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Unit 1 Global events of international significance 1. What is a global event A global event is an organised event involving people from countries from around the world. There are many different types of global events and they can attract a lot of media attention.
1.1 Sporting events Sports tourism refers to travel which involves either viewing or participating in a sporting event staying apart from their usual environment. Sport tourism is a fast growing sector of the global travel industry and equates to 600 billion dollars a year. Sport event tourism refers to the visitors who visit a city to watch events. An example of this would be during the Olympics. Each Olympic host city receives an immense amount of tourism. Examples of major international sporting events include
• The Olympic Games is the largest sporting event in the world.
• The FIFA Soccer World Cup is the second largest sporting event in the world.
• The Tour de France cycling event is the third largest sporting event in the world and is held mainly in France.
• Wimbledon is a prestigious annual international tennis championship played in the London suburb of Wimbledon.
• The Comrades Marathon is the world’s largest ultra-marathon. It takes place annually in Mayor June between Pietermaritzburg and Durban in KwaZulu-Natal.
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