Academic Site Visits

From an academic perspective our classes typically include visits to South African universities with guest presentations by professors, meetings with the South African Tourism offices to discuss their role in Adventure Sport Tourism, attending club and professional sporting events and meeting management staff, examining large-scale Event Management strategies with the Comrades Marathon, and so much more!

From an academic perspective, our classes typically include the following:

• Visits to South African Universities & Guest Presentations from professor's as well as social facilitation with local students
• Visit to the South African Department of Sport & Recreation to discuss government funding, their role in promoting sport & recreation in the country and its value to local communities
• Visit to the South Africa Tourism offices to discuss Adventure Sport Tourism and the impact of mega events on the local community
• A visit to a professional Rugby Union team front office & a tour of their facility and the opportunity to meet with management staff
• A visit to a Soccer club & a tour of their facility and the opportunity to meet with management staff
• A visit to a Cricket club & a tour of their facility and the opportunity to meet with management staff
• Meetings with the Australian Football League (AFL) Development Officers who are paid by the AFL to promote & development Aussie Rules Football. You'll hear about their job as well as opportunities and challenges that they face on a daily basis
• Meet with event organizers of the Comrades Marathon (which attracted 13,000 runners recently) to discuss large scale Event Management strategies
• Attend 2-3 professional sporting events of which will be determined at the time of your class. Likely Rugby, Cricket & Soccer