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Tourism Game Plan…</h1> <p> <br/> <b>Worldwide Sporting Development and Events (WSDE) is dedicated to providing the interlinked Sport and Tourism sectors with insightful research, consultative services and conferences, symposiums and events of the highest calibre.</p> <p>Leading analysts predict that Sport Tourism is set to take a take a central position at the vanguard of future travel and tourism industry growth with Participation Vacations (holidays with an activity attached - i.e. golf, tennis, adventure) leading consumer purchasing trends.</p> <p>Sport Tourism currently contributes an astonishing 14% of overall travel and tourism receipts and is set to grow exponentially over the next decade.</b></p> <p><br/> <span style="color:#3d5baa;"><b>FUTURE WSDE EVENTS:</b></span></p> <p><span style="color:#3d5baa;"><b>2012 Middle East Sport Tourism Symposium, 29th April 2012, Dubai, UAE</b></span></p> <p>On the eve of the 2012 World Travel Awards Middle East Ceremony in Dubai, the Middle East Sport Tourism Symposium will offer attendees the key to unlock the potential of the exponetial growth of Sport Tourism opportunites in the Middle East.</p> <p><span style="color:#3d5baa;"><b>2012 Asia Sport Tourism Symposium, September 2012, The Oberoi Gurgaon, New Delhi, India</b></span></p> <p>On the eve of the 2012 World Travel Awards Asia Ceremony in New Delhi, the Asia Sport Tourism Symposium will address the Sport Tourism opportunites in the region and develop a road map for future growth.</p> <p><span style="color:#3d5baa;"><b>2012 Europe Sport Tourism Symposium, October 2012, Conrad Algarve, Quinto do Largo, Portugal</b></span> </p> <p>On the eve of the 2012 World Travel Awards Europe Ceremony in Portugal, Europe’s elite will gather to debate and develop a successful Sport Tourism strategy in a top level netwworking event.</p> <p> </p> </div>  <div id="headline_boxes"> <div class="news_box" style="position: relative; height:100px;" id="quotes"> <div id="quote_1" class="rotator r1" style=" position:absolute; top:0; left:0;"> <p style="padding-top:10px;"><i>"As one of the market leaders in Sport Tourism, Thomas Cook Sport are excited to be involved with WSDE, an event which is a valuable addition to our industry’s annual calendar and something we are very much looking forward to."</i><br/> <b>Danny Talbot, Managing Director, Thomas Cook Sport</b></p> </div> <div id="quote_2" class="rotator r2" style="display:none; position:absolute; top:0; left:0;"> <p style="padding-top:10px;"><i>"We are looking forward to attending WSDE to conduct new business, to add to our growing portfolio and to forge new long-term business relationships with all the destinations exhibiting. This unique ground breaking event will allow us to do this all under one roof!"</i><br/> <b>Nathan Wilson, Managing Director, Thomson Sport</b></p> </div> <div id="quote_3" class="rotator r3" style="display:none; position:absolute; top:0; left:0;"> <p style="padding-top:10px;"><i>"The 21st Century will be the Century of Sport and Travel."</i><br/> <b>Taleb Rifai, Secretary-General, United Nations World Tourism Organisation</b></p> </div> <div id="quote_4" class="rotator r4" style="display:none; position:absolute; top:0; left:0;"> <p style="padding-top:10px;"><i>"By bringing together all the key buyers and suppliers of Sport Tourism around the world, WSDE will overnight become one of the most important international events in the travel calendar."</i><br/> <b>Lindiwe Mahlangu, CEO, Johannesburg Tourism Company</b></p> </div> <div id="quote_5" class="rotator r5" style="display:none; position:absolute; top:0; left:0;"> <p style="padding-top:10px;"><i>"It was vital that Rio de Janeiro secured a large presence at WSDE. We are hugely looking forward to the unrivalled promotional platform that WSDE will provide our great city and the opportunity to show to the world that Rio means business."</i><br/> <b>Paulo Senise, Executive Director, Rio Convention & Visitors Bureau</b></p> </div> </div>  <div class="news_box"> <h2>Latest News</h2> <div class="item"> <h4><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120608131331/http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/news/article/rugbys-coming-home-as-britain-scores-another-try-for-tourism">Rugby’s Coming Home as Britain Scores Another Try for Tourism</a></h4> <div class="posted">17th Oct 2011</div> <p>As rugby’s premier event reaches its finale, VisitBritain is ready to engage with the rugby world as England prepares to host the Rugby World Cup in 2015.  The event will add to a blossoming £2.3 billion sports tourism industry which sees around 3 million overseas visitors each year enjoying some sort of sporting event in the UK.</p>  </div> <div class="item"> <h4><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120608131331/http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/news/article/qatar-goes-for-gold">Qatar Goes for Gold</a></h4> <div class="posted">5th Sep 2011</div> <p>Qatar Buoyed by its successful World Cup bid, the country has begun to indulge a seemingly insatiable desire to host global sporting events.</p> <p>In August 2011 Qatar officially launched a bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. It has submitted a bid for the 2017 World Athletic Championships, and has expressed interest in hosting the Grand D part for the 2016 Tour de France.</p> <p>This is all bolstered by Qatar’s sponsorship of a myriad of sports events and teams.</p>  </div> <div class="item"> <h4><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120608131331/http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/news/article/pyeongchang-announced-as-host-of-2018-winter-olympics">Pyeongchang announced as host of 2018 Winter Olympics</a></h4> <div class="posted">7th Jul 2011</div> <p>Pyeongchang has been awarded the right to host the 2018 Winter Olympics following a vote in Durban, South Africa.<br/> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120608131331im_/http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/images/uploads/sport/Pyeongchang-200-173.jpg" style="padding : 2em 1em;" align="right" width="150" height="130" alt="Pyeongchang"><br/> Bidding for the third consecutive time, after being defeated in competitions for the 2010 and 2014 Games, the South Korean city beat rivals Annecy and Munich in Germany.</p> <p>Annecy, in France, had been considered the outsider going into the vote, while Pyeongchang had been expected to take the prize.</p> <p>Munich has hoped to become the first city to host both a summer and winter Games.</p> <p>The Bavarian capital staged the summer Olympics in 1972.</p> <p>A total of 95 International Olympic Committee (IOC) delegates cast their votes during the ballot.</p>  </div> <div class="item"> <h4><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120608131331/http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/news/article/thailand-tourism-arrivals-surge-25-percent">Thailand tourism arrivals surge 25 percent</a></h4> <div class="posted">27th Jun 2011</div> <p>International visitor arrivals to Thailand surged 24.4 percent to 8.2 million in the first five months of the year, according to new figures from the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).</p>  </div> <div class="item"> <h4><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120608131331/http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/news/article/jumeirah-ambassador-rory-mcilroy-wins-us-open-title">Jumeirah ambassador Rory McIlroy wins US Open title</a></h4> <div class="posted">27th Jun 2011</div> <p>Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hotel company and member of Dubai Holding, celebrates the victory of its global brand ambassador, golfer Rory McIlroy, in the US Open at the Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.</p>  </div> <div class="item"> <h4><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120608131331/http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/news/article/london-2012-olympics-torch-relay-showcases-the-whole-of-the-uk">London 2012 Olympics torch relay showcases the whole of the UK</a></h4> <div class="posted">18th May 2011</div> <p>The 8,000-mile route for the London 2012 Olympics torch relay route has been revealed, and will cover every nation and region in the UK and includes island visits.</p> <p>A search for 8,000 “inspirational torchbearers” also begins today, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Locog) said.</p> <p>The torch will leave Land’s End, Cornwall, on the morning of Saturday 19 May 2012 - the day after it arrives in the UK from Greece.</p>  </div> <div class="item"> <h4><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120608131331/http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/news/article/france-wins-right-to-host-2018-ryder-cup-and-expects-boost-in-golf-tourism">France wins right to host 2018 Ryder Cup and expects boost in Golf Tourism</a></h4> <div class="posted">18th May 2011</div> <p>France has won the rights to host the 2018 Ryder Cup, the first time the tournament will be held in the country.</p> <p>The 42nd edition of the biennial match will be staged at Le Golf National in Versailles, just outside Paris, which has been the venue for 18 of the last 20 French Open tournaments.</p> <p>The victory comes despite a late surge by the Spanish bidding team for the tournament to be staged in Madrid following the recent death of Severiano Ballesteros, who had been campaigning for to be played in his homeland for the second time.</p>  </div> <div class="item"> <h4><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120608131331/http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/news/article/thailands-growing-power-as-a-sport-tourism-destination2">Thailand’s growing power as a Sport Tourism destination</a></h4> <div class="posted">17th May 2011</div> <p>Thailand’s growing power as a Sport Tourism destination will be on show at this week’s WTTC Global Travel and Tourism Summit in Las Vegas. WSDE looks at how the Land of Smiles is tapping into the fastest growing sector of travel.</p>  </div> <div class="item"> <h4><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120608131331/http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/news/article/travellers-tap-into-malaysias-sport-tourism">Travellers tap into Malaysia’s sport tourism</a></h4> <div class="posted">14th Apr 2011</div> <p>As travellers are seeking increasingly active holidays, sport tourism has become a key driver for Malaysia’s booming RM55 billion tourism industry, which recorded 24.6 million visitors in 2010.</p>  </div> <div class="item last"> <h4><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120608131331/http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/news/article/australia-in-sport-tourism-drive">Australia in sport tourism drive</a></h4> <div class="posted">13th Apr 2011</div> <p>Australia has highlighted the power of sport tourism as integral to its tourism industry, led by events such as the Formula 1 Grand Prix. BTN takes a closer look at how the nation is harnessing sport to attract a global audience.</p>  </div> <a href="/web/20120608131331/http://www.sporttourismexpo.com/news" class="more_link">More News »</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfloat"></div> <div id="footer"> © 2012 Sport Tourism Expo.<br/> A World Legacy Event. All Rights Reserved. </div> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://web.archive.org/web/20120608131331/https://ssl." : "https://web.archive.org/web/20120608131331/http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-9388148-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}</script> </body> </html>