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Articles tagged “sports”

Tour Operators

Sports Takes Pole Position at GetYourGuide With New McLaren Experience

GetYourGuide has announced the addition of a sports tours category to meet booking demand, in the latest tweak to its digital platform interface this year. As the company experiments with matching the right tours to the right audience, this is unlikely to be the last.

Selene Brophy, Skift | 11 months ago

Sports Takes Pole Position at GetYourGuide With New McLaren Experience

Tourism

Fans Take First Trip to Istanbul for Champions League Final: ‘Worth Every Penny’

Tourists came, they spent, they left. Now, Istanbul's goal is that they come back and tell their friends.

Justin Dawes | 11 months ago

Fans Take First Trip to Istanbul for Champions League Final: ‘Worth Every Penny’

Tourism

Champions League Final Will Bring Thousands to Istanbul. It’s Worth More Than Just the Game.

When a city bids for a chance to host a major event, it's always about more than the event itself. Istanbul has leveraged the attention to grow as a destination and add thousands of hotels over the last two decades.

Justin Dawes | 11 months ago

Champions League Final Will Bring Thousands to Istanbul. It’s Worth More Than Just the Game.

News Blog

London Marathon Charges International Participants $32 Carbon Fee Tied to Travel

The London Marathon, set to attract 50,000 runners on Sunday, took several steps to lower its carbon footprint, including charging foreign entrants who had to travel to the city a $32 fee (26 pounds) as part of their entry applications. A 2013 photo of Britain's Prince Harry (left) and Richard Branson (right), the CEO of…

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Tourism

Arizona Preps for Rush of Visitors for Super Bowl

Arizona officials acknowledge that hosting the Super Bowl is a gargantuan effort. But they believe they're much better prepared for the challenge now than the last time the state welcomed the big game.

Amy Tennery, Reuters | 1 year ago

Arizona Preps for Rush of Visitors for Super Bowl

Airlines

First-Ever Israel-Qatar Direct Flights Fly World Cup Fans

Although the deal enabling Israelis to fly non-stop to Qatar is a boon for soccer fans, it's only temporary and far from a definite sign that relations between the two countries will improve.

Dan Williams, Reuters | 1 year ago

First-Ever Israel-Qatar Direct Flights Fly World Cup Fans

News Blog

Philadelphia Attracts 34,000 Visitors During Phillies’ Run to the World Series

The Philadelphia Phillies came up short in the World Series this month against the Houston Astros, but the city's tourism industry emerged as a big winner from the team's unexpected postseason success. Philadelphia attracted 34,000 overnight visitors during the Phillies' three-week playoff run, representing 35,000 hotel room nights, according to data provider Tourism Economics. The…

Rashaad Jorden | 1 year ago

News Blog

Qatar’s World Cup to Benefit Hyatt and Accor Most: Analyst

The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 starts in five days, and Qatar is struggling to have enough lodging to house an expected 1.2 million football fans. Qatar has only about 31,000 hotel rooms, according to benchmarking service STR, though Qatar Tourism says it has more hotels opening this month in time for the event —…

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

News Blog

Qatar Requires World Cup Visitors to Produce Negative Covid Test Upon Arrival

Fans attending soccer's World Cup in Qatar this November and December must show proof of a negative Covid test upon arriving in the country, event organizers said on Thursday. All visitors above the age of six must produce a negative result from a PCR test taken within 48 hours before departure or a rapid antigen…

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Tourism

Qatar Tourism Puts David Beckham in the Marketing Game

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at David Beckham playing for Qatar, hotel exec’s optimism, and tourism “quality” over quantity.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Qatar Tourism Puts David Beckham in the Marketing Game