Travel & Tourism

The Algarve Tourism Association (ATA), the official tourist board for the Algarve region of Portugal, has entered into a partnership with golf’s 2015 Women’s British Open.

This weekend’s pound-for-pound super fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas is poised to bring in more than three times the sponsorship revenue generated by any other boxing event in history, according to ESPN.com.

British infrastructure and support services company the Stobart Group has agreed a sponsorship deal for horseracing series the 2015 Flat Jockeys’ Championship.

German Bundesliga football club Eintracht Frankfurt has extended its long-term sponsorship deal with global airport operator Fraport.

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football team Sao Paulo has reached a sponsorship deal with Panamanian airline Copa Airlines.

NBA basketball franchise the Memphis Grizzlies has entered into a partnership with Memphis International Airport.

FC Twente has reached an agreement to terminate its partnership with business travel mobility card company and main sponsor XXImo, further increasing the financial problems surrounding the Dutch Eredivisie football club.

The 2015 Southeast Asian Games multi-sport event has secured Singapore Airlines as its official airline partner.

Qatar Airways has signed a renewed agreement with the Qatar Football Association to become the official airline of the Emir Cup club football competition, along with extending its backing of the national team.

US-based Southwest Airlines has moved to expand its presence in Major League Baseball by entering into a partnership with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket franchise the Mumbai Indians has renewed its partnership with Etihad Airways and the Abu Dhabi airline’s partner, India-based Jet Airways.

The Oceania Football Confederation has signed a title sponsorship agreement with Fiji Airways for its 2015 OFC Champions League club tournament.

France’s national railway company SNCF has reached an agreement to serve as the official national transport partner of the Uefa Euro 2016 national team football tournament.

Xiamen Airlines has reached an agreement to become the first official airline partner of the Badminton World Federation.

Turkey’s national carrier Turkish Airlines has extended its sponsorship of the Macedonian Basketball Federation.

Turkey’s national flag carrier Turkish Airlines has performed an astonishing u-turn by announcing a deal to become a top-tier sponsor of the Uefa Champions League European club football tournament only to then deny that an agreement had been finalised.