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Rio pledges 20,000 hotel rooms to secure 2016 Olympics
Rio de Janeiro officials have announced that an additional 2,000 hotel rooms would be built should the city win the bid to host the 2016 Olympics, in an attempt to curry favour with the IOC over the lack of available accommodation.
Japan prepares to host three world-class sporting events
With Japan now confirmed as hosts for the 2019 Rugby Union World Cup (announced on 28 July), and with a strong proposal for the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cups well under way, BTN Asia Pacific Editor Daniel Rourke is in Japan to investigate its next major bid. The hosts for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be announced by the XXXI Olympiad Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark on 2 October, with Tokyo tipped as the city to beat.
Rio signs up to WSDE
Rio de Janeiro has become the latest big name to confirm its participation in World Sport Destination Expo - the global market place for sport tourism. Uniquely co-located alongside the climatic final week of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, WSDE will offer bidding nations and sport tourism capitals the ultimate opportunity to showcase their capabilities on a world stage.
Japan raises its sport tourism credentials with the Conrad Tokyo
With Tokyo a front runner to host the 2016 Olympics and also juggling bids for both the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups, BTN travelled to Japan to check out its sport tourism facilities, starting at the Conrad Tokyo, one of the capital’s newest and most vibrant hotels.