Travel & Tourism

The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation national governing body has agreed a long-term extension to its partnership with Central European transport company Eurobus.

Baku 2015 has agreed an official partnership deal with Azerbaijan Airlines, the national flag carrier of the host country of the inaugural European Games multi-sport event.

Welsh Pro12 rugby union club Ospreys has signed up airline CityJet as a commercial partner.

Cruise line company AIDA Cruises has agreed an extension to its partnership with German Bundesliga football club Borussia Dortmund for a further two seasons until the end of the 2015-16 campaign.

Reigning English Premiership champion Northampton Saints have agreed a one-year extension with elite sponsor Monarch Airlines.

Luxury holiday destination Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa has renewed its sponsorship of the National Bank of Oman Golf Classic ahead of the 2014 edition.

NFL American football team Seattle Seahawks has announced a sponsorship agreement with cruise line Princess Cruises.

Qatar Airways has agreed a deal to become the official airline partner of the Professional Golf Tour of India until the end of 2015.

Indian Premier League cricket team Kings XI Punjab has agreed sponsorship deals with budget airline AirAsia India and smartphone manufacturer HTC Mobiles ahead of its participation in the Champions League T20 international club competition.

Turkish Airlines has expanded its football sponsorship portfolio by signing up as a new partner of German Bundesliga top-tier football club Koln.

English Premier League football club Sunderland has strengthened its established links with Africa by making the Tanzania Tourism Board its official tourism partner and extending its partnership with South African Airways into the 2014-15 season.

Specialist golf travel company Your Golf Travel has reached a sponsorship agreement for the forthcoming Portugal Masters European Tour event.

English Premier League team Liverpool has announced a two-year partnership, from 2014-15 to 2015-16, with the Barbados Tourism Authority (BTA).

German Ice Hockey League (DEL) team Hamburg Freezers has signed an extension to its sponsorship agreement with public transport company S-Bahn Hamburg.

Qatar Airways has announced a partnership with the Qatar Stars League that will allow fans to earn air miles by attending matches in the country’s top football division.

English Premier League football club Aston Villa has entered into a partnership with the Andalucía region of southern Spain.

New Dutch team Orange Cycling has agreed a two-year title sponsorship deal with holiday company Roompot Vakanties.

Munich-based travel provider 5vorFlug has signed a two-year extension to continue as main sponsor of German Ice Hockey League (DEL) team Hamburg Freezers.