FIFA hyped the World Cup as an economic juggernaut for the U.S. – but with five weeks until the tournament kicks off, the hotel industry says advanced bookings in some host cities are on par or lagging any ordinary summer. Key Facts Hotel industry lowers its World Cup expectations While the U.S. is expected to […]
Going beyond trophies, European Best Destinations chose the top cities in Europe where you can watch sport, practice sport and live sport all year round. According to recent research by Statista, sports tourism is reshaping how and why people travel. The sector was valued at just under $565 billion in 2023 and is projected to […]
Coco Gauff’s 2025 earnings reached more than AU$50m, according to Forbes data. She holds endorsement deals with Rolex, New Balance, and Mercedes-Benz. Her greatest value to the modern leader, however, may lie in her mental architecture. In 2019, 15-year-old Coco Gauff dismantled Venus Williams at Wimbledon, wowing audiences with her 193 kilometre per hour serve […]
From Ireland to New Zealand, many of these top courses are surprisingly easy to book a tee time. I grew up with a father who was heavily invested in golf. My childhood was spent living in a home on the 14th hole of a popular golf course in Northern California. I would spend hours practicing […]
It’s hard to compete for airtime when you’re seated behind sporting royalty – especially when that “royal” is the newly knighted David Beckham. But Eddie Redmayne held his own in the Royal Box on Day One of Wimbledon, turning up in a double-breasted cream suit, tortoiseshell sunglasses, and a stunning red-dial Omega Aqua Terra. The […]
Formula 1 doesn’t wait. The cars, the competition, the technology – everything shifts. And after two decades leading one of the most dominant teams in the sport, no one knows this better than Christian Horner, who now faces arguably his biggest challenge in F1 yet. Horner has barely had time to catch his breath. When […]
The road out of The Grange Golf Club leads into Adelaide’s late summer heat. Thousands of fans remain at the course, soaking in the final rounds of LIV Golf Adelaide, but a small group is heading somewhere else. A convoy of black Mercedes Sprinters wind through the outskirts of the city, moving away from the […]
With just 10 days to go before the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on the iconic river Seine, news surrounding the event is confusing—some outlets are reporting that tourists are keen to avoid a congested, overpriced city, while others are already reporting a triumph, with throngs of tourists already celebrating the most sustainable Olympic Games ever. […]
Hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris is doing nothing good for the French national airline’s bottom line. Air France announced Monday that it expects a loss of up to €180 million (AU$289 million) during the current financial quarter as tourists avoid Paris during the Olympics, held between July 26 and August 11, 2024. Fearing […]
For hardcore NBA fans August 24 marks a very important date in their calendar, Kobe Bryant Day. It’s a day where they pay tribute to the late star and his daughter Gianna, who tragically lost their lives in a helicopter crash in January 2020. For collectors it means much more. Key Takeaways It’s been more […]