Outbound sports tourism from South Africa represents a significant and high-value segment of the overall travel market.
It involved thousands of travellers annually, contributing substantial economic value through high spending on travel and related services, Illana Pereira , COO of Sports Events at Tourvest Destination Management told Travel News.
Globally, the sports tourism market is poised for significant growth and is expanding at a compound annual growth rate of 15,2% over the next four years, reaching an estimated increase of US$771,4 billion (R14 trillion) between 2024 and 2028, according to Technavio.
Edusport CEO, Nicky Bell , told Travel News that the operator had seen growth in South Africas sports tourism market since COVID. South Africans are sports fanatics and we see big interest in football, rugby and moto-sport.
Football and Grand Prix are the largest markets for Edusport.
