Thomson Sport Joins Jaguar As Official Partner Of The Jockey Club

The Jockey Club, the largest commercial group in British horseracing, has negotiated a three-year agreement for travel provider Thomson Sport to become its Official Travel Partner.

The new partnership will see Thomson Sport develop travel packages for some of the most popular racing fixtures staged at The Jockey Club's 14-strong portfolio of racecourses, including the John Smith's Grand National Meeting at Aintree, the Cheltenham Festival, the Investec Derby Festival at Epsom Downs, the William Hill Winter Festival at Kempton Park and the QIPCO Guineas Festival at Newmarket.

Packages will include race tickets and transport, as well as optional extras such as meals, hospitality, hotel accommodation and other bespoke elements. They will also be developed around The Jockey Club's popular music nights, which entertained more than 500,000 people to its venues in the last two years.

The agreement also provides Thomson Sport with a package of other rights including the use of The Jockey Club brandmarks; the category designation 'Official Travel Partner of The Jockey Club'; branding slots to promote Thomson Sport, online links via websites throughout The Jockey Club group, including the new www.thejockeyclub.co.uk; and promotion in The Jockey Club’s marketing and communications materials.

Thomson Sport was recently appointed Licensed Tour Operator for UEFA EURO 2012. The company is also Official Travel Partner of the NFL in the UK, Official European Fan Travel Partner of the NBA, Official Overseas Travel Provider for England  fans and Official Travel Partner of the Scottish Football Association and Scotland Supporters’ Club.