Sportsworld.co.uk short-listed for a Travolution Award
Posted 27/07/2010 in Company News, Press Release
Sportsworld is delighted to have been short-listed for a Travolution Award for its website sportsworld.co.uk, in what is the UK travel industry’s highest accolade for innovation and excellence online.The Travolution Awards are unique in recognising companies, brands and individuals who excel in the fields of...Read More
Wimbledon 2010: Quite a year for Sportsworld
2010 proved to be a great success for Wimbledon, and for Sportsworld.The sun shone on every day; Cliff Richard was banished to the stands because for the second year running the demand for sun hats and high factor sun cream was huge as the Wimbledon umbrellas were left on the shelves.There was hot stuff on court too. Roger Federer...Read More
Corporate hospitality bounces back at Wimbledon
Posted 22/06/2010 in In the news, Tennis
Sales of luxury packages at Wimbledon are at their highest level for two years as businesses return to lavishing treats on their clients at the annual tournament.Corporate hospitality providers have told The Times how they have quickly bounced back from the recession.Two months ago Sportsworld, an official hospitality provider for the All...Read More
The 2010 Wimbledon draw and how they all look
Posted 19/06/2010 in Tennis
British number one Andy Murray will play world number 80 Jan Hajek of the Czech Republic in the first round at Wimbledon on Tuesday.The fourth seed, who was drawn in the same half of the draw as world number one Rafael Nadal, will take on the 26-year-old Hajek for the first time.Top seed Roger Federer begins against Colombia's Alejandro...Read More
Last rooms available for the Semi Final in Cape Town
Posted 16/06/2010 in Football
Sportsworld still has a stock of sought-after accommodation available for the Semi Final in Cape Town.Final in JBG and Semi in Durban are now sold out.In Cape Town we have a limited availability of rooms at Lagoon Beach with a minimum 3 night stay 5-8 July at R3000 and 2 x 5 star rooms in Cellars Hohenorts at R4800 for a minimum 3 night...Read More
Delhi 2010 Tickets and Travel Packages go on sale
Posted 15/06/2010 in Commonwealth Games, Press Release
We are proud to confirm that tickets to the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi have now gone on sale for English, Australian and European Commonwealth fans who are looking to travel to the spectacle this October.Sportsworld's Travel Packages for the event went on sale at the beginning of May, but travelling supporters can now make...Read More
After 1,021 days and 853 qualifying games... The World Cup finally begins for Sportsworld
Posted 11/06/2010 in Football
Today is the day! After all the preparations, South Africa is ready to stage the biggest football tournament on earth, which gets under way this afternoon in Johannesburg.It is the 19th edition of the showpiece event and will be the first time it has taken place in the continent of Africa. Johannesburg's 94,000-capacity...Read More
Bringing you iPundit: TUI Sport's new iPhone app for the Football World Cup
Posted 09/06/2010 in Company News, Football
Fancy yourself as a bit of a footy pundit? Then the new 'iPundit' app is definitely for you!iPundit, the free iPhone app developed in conjunction with our sister company Thomson Sport, lets you follow that footballing dream.The app, which is half social match predictor and half match schedule and wall-chart lets you go in to battle...Read More
A very royal Wimbledon in 2010
Posted 20/05/2010 in Press Release, Tennis
We excitedly heard in the news this week that the Queen is planning to visit Wimbledon this year for the first time in more than 30 years.She was last at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in 1977, when she presented Virginia Wade with the ladies' trophy – the last time that a British player triumphed in a singles...Read More
TUI Travel PLC Sport Division, which includes Sportsworld, will charter P&O cruise ship for Rugby World Cup 2011
Posted 04/05/2010 in In the news, Rugby
The Sport Division of TUI Travel PLC, the world’s leading leisure travel group, is chartering P&O Cruises’ 70,000-ton superliner Pacific Dawn to ensure 2,000 Rugby Union devotees do not miss the latter stages of the Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand.The fans will be travelling with TUI Travel PLC’s Sport Division of leading...Read More
