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SPORTS TRAVEL

WIth the acquisition of Ventur Travel, Gray Dawes Group has created a winning formula for specialist sports travel management.

Do you want to be on our team?
OUR

SPORTING PROPOSITION

 

Operating in elite and representative level sport since 1984, Gray Dawes Sports provides the ultimate in sports travel services.

Sports travel is like no other. We get that. Whether it’s mastering the complexity of arranging travel for dozens of umpires to cover county cricket over an entire summer’s worth of fixtures, or creating the perfect Caribbean holiday for the Premier League’s most demanding striker, we’ve got it covered.

We provide both team and individual athlete competition, out of season tours and training camp travel, as well as providing comprehensive business travel solutions to the lead organisation – bringing all travel procurement under one endeavour and maximising buying power, efficiency and visibility of costs.

WE HAVE EVERYTHING

IN THE LOCKER

Officials

Coordinating match officials’ itineraries and travel movements can be a logistical challenge. It’s a challenge we relish. 

Team Travel

Ensuring your team arrives in peak condition to not only play, but to win, is what we see as our responsibility. It’s all part of the Gray Dawes Sports service.

Family Travel

A winning team is influenced and motivated by many things, not least the loved ones of those involved. We care for the ones you care about. 

Disabled Travel

With a sensitive respect for the needs of less able-bodied sportsmen and women, our travel consultants ensure all the right boxes are ticked to meet their demands. 

Pre-season Training Tours

We’ll get you off to a winning start by handling all your pre-season training tours and itineraries, so you can focus 100% on preparing your team, not your travel.

Fan Travel

Moving your legions of travelling supporters safely and efficiently around the world takes tenacity, experience and understanding. We have all three. 

VIP & Concierge Services

When the game is won and it’s time for a little R&R, our luxury leisure travel consultants will custom create the perfect solution to care for your sporting stars. 

Meetings & Events

We believe that experience is everything, both yours and ours. Our MICE Team delivers a creative combination of logistics, administration, inventive flair and negotiation.

Promotional & Sponsorship Tours

Managing the travel of people is one thing, coordinating the global movement of promotional activities and kit is something else. We do both, perfectly. 

THE SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL SPORT TRAVEL MANAGEMENT

WATCH ON DEMAND

Tune in to our first-ever Travel Talks webinar from Gray Dawes Sport, hosted in association with the Welsh Sports Association (WSA). Join our very own Jonathan Hutton, Head of Operations, and Michelle Sample, Sports Team Manager, as they share their top tips and expert insights into sport travel management.

EXPERIENCE IS EVERYTHING

SPORTS TRAVEL CONSULTANCY

 

Knowing the best hotels that are closest to the stadium is one thing. Understanding if they’re suitable for your player’s unique demands is quite another.

That level of knowledge only comes from decades of experience working with some of the biggest and most discerning names in sport, including Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger and Denis Bergkamp to Sebastian Coe.

Our Sports Consultancy Team work with you to fully understand your team’s strategic objectives for travel management. We’ll then put in place policy proposals designed to meet and exceed those goals, including budget control, VIP treatment, policy adherence and duty of care solutions. In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, keeping players and staff safe has never been more important. Creatively managing travel during these unprecedented times is just part of our innovative service. For more information and to receive a complimentary consulting session, please click on the link below:

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONALISM

 

Commenting on our service, ex-Arsenal Manager, Arsène Wenger OBE, said:

“Their professionalism and dedication to the team has always been outstanding. The commitment and utter dedication to delivering the very best travel experience for us meant my players and I could always rely on a them to solve any issues.”  Wenger continued, “Their knowledge and, more importantly, understanding of the needs of our first team players was invaluable.”

SUCCESS COMES FROM

TEAMWORK

 

Gray Dawes ‘s experience combined with the acquired know-how of Ventur makes for a formidable force, but who we really want on the team is you.

We would be thrilled to have the opportunity to consult with you – the key travel buyers and managers in sport – to really get under the skin of your association to completely understand your requirements of a winning travel team.

MEET THE WINNERS

Our Clients

+ 30 OTHER NATIONAL GOVERNING BODIES OF SPORT
CASE STUDIES

EXPERIENCE IS EVERYTHING

Uruguayan Football Squad

Soccerex

years experience in sport

professional sports clients

overseas team trips

GREATER THAN THE

SUM OF OUR PARTS

We don't just specialise in business travel you know.

 

We're a part of the Gray Dawes Group, an organisation with specialisms and expertise in many sectors. If you need help planning the holiday of your dreams, or showcasing an event that'll never be forgotten, then we've got you covered.