sports tours

  • On TV on The Couch: Sports Tourism

    Talking with Fred on The Couch about sports tourism was fascinating to explore the global size and rise of sports tourism and consider how often people travel for sport, where to see a favourite sport or tour an iconic ground. South Fremantle Bulldogs in the change rooms after a big win

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  • 6PR with Burgo! Sports Tourism is all about saying, ‘I was there!’

    On 6PR Weekend Wrap Up, I found myself sharing the airwaves with John Burgess, an icon of Australian television and radio. A tv game show host legend and a radio dj when dj’s were gods of the airwaves. It was very cool to laugh our way through stories about sports tourism. From callers with tales…

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  • Travelling for Sport

    Travelling for Sport

    When we started Hidden Treasures on ABC Perth Saturday Breakfast in 2021, it was intended that I would speak every couple of weeks.  After a few months of fortnightly discussions, I was asked to come in every week. Well, we’ve reached a milestone.  This is our 50th episode of Hidden Treasures.  To mark this achievement…

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  • As published in Have A Go News newspaper and online … don’t let the players on the field have all the fun when you visit Optus Stadium

    The Romans knew the value of a good stadium didn’t they?  Can you imagine doing a tour of the Colosseum when it was at its peak?  Game day at the Colosseum may have had more on the line for most of the participants but just to have walked through the service tunnels and holding cells…

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  • 6PR Interview: Sports Tourism

    Please enjoy the discussion below about sports tourism; what it’s worth, why we do it and how we do it:   In 1987, Fremantle was revitalized to support one of the globes biggest sporting events of the 1980’s, the America’s Cup.  Today, you can touch the mystical winged keel of Australia II at the WA Maritime…

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