Sport for Business is pleased to announce it is to be the official online media partner for the European Sport Tourism Summit taking place at Thomond Park Stadium, Limerick on Thursday May 15th.
The theme of this inaugural event is ’Building an International Sport Tourism Portfolio for Sustained Success’.
The event will welcome speakers with direct insights of national and city strategies focusing on Sport and Tourism working together. Martin Sneddon, CEO of the New Zealand Rugby World Cup 2011 and Tim Crow, CEO of Synergy Sponsorship have already been secured among the list of high profile guest speakers from around the world.
The European Sport Tourism Summit is the first European event to focus on the potential of sport and tourism and addresses all aspects of the sector from global sports events, professional sports teams’ impact on host cities to attracting and hosting mass participation events. Some of the leading figures from the world of sport and tourism to provide their insights into what works for sports, sports bodies, events and countries in creating a sustainable approach to the fastest growing global tourism sector.
The event programme is designed to appeal to professionals working in the sports and tourism industries, sports event management, destination management agencies, sports bodies and national and regional tourism agencies. According to the UN World Tourism Organisation, Sport Tourism is worth $600 billion (€452 billion) per annum. Visit our event programme to see what Countries, Cities and Sports are doing to capitalise on the global opportunity of sport tourism.
The event is a natural follow on from the Sports Tourism seminar hosted by Sport for Business at Croke Park in November 2013 when we learned valuable lessons on what is needed to become a real sports tourism hub.
Sport for Business members can avail of a €40 discount on a ticket to attend this special event You must go through this link to avail of the €325 ticket price.
To see the programme of speakers before you book click here.
