: four events in 2019 to generate $62m in host earnings

5Jul

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Airbnb sport report: four events in 2019 to generate $62m in host earnings

An Airbnb sport impact report has revealed that major events continue to be a key driver for reservation numbers and host earnings. Since launching in 2008 the hospitality service giant has grown to more than six million listings worldwide and there have been more than 500 million guest arrivals. The contribution of sport and major events have been crucial for the company’s growth. According to data published in the study - Sports and Airbnb: A Winning Combination - 44% of hosts welcomed guests who were travelling for a sporting event. In the United Kingdom the figure rises to 54% while in the United States it increases to 55%. In 2016 80,000 guest arrivals for the Rio Olympic Games booked with an Airbnb host. While in 2018 for the Fifa World Cup finals hosts in Russia welco...

4Jul

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Event focus: Active London 2019

The Active London conference returns in 2019 and will be held at a new venue. Taking place at 30 Euston Square on 10 September, the event organised by London Sport will be dedicated to the future of physical activity and sport in the nation’s capital. Lorna Leach, London Sport’s strategic relationship manager, said: “This year’s event will bring together a huge number of the strands of work that London Sport and many of our partners have explored over the past 12 months. “Innovation in physical activity is taking place in a huge number of areas, not only from a technology perspective, but in disciplines ranging from urban planning and regeneration to social integration and community development. “We look forward to bringing together some of the most exciting and creative developments...

Premier League Football Forum to feature at Leaders Shanghai summit

21Jun

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Premier League Football Forum to feature at Leaders Shanghai summit

The Premier League Football Forum will be the major highlight of the second day of the Leaders Sport Business Summit in Shanghai. Held at The Kerry Hotel in Pudong from 18-19 July, the Leaders summit in the Chinese city will welcome 300 delegates and focus on innovation in sport, entertainment and media. Leaders has partnered with the Premier League and the UK Department for International Trade to create the forum on 19 July. English football top-flight executives, clubs and partners will take to the stage. Premier League in Asia This year’s Premier League Asia Trophy will see Manchester City, Newcastle United, West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers play in Nanjing and Shanghai from 17-20 July. The Leaders Premier League Football Forum will be held a day before the final of t...

ISC 2020 partners with the Financial Times for London event

21Jun

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ISC 2020 partners with the Financial Times for London event

The International Sports Convention (ISC) and the Financial Times (FT) have announced a global partnership for the ISC 2020 event in London. Taking place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium from 17-18 June, the event will see 1500 delegates and 150 speakers attend nine sports industry conferences over two days. ISC and the FT will collaborate on a number of initiatives, including editorial, content, media and marketing. The partnership will provide insight, editorial and commentary throughout the 12-months build-up leading to the event in London. The comprehensive partnership will ensure significant participation from political, business, FMCG and financial industries mixing with the business of sport. Nigel Fletcher, CEO of ISC, said: “The partnership with the FT reflects a stro...

UNWTO and Barça Innovation Hub launch sports tourism start-up competition

20Jun

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UNWTO and Barça Innovation Hub launch sports tourism start-up competition

The 1st UNWTO Sports Tourism Start-up Competition has been launched by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in collaboration with the Barça Innovation Hub (BIHUB). With the support of the Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC), the initiative is designed to identify projects and innovations that can transform the sports tourism sector in the near future. Competition organisers are seeking entries from start-ups that have disruptive ideas focused on solving real needs and addressing knowledge gaps in the growing sports tourism sector. In all, 20 start-ups will be shortlisted by a panel of international experts and industry stakeholders. The panel will then select five semi-finalists who will all be invited to Barcelona to pitch their ideas to sports experts, government representatives,...

20Jun

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Event focus: BlackBook Motorsport Forum

The sixth edition of the BlackBook Motorsport Forum will take place in London on 28 August 2019. Known as the “global meeting place for the motorsport industry”, the event organised by SportsPro will feature a number of speakers. Three of the names on the speaker list are Catherine Bond Muir, chief executive of the W Series; Carlos Ezpeleta Gonzalez, sporting director of MotoGP; and Jill Gregory, chief marketing officer of NASCAR. According to the organisers there will be five key topics of discussion for the 2019 forum. The topics are: Sponsorship disruption Future of broadcasting Reimagining the fan experience Improving the on-track spectacle Transforming the motorsport horizon There will also be a number of key sessions, incl...