Travel partner signed for Liverpool’s Netball World Cup 2019

The organisers of the Netball World Cup have struck a partnership agreement with a Tewkesbury-based sports tour operator.

Gullivers Sports Travel will be the event’s Official Travel Office provider when it lands in Liverpool in 2019.

Taking place at the Echo Arena, the World Cup will see the top 16 international teams go head-to-head for 10 days of competition.

Netball World Cup 2019 Limited will deliver the event for England Netball in partnership with UK Sport, Liverpool City Council and the ACC Liverpool campus.

Working with the competition’s organisers, Gullivers Sports Travel will develop, promote and fulfill packages for fans heading to Liverpool from elsewhere in the UK and overseas through select travel agents.

Lindsay Impett, event director of Netball World Cup 2019, said: “We are delighted to have appointed Gullivers Sports Travel to work with us to provide high-quality and memorable experiences for fans travelling to the Netball World Cup.

“Gullivers Sports Travel have a proven track record of delivering for sports fans all over the world and we look forward to working with them to create something special for this event.”

She added: “The Official Travel Office programme will allow fans the chance to enjoy the event alongside the many other experiences Liverpool has to offer visitors from the UK and overseas.”

Sam Seward, MD of Gullivers Sports Travel, commented: “As the longest running sports tour operator in the UK and having operated netball tours for over 40 years, we fully understand the needs of the travelling fan and we look forward to supporting the Netball World Cup 2019 by providing event tickets, merchandise, bespoke events, and carefully selected hotels to supporters for a hassle-free, great value way of attending the Netball World Cup 2019 in Liverpool.”