POSTED: Monday September 7th 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Rio Latest Destination to Exhibit at WSDE

WSDE to be held alongside the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa

Rio de Janeiro is the latest big name to confirm their participation in World Sport Destination Expo - the global market place for sport tourism.  WSDE is uniquely co-located alongside the climatic final week of the 2010 FIFA World Cup and will offer bidding nations and sport tourism capitals the optimum opportunity to showcase their capabilities on a world stage.
 
Rio de Janeiro is one of the four shortlisted Candidate Cities in the bidding to win the rights to host the 2016 Olympics as-well as being selected as Host City following Brazil’s successful bid to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
 
Rio will use the ground-breaking sport tourism exhibition to showcase the wealth of world class services and facilities it has to offer, underlining the cities credentials as a sport tourism hub.
 
Paulo Senise, Executive Director of Rio Convention and Visitors Bureau said: “It was vital that Rio de Janeiro secured a large presence at WSDE.  Our unified approach to sport tourism - combining the efforts of the Brazilian Government with that of the State, City and the private business sector has brought about demonstrable success.  We received great plaudits as hosts for the Pan American Games and will work tirelessly to become even greater hosts to the 2014 FIFA World Cup - and hopefully the 2016 Olympics.  We are hugely looking forward to the unrivalled promotional platform that WSDE will provide our great city and the opportunity to show to the world that Rio means business.”
 
Co-aligned with the 500,000 international sport tourists and 22,000 media expected to attend next year’s FIFA World Cup in South Africa, WSDE will offer an unrivalled platform to promote destinations and sports resorts and to sign new contracts with sponsors, key influencers, sporting bid committees, federations and sport tourism buyers.

With exhibition space selling out fast, Gianni Merlo, President of the International Sport Press Association said in a recent address to the sport tourism industry: “If you represent a nation, city or region eager to win the rights to host major sporting events, if your hotel or resort offers sporting facilities, if you are a facilitator of sport tourism, or a member of the international sports media I urge you to participate in this world-class sport tourism event.”

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Notes to Editors
About World Sport Destination Expo – SCC Joburg 5-9 July 2010
World Sport Destination Expo is the first global business forum dedicated to showcasing the $600 billion a year sport tourism industry.
World Sport Destination Expo attendance is strictly by VIP invitation and only qualified industry buyers, sporting bodies and leading suppliers will be permitted to attend the appointment driven business to business days on 5-7 July 2010. Invitation on 8-9 July 2010 will be extended to the wider sport tourism industry and pre-selected AB consumers.
For more information visit: http://www.worldsportdestinationexpo.com

For further details and hi-resolution imagery or video footage, please contact Sion Rapson or
Chris Frost at World Destination Expo:

sion@worldsportdestinationexpo.com
chris@worldsportdestinationexpo.com
tony@worldsportdestinationexpo.com

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For generic information email: info@worldsportdestinationexpo.com
Visit: http://www.worldsportdestinationexpo.com 

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Keywords · FIFA World Cup 2010 · Rio 2014 · World Sport Destination Expo · Paulo Senise · Gianni Merlo

Name: Tony Prince
Organization: World Sport Destination Expo
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URL: http://www.worldsportdestinationexpo.com/

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