Tag: Olympics

19Aug By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

Bucket List, Events

Sports travel bucket list: Olympics hospitality at LA28

On Location, the official hospitality provider of the Los Angeles Olympic Games, has launched a wave of new ticket-inclusive hospitality packages for the summer games in 2028. Hospitality packages for Equestrian and Diving are now available, alongside newly released package types for Athletics (Track & Field), Beach Volleyball, and Golf, expanding the range of options for fans planning to attend LA28. Leisure-level hospitality packages now also include access to dedicated Hospitality Pavilions. Purchase details are outlined below. A brand-new package concept called “Follow My Team” has also launched, giving fans guaranteed hospitality access to their country’s men’s and women’s basketball matches without worrying about schedule announcements, draws, or purchasing individual event...

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10Mar By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

Venues & Stadiums

Olympic Museums Network grows to 37 members with Australia and Rio additions

The Australian Sports Museum and the Rio Olympic Museum have been elected as the newest members of the Olympic Museums Network (OMN), bringing the network’s global membership to 37 institutions. Both museums were elected during the OMN’s 19th General Assembly, held at the United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in February 2025. The Australian Olympic Museum becomes the first OMN member in Oceania, while the Rio Olympic Museum, a legacy project of the Olympic Games Rio 2016, becomes the third member from South America.  Angelita Teo, director of the IOC’s Olympic Museum and Chair of the OMN, said: “We are delighted to welcome the Australian Sports Museum as the first member from Oceania, further expanding our global reach and enhancing the dive...

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23Feb By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

Sports Business & Industry

Olympic Esports Games: Riyadh to host inaugural edition in 2027

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that the first edition of the Olympic Esports Games will be held in 2027 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was also announced that the Road to the Olympic Esports Games will start this year. For the organisation of the Olympic Esports Games, the IOC is partnering with the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC), while the Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) will become a founding partner.  IOC president Thomas Bach said: “There is now a very clear roadmap to the historic first-ever Olympic Esports Games. With the Road to the Olympic Esports Games starting this year, the Games are becoming a reality. This is further evidence of the strength of the partnership between the IOC and the SOPC in many areas.”  Prince Abdulaziz...

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21Jul By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

Editor's Pick, Events

Teahupo’o, Tahiti: the Paris 2024 Olympic Games surfing location

Surfing returns to the Olympic Games, as a part of Paris 2024, for its second appearance on sport’s largest platform. While the majority of the Olympic sporting action will be held in the French capital, the surfing competition will actually take place in Teahupo'o, Tahiti. Why Tahiti?  When the Paris 2024 Olympic organisers first considered the options for surfing, they looked at all possibilities, including their overseas territories. For the International Surfing Association (ISA), from a surfing performance point of view, there was no question about which location would provide the most exciting, most dramatic and most challenging playing field for the world’s best surfers: Teahupo’o. Olympic surfing in Tahiti will be a truly authentic experience enjoyed by local fans and interna...

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20Apr By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

Guides

Lausanne celebrates 30 years as the Olympic Capital

The scenic city of Lausanne in Switzerland, nestled between the serene waters of Lake Geneva and the majestic Swiss Alps, is ready to offer unparalleled sport tourism experiences to mark its 30th anniversary as the Olympic Capital. Home to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and host to numerous international sport federations, Lausanne's designation as the Olympic Capital is far from ceremonial. The city celebrates Olympic heritage and captivates visitors with its vibrant sports culture. An action-packed calendar To mark its milestone 30th anniversary, Lausanne has curated a series of free, festive, and sportive events. Key highlights include the unveiling of the Olympic cauldron – a legacy of the Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Games – and the innovative M2 Challenge in collab...

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6Nov By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

Sports Business & Industry

2024 Olympics to boost tourism spending in Paris by up to €4bn

An extra three million people are expected in Paris for the Olympic Games in 2024 increasing tourism spending by up to €4bn, according to Euromonitor International.  The successful Rugby World Cup, which has just played out in Paris and across France, served as a dress rehearsal for next summer’s games which will bring many opportunities, but also challenges for the French tourism industry. With a forecasted four billion global television audience, the country will be front and centre in the worldwide spotlight.  A well-executed Paris 2024 could skyrocket the profile of France, already at the top of Euromonitor International’s Top 100 City Destinations Index for 2022, as a destination from 2025.  Alexander Göransson, senior consultant at Euromonitor International, said in his repo...

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28Sep By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

Events

On Location releases new Paris 2024 Olympics hospitality experiences

On Location, the official hospitality provider for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, has unveiled a new collection of experiences for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. The latest offerings include exclusive packages for track and field, sailing, and dining in the iconic Eiffel Tower. From seats close to the finish line of track and field competitions to taking in the sailing races from a boat on the water, these offerings are the first of their kind, and the closest fans will get to the sporting events without actually competing. The premium dining access offered at the famous Gustave Eiffel Lounge, allows guests to soak up Parisian culture while enjoying the stunning skyline. Will Whiston, executive vice president of Olympic and Paralympic Games for On Location, said: “We are excited...

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24Aug By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

Trips & Experiences

Scenic to host Paris-Seine sporting legends cruise ahead of 2024 Olympics

Cruise guests can sail with two of Great Britain’s finest Olympians, Steve Redgrave and Daley Thompson, on a round trip from Paris, just weeks before the French capital city welcomes the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. The special-edition “sporting legends” sailing, hosted by Scenic Luxury Cruises and Tours, will be held from 8-15 July 2024. During the eight-day sailing guests will get the opportunity to join a private question-and-answer session with Thompson and Redgrave. The duo, who have won seven Olympic medals between them, will also join guests for an exclusive concert at Château de La Roche Guyon, where they will share Olympic memories and reveal what it takes to be a champion.  Scenic’s eight-day cruise, starting and finishing in Paris, calls at Cornflans, Rouen, Hornfleur, ...

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15Jan By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

Events, Guides

Event guide: Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games

The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games take place from 4-20 February. There will be approximately 90 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participating and around 2,900 athletes are expected to compete. The full schedule can be found at beijing2022.cn Following the Winter Olympics, Beijing will then host the 2022 Winter Paralympics from 4-13 March 2022. Sports at Beijing 2022 There will be 109 events at Beijing 2022 with seven new events making their Olympic debuts: Women’s Monobob in Bobsleigh, a Mixed Team Relay in Short Track, Men’s and Women’s Freeski Big Air events and Mixed Team Aerials in Freestyle Skiing, a Mixed Team event in Ski Jumping and a Mixed Team Snowboard Cross in Snowboard. The sports are:  Alpine Skiing Biathlon Bobsleigh Cross-Country Skiin...

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Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games

The 2024 Summer Olympic Games will be held in the French capital city Paris from Friday 26 July until Sunday 11 August 2024. Taking place exactly 100 years after France’s last summer games, Paris 2024 will be the largest event ever organised in the country. It promises to be an inclusive, interactive and sustainable celebration of sport: the first fully gender-balanced and carbon-neutral Olympics, featuring the first-ever Olympic events open to general public participation. The games will extend to the cities of Nantes, Bordeaux, Lyon, Nice and Marseille, as well as the island of Tahiti in French Polynesia. The event will use 100% renewable energy, track its carbon footprint and make use of 95% of existing venues, such as Versailles for equestrian events and the Champ de Mars (beneath ...

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5Jun By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

Events

‘Tokyo 1964: Designing Tomorrow’ exhibition to open at Japan House London

Tokyo 1964: Designing Tomorrow, an exhibition exploring the cultural and design legacy behind the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games, will open at Japan House London on 5 August 2021. Sharing stories and artefacts never seen before in the UK, the exhibition will run until 7 November. The 1964 Games were Japan’s first, large-scale engagement with the world after the Second World War. They presented a chance to tell a fresh story and showcase Japanese creativity and design thinking across the globe, an opportunity elevated by the 1964 Games being the first to be broadcast in colour on TV to a world-wide audience via satellite. Exhibits on display include: Original 1964 posters designed by Kamekura Yūsaku and the award-winning team of post-war designers, marking the first time that photography...

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1Jun By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

Events, Sports Travel

10,000 fans allowed at each Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games venue

The spectator numbers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have been announced. Each venue will have a 50% capacity limit, up to a maximum of 10,000 people.  In March it was confirmed that overseas spectators would not be able to enter Japan for the Olympic Games or Paralympic Games due to Covid-19 restrictions. Only Japanese residents will be allowed to attend the summer games. In a joint statement, the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan announced the following decisions:  In light of the government’s restrictions on public events, the spectator limit for the Olympic Games will be set at "50% of venue capacity, up to a maximum of 10,000 people” at a...

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27Feb By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

Events, Sports Business & Industry

IOC selects Brisbane as preferred host of the 2032 Olympic Games

Brisbane is in pole position to host the 2032 Olympic Games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) invited the Australian city to enter “detailed discussions” for the mega-event.  Following the recommendation of the Future Host Commission for the Games, the IOC Executive Board will enter into a “targeted dialogue” with the Brisbane 2032 Committee and the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) about their potential to host the Olympic Games 2032. The IOC said the decision to advance the process “was taken at this particular moment, given the uncertainty the world is facing right now”. A statement said: “This uncertainty is expected to continue even after the Covid-19 health crisis is over. The IOC is considering seizing the momentum offered by the excellent project of Brisbane 20...

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14Feb By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

Events, Sports Business & Industry

Beijing 2022: IOC marks one-year countdown to next Winter Olympics

To mark one year until the start of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has shone the spotlight on the athletes preparing for next year’s games.   Formally inviting the National Olympic Committees (NOC) and their winter sports athletes to participate in the 2022 mega-event, IOC president Thomas Bach said: “One year from now, Beijing will write history as the first city ever to host both the summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games. These games will connect the Chinese people with the world.  “Having seen how China is overcoming the coronavirus crisis, we are very confident that our Chinese hosts will ensure safe and secure Olympic Games in full cooperation with the IOC. “Every time that I have visited China, I am so impressed by the e...

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11May By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

Guides, Trips & Experiences, Venues & Stadiums

The Sports Tourism Blog: a tour of The Olympic Museum in Lausanne

Lausanne is truly an Olympic city. Not only is it home to Olympic House, the International Olympic Committee's HQ which opened in June 2019, but also The Olympic Museum.  Referred to as TOM for short - there's no doubt that this is one of the best sports museums anywhere in the world. The permanent and temporary exhibitions provide a lasting sporting narrative and legacy for all citizens and creeds. It also provides for a unique events venue that has mass appeal across many industry sectors.  Sports Tourism News co-editor Ramy Salameh paid a visit to The Olympic Museum in Lausanne and here he picks out some of the best things to see. An Olympic journey  Even before you step through the entrance of the museum, your personal Olympic journey starts within the “Olympic Park” that sits eith...

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30Mar By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

Events, Sports Business & Industry

‘A light at the end of this dark tunnel’: 2021 dates confirmed for Tokyo Olympics

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach believes the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will provide a light at the end of the “dark tunnel” that is the coronavirus. This summer’s mega-event was postponed for one year because of the pandemic and the new dates for 2021 have now been confirmed.  The summer Olympic Games will take place in Japan’s capital city from 23 July to 8 August and the Paralympic Games will be held from 24 August to 5 September.  IOC chief Bach said: “I want to thank the International Federations for their unanimous support and the Continental Associations of National Olympic Committees for the great partnership and their support in the consultation process over the last few days. I would also like to thank the IOC Athletes’ Commission, with whom we ...

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3Mar By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

Sports Travel

Coronavirus: IOC chief Bach urges athletes to prepare ‘full steam’ for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has urged athletes around the world to keep preparing for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games despite the coronavirus outbreak.  Japan’s capital city hosts the summer Olympics from 24 July to 9 August and the Paralympics from 25 August to 6 September.  Many major sporting events are under threat due to the spread of the virus and media reports have claimed that the games in Tokyo could be postponed or cancelled. But in a statement issued on 3 March, the IOC said: “The IOC executive board [EB] today expressed its full commitment to the success of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.  “The IOC EB heard a report on all the measures taken so far to address the coronavirus situation, which was followed by a comprehensive discussion. “A joint task force had alre...

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19Nov By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

Sports Business & Industry, Sports Travel

IOC and Airbnb agree Olympic partnership: all the details about the deal

International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Airbnb have announced a major partnership agreement to support the Olympic Movement through to 2028.  The nine-year, five-Games deal includes accommodation provisions that will reduce costs for Olympic Games organisers and stakeholders, minimise the need for construction of new accommodation infrastructure for the Olympic Games period, and generate direct revenue for local hosts and communities. Working together with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Airbnb will also promote accommodation that supports accessibility for people with disabilities or other accessibility needs. Reactions to the partnership IOC president Thomas Bach “This innovative partnership underpins our strategy to ensure that the efficient staging of the Olympic Gam...

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24Aug By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

Sports Travel

Video: British Olympian Tom Daley films Japan travel series ahead of Tokyo 2020

Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) celebrated its Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games campaign with the launch of an ongoing collaboration with British Olympic diver Tom Daley.  Held at Japan House in London, JNTO hosted An audience with Tom Daley to screen some of the content created by the 25-year-old for his mini-series focusing on Japan.  Daley talked through his recent experience in Japan and showcased previously unseen footage from his trip, followed by a brief Q&A.  To highlight one year to go until the Games, Tom travelled to Japan from 1-8 August 2019 to film a six-part content series showcasing some of the culture and events the country has to offer ahead of Tokyo 2020, where he will be competing.  The 2020 Olympics will be held in Japan’s ...

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27Jul By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments

Events, Trips & Experiences

Team GB Live launch Tokyo 2020 Olympics ticket and travel packages

Fans of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic team can now start planning for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.  With one year until the games begin in the Japanese capital city, Team GB Live, the official travel company for Team GB, has launched its range of fully-inclusive ticket and travel packages for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.  On its website, Team GB Live says: “The Olympic Games are sport’s greatest journey. It is the ultimate experience for athletes and has the power to unite nations behind a wave of pride, commitment and achievement and you can be part of this journey.  “Team GB Live is Team GB’s official travel company and will take supporters from across Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the forefront of this magical event at Tokyo 2020.  “With guaran...

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