http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/ en tom.fogarty@worldig.com Copyright 2010 2010-06-30T16:52:12+00:00 http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/press-releases/article/pioneering-sport-and-event-complex-in-thailand-launches-to-ringing-global-e http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/press-releases/article/pioneering-sport-and-event-complex-in-thailand-launches-to-ringing-global-e PHUKET, THAILAND – The groundbreaking Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club (PIASLC) is poised to become Asia’s pre-eminent competition, training and event complex when it opens this November. Combining a brilliant location with world-class facilities, it is already attracting interest from respected global sporting institutions and international corporations. 2010-06-30T16:52:12+00:00 http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/press-releases/article/wsde-exhibitor-profiles-abu-dhabi-tourism-authority http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/press-releases/article/wsde-exhibitor-profiles-abu-dhabi-tourism-authority The fast-growing emirate of Abu Dhabi has idenitifed sport tourism as a fundamental strategy to help meet its ambitious growth targets. From hosting the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix to its new partnership with Manchester City, it is utilising the power of sport to spread its name globally. 2010-06-23T14:50:25+00:00 http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/press-releases/article/south-africa-bids-for-sporting-and-future-tourism-glory http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/press-releases/article/south-africa-bids-for-sporting-and-future-tourism-glory South Africa has hosted the Rugby World Cup, the Cricket World Cup and this summer will welcome the FIFA World Cup finals. In its bid to become a sports tourism powerhouse, football’s biggest event can be the springboard to fulfil the country’s massive ambitions. 2010-02-26T15:59:20+00:00 http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/press-releases/article/the-sleeping-giant-awakes-as-sports-tourism-takes-centre-stage http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/press-releases/article/the-sleeping-giant-awakes-as-sports-tourism-takes-centre-stage After a week that witnessed 50,000 senior travel industry professionals, government ministers and international press, gathering in London to celebrate 30 years of World Travel Market, Sports Tourism emerged as the clear front-runner to guide the industry round the corner of economic downturn and into a prosperous future. 2009-11-16T12:36:46+00:00 http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/press-releases/article/top-buyers-to-attend-the-sport-tourism-event-of-the-decade http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/press-releases/article/top-buyers-to-attend-the-sport-tourism-event-of-the-decade World Sport Destination Expo has secured the participation of the world’s leading tour operators and buyers. 2009-10-27T11:30:39+00:00 http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/press-releases/article/landmark-international-sport-tourism-conference-is-launched http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/press-releases/article/landmark-international-sport-tourism-conference-is-launched SportBusiness Group, the world’s leading supplier of information, media and B2B marketing services to the sports industry, has today announced details of the inaugural International Sport Tourism Conference, which will take place during the week of the 2010 FIFA World Cup final in host city Johannesburg. 2009-10-06T11:45:26+00:00 http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/press-releases/article/sports-tourism-spearheads-south-africas-tourism-recovery http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/press-releases/article/sports-tourism-spearheads-south-africas-tourism-recovery As anticipation reaches fever pitch ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the success of three mega sporting events hosted in South Africa over the past six months has given the country’s tourism sector a significant boost. 2009-09-21T16:11:43+00:00 http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/press-releases/article/rio-latest-destination-to-exhibit-at-wsde http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/press-releases/article/rio-latest-destination-to-exhibit-at-wsde Rio de Janeiro is the latest big name to confirm their participation in World Sport Destination Expo - the global market place for sport tourism.  WSDE is uniquely co-located alongside the climatic final week of the 2010 FIFA World Cup and will offer bidding nations and sport tourism capitals the optimum opportunity to showcase their capabilities on a world stage. 2009-09-03T17:59:24+00:00 http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/press-releases/article/usain-bolt-bolsters-jamaica-tourism-industry http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/press-releases/article/usain-bolt-bolsters-jamaica-tourism-industry World Sport Destination Expo (WSDE) today organised an exclusive reception for travel and tourism senior officials, international media and the current superstars of world athletics at the close of the IAAF World Athletic Championships in Berlin. 2009-08-24T12:06:27+00:00 http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/press-releases/article/world-sport-destination-expo-shows-thought-leadership-in-sports-tourism http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/press-releases/article/world-sport-destination-expo-shows-thought-leadership-in-sports-tourism World Sport Destination Expo (WSDE), the global market place for sport tourism, has announced it has formed a content partnership with SportBusiness Group, the world’s leading supplier of information, media and B2B marketing services to the sports industry. The deal will see SportBusiness create an education programme to run alongside WSDE and provide content for the event programme bringing its editorial expertise to the world’s first sport destination exhibitio 2009-08-06T14:13:13+00:00