Sporting chances for travelling.

Sporting chances for travelling. Need a reason for your next holiday? Here are seven great ones.

JAN: Tennis at the Australian Open

MELBOURNE | 20 JAN-2 FEB 2020

The first of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments and certainly the closest to home, this is a chance to see the best of the sport compete on the iconic blue courts. The atmosphere offcourt is half the fun. Tennis at the Australian Open

FEB: The American Super Bowl

MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA | 2 FEB 2020

Even if you can’t land a ticket to the game, the buzz surrounding this crown bout between America’s top football teams is like nothing else. A weekend-long megaevent, it means parties and celeb sightings all over host city Miami. The American Super Bowl

APR: Golf at the Masters Tournament

GEORGIA, USA | 9-12 APRIL 2020

A who’s who of the best in golf provide a preview of the year’s competition on a stunningly manicured course. As you might remember learning from Happy Gilmore, the tourney holds tight to tradition. Golf at the Masters Tournament

MAY: Ice Hockey Championships

SWITZERLAND | 8-24 MAY 2020

The Swiss host this annual grudge match of ice hockey’s top national teams. Basically an all-star tournament of hockey’s big names: Spot plenty of NHL big names playing in their country’s colors. Ice Hockey Championships

JUN: Football at Euro 2020

ACROSS EUROPE | 12 JUNE-12 JULY 2020

Held every four years, this much anticipated tournament pits Europe’s 24 top teams for one giant clash. The energy inside the stadiums is electric — a preview of World Cup mania to come. Football at Euro 2020

JUL: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

TOKYO, JAPAN | 24 JULY-9 AUG 2020

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be the largest ever, with more than 11,000 athletes from 207 countries competing. Among these are exciting sports new to the Games — surfing, karate, sport climbing and skateboarding. Kiwi athletes are expected to make history in at least 20 disciplines, including some of our bread-and-butter favourites like rugby sevens, sailing, rowing, kayaking and more. And if that’s not enough of a reason to pack your colours and head over, let’s talk about host city Tokyo. One of Asia’s most exciting cities, it mixes the ultra-modern and the traditional, from neon skyscrapers to stunning historic temples. Even if you can’t score a ticket, the atmosphere in the Village and international Hospitality Houses will be buzzing. A Bucket List must for any true sports fan.

We’ve got travel packages to the Tokyo 2020 OIympic Games on sale now. House of Travel is the authorised Sub-Distributor for New Zealand Olympic Travel.

DEC: Cricket's Boxing Day Test

MELBOURNE | 26-30 DEC 2020

Something of a holiday tradition for many of us. Next year the Men in Blue — otherwise known as India’s national cricket team — will take on the Aussies in this long-standing start to the summer. Cricket’s Boxing Day Test

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