Travel and Accommodation

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As appointed travel agents to the Welsh Deaf Rugby Union, we are pleased to provide the following information in support of the 2nd Deaf Rugby World Championship to Wales in 2005.

Company Background

Travel City Sport is a specialist division of the Travel City Group, which is the largest travel company in Wales. The Group includes tour companies operating to the Mediterranean and Florida (the Florida operation now being the second biggest in the United Kingdom), four telesales centres, fifteen retail office and Travel City International, which caters for corporate, sport and group travel customers. The combined sales turnover of the Group is expected to exceed £200 million this year.

We have considerable experience in the rugby travel market, acting as official travel agents to the majority of the WRU Premier Division club, including Bridgend, Cardiff, Ebbw Vale, Llanelli, Newport, Pontypridd and Swansea. We are also a leading operator of supporters programmes for the Six Nations, Rugby World Cup and British Lions tours.

Tournament Travel Controller

The travel operations for the 2nd Deaf Rugby World Championships would be controlled by Jim Strachan, who has been involved with sport travel for over 30 years. This experience had included management of the Welsh Rugby Union's travel requirements, together with direct responsibility for the travel arrangements of all the participating teams in the Rugby World Cup of 1995 and 1999.

Championship Travel Management

Travel City Sport will co-ordinate the travel and accommodation requirements for each participating team. This will include the following:

• Flights will be arranged to the UK at very competitive fares and using the most convenient schedules available.
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• A choice of accommodation will be offered, ranging from the Talybont Sport Village, Cardiff University's residential centre with more than 2,200 en-suite self-catering bedroom, to selected hotels in Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan area.
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• Meet & Greet, Travel City Sport representatives, together with interpreters (as required) will meet each incoming team at the UK arrival airport and co-ordinate coach transfer to the allocated accommodation. A similar escort service will be provided on each team's return flight departure.
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• Coach Transfer, Other than arranging coach transfer from UK. Arrival airport to the hotel and return, we will also organise coach transport from hotel to local grounds for training, to and from match venues as well as to official events.
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• Sightseeing, Included in the package cost will be a welcome sightseeing tour of Cardiff, but we can also offer a wide variety of optional tour programmes in Wales, as well as throughout the United Kingdom and Europe, which could be taken before or after the Tournament.

Package Travel Costs

In view of the fact that the 2nd Deaf Rugby World Championships is three years ahead, we cannot give any indication of costs at present; we are also hoping that in the course of the next 12 months or so, we may be able to attract airline and/or hotel sponsors, which will result in cost reductions. However Travel City Sport will negotiate the best possible prices for air fares, accommodation and coach transport, so as to ensure that each team will provided with a value-for-money inclusive price.

Friends, Families & Supporters

We are aware that there are likely to be friends, families and supporters who would like to come to Wales for the Tournament, as well as visiting other parts of the UK and Europe. We would therefore be happy to offer our service in arranging inclusive package, or simply hotel accommodation, sightseeing tours, car hire etc as required.

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Contact Travel City Sport for further details:-
	Name : Jim Strachan F.Inst.T.T. Director	Address: Travel City Sport World Trade Centre Cardiff International Arena Mary Anne Street Cardiff CF10 2EO South Wales UK
Telephone: +44 29 2023 4650 ..	Fax: +44 29 2023 4652 ..	Email: jim.strachan@travelcity.co.uk ..

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Last modified: 1st October 2002