DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday, announced the launch of the official Travel and Tours packages for the Cricket World Cup 2019, as 17 leading official travel agents bring fans together from across the world to England and Wales 2019.
The 46-day tournament, which takes place between 30 May and 14 July 2019 across 11 venues, follows up on the announcement last week on the schedule and ticket prices for ICC’s bluwe ribant tournament.
The travel packages available through the ICC Official Travel and Tours Partner, Sports Travel and Hospitality Group (STH), will cater for every audience and budget with a wide range of match ticket inclusive experiences offered.
In addition, fans can purchase exclusive ICC Supporter Tour Packages, which include ICC Travel Club, ICC Behind the Scenes Tour, ICC Breakfast Club and ICC Champions Preview. These packages are available from all official travel agents and offer fans opportunities to have their photo taken with the ICC Cricket World Cup trophy, enjoy tours of the stadium with pitch access and Q&As with cricketing legends.
The tailor-made packages are created to make available a variety of different options including match tickets, travel services, and/or accommodation that will ensure that the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 will deliver an unforgettable experience.
Sports Travel and Hospitality Group CEO Simon Jefford said: “The official travel agents appointed for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 have been selected because of their ability to offer the best possible service for cricket fans wishing to visit England and Wales in 2019. With the huge popularity of cricket around the world we expect the official Travel and Tours packages to be very popular, providing fans with official match tickets and unique experiences while visiting England and Wales.”
ICC general manager – Commercial, Campbell Jamieson, said: “This is a hugely exciting announcement for all fans across the world to have the opportunity to travel to England and Wales for the ICC Cricket World Cup, by using our dedicated and official travel agents. The packages offered will provide unforgettable and new experiences for fans through a simple and personalised service to enjoy a world-class sporting event.”
Official travel agents:
Bharat Army Travel – India
Fanatic Sports – India
Leisure Corp – India
Australian Sports Tours – Australia
Events Travel – Australia
Global Sports Travel – Australia
Gullivers Sport Travel – Australia
Premium Sports Travel – Australia
Trips n Tours – Bangladesh
Dadabhai Travel – Kingdom of Bahrain
All Blacks Tours – New Zealand
Williment Travel – New Zealand
Edusport – South Africa
Go Sports Travel – South Africa
dnata – United Arab Emirates
Expat Sport – United Arab Emirates
ICC Travel & Tours – United Kingdom
