Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Champions Travel is delighted to announce the signing of its biggest partnership agreement till date with Chelsea FC, one of the biggest football club in the world. Champions Travel has become the exclusive provider of Official Global Hospitality and Travel Packages in a new partnership for the 2025/26 season. The collaboration marks a major step in the sports tourism industry, which has seen an increased demand for luxury football experiences worldwide.
By agreeing the contract it enhances the relationship between the Donegal company and the Premier League club and places Champions Travel as a leader in the sports travel industry in Europe. The deal comes amid a growing trend of demand for official, high-end football hospitality packages both from international supporters looking to see the best matches in iconic stadiums.
Catalyst for Sports Tourism Through Premier League Football
It’s a timely agreement with with Premier League football tourism rising in both major markets, including Ireland. Tens of thousands of Irish football fans make the trip every year to watch their beloved teams in action, with a trip to the likes of London, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow becoming a flagship sports tourism destination for many.
Stamford Bridge, home of Chelsea FC is a key stop off point for football tourists and Champions Travel has committed to offering premium matchday hospitality tickets for each of Chelsea’s home fixtures for the 2025/26 season. With Chelsea one of the biggest and most successful football clubs in the world, with supporters all around the world, this partnership demonstrates the growing demand for inbound sports tourism, in which Champions Travel excels at providing match day experiences to the biggest matches in world football.
The partnership underscores the growing significance of super sports as a major tool for tourism, especially in cosmopolitan areas that house powerful footballing brands. Fans coming from overseas don’t just fill seats in the stadium, but they also bring a broader economic boost to tourist sectors such as hotels, restaurants and transportation.
Exclusive Hospitality Offers at Stamford Bridge
Champions Travel and their partnership with Chelsea FC provides fans with the very best ways to experience matches in pure luxury. Our 2025/26 season’s hospitality packages have been designed to offer fans once-in-a-lifetime matchday experiences that take their visit to Stamford Bridge—one of world football’s most unusual venues—to another level.
Premium matchday experiences The premium match day experience will include the following:
Rose & Ball Hospitality: Serving fans a fine-dining experience with access to a unique view of the game.
Matchdays at the Museum: Watch the match and explore Chelsea FC’s fascinating past in the club museum with this exclusive package.
Blues Dining: An elegant dining experience providing fans with top-quality food whilst providing a great view of the action.
There include gourmet experiences and offer fans an opportunity to get a whiff of the luxurious side of sports tourism. Be it with the world’s football-fans, or simply those seeking to enjoy the elite face of football culture while in London.
With the appetite for unique football experiences increasing, these top-end hospitality packages will not only position Chelsea FC to service the international fans in style, but they will also assist in driving the wider sports tourism offering.
Supporting London’s Tourism Industry and Generating a Boost for the Local Economy
The alliance between Champions Travel and Chelsea FC also greatly contributes to the local economy. The increase in international football fans who come to London for Chelsea home fixtures is also worth millions to the local tourism sector. This includes:
Hotel reservations: Hospitality packages are often sold along with bookings at premium hotels and other accommodations near the stadium.
Travel services: Higher requirement for travel services such as taxis, buses and trains to and from Stamford Bridge.
Restaurants and retail: With fans spending time in the city, eating out and shopping, it all helps the growth of London’s retail and hospitality sectors.
With football tourism growing, the economic power in the cities where matches are played is growing. Our relationship with Chelsea FC is a fantastic example of how one of the world’s leading football clubs can play such an important role in driving tourism to London and promoting the city to international audiences, who continue to making a vital impact in helping the city thrive.
The chance for Champions Travel to provide official, authorised experiences only strengthens our place as an industry leader in sports tourism. They have really become the names to trust in places that are full of character, yet now also full of places for football fans that have been for decades or more. The company’s strong relationships with many European football clubs allows them to continue to offer unique and wanted experiences for football fans around the world.
Irish Support Drives Inbound Sports Tourism
The following are some of the most important contributors to inbound sports tourism in the UK Irish fans, considered as one of the most passionate fans of football. One of Champions Travel’s key markets, Irish fans travel to see their favourite teams play in the Premier League on a regular basis. More Irish fans than ever before can now access exclusive quality matchday experiences thanks to increasing numbers of premium football hospitality packages such as those available through the new Chelsea partnership.
The invasion of Irish fans into the capital on matchdays underlines the hold the Premier League has on the beautiful game. This joint venture with Champions Travel and Chelsea FC not only fills a gap in the Irish market but also sees the tourism industry in London’s success and popularity in the global game of football harnessing that steady flow of fans from Ireland.
Growing Champions Travel’s Global Footprint
Our partnership with Champions Travel and Chelsea FC reinforces the company’s position as one of Europe’s top sports travel providers. Working with a portfolio that stretches across some of Europe’s top football clubs, including AC Milan, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Liverpool, Champions Travel is consistently leading the way when it comes to delivering official sports hospitality. Such collaborations are satifying a growing appetite for high-end football tourism with access all areas the very best seats, the best hospitality, the most memorable matchday experiences.
With football tourism booming Champions Travelʼs reach is not just through Europe but world wide, bringing fresh possibilities for fans of the ‘beautiful game’ and the chance to see football in a whole new world of luxury. These world wide business to business partnership will directly benefit the tourism industry more generally, creating revenue streams and reinforcing football’s status as a major economic driver in the tourism sector.
Conclusion: This is a Game-Changer for Football and Tourism
The new air and hotel partnership between Champions Travel and Chelsea FC highlights sports tourism growing importance.’ Champions Travel has been fueling the growing trend for premium football tourism by delivering high-end exclusive matchday experience at Stamford Bridge and bringing additional revenue to the local economy. But thanks to the increasing popularity of football tourism, particularly from markets such as Ireland, there is no doubt in my mind that this partnership will deliver significant inbound visitors to London and not only the tourism sector, but also the wider football industry.
These official hospitality packages are the epitome of the beautiful game for football fans worldwide. And to the world of tourism, they signal a thriving new source of growth, meaning sports tourism solutions will continue to be an essential ingredient in global travel landscape.
