Mann Link Travel and Richmond Travel are taking bookings for sports fans who want to support Team Isle of Man at the 2013 NatWest Island Games in Bermuda. It’s now just under a year to the Games which will take place under the Caribbean sun from July 13-19, 2013. It will be the 15th edition of the Island Games which have taken place every two years since the inaugural competition which the Isle of Man hosted in 1985.
Brian Kelly, CEO of Mann Link Travel and Richmond Travel, said they were expecting a significant demand from the friends and family of competitors who want to see them represent Team Isle of Man. He said: “The Island Games is a fantastic event and one in which the Isle of Man has played a significant role since it began. Our athletes have achieved some remarkable successes at previous Island Games and, as always, representing the Isle of Man on the international sporting stage will be a proud moment for all the competitors in Bermuda next year. I’m sure that many relatives and friends of Team Isle of Man members will want to cheer them on and Mann Link Travel and Richmond Travel are proud to offer an excellent package for what will be a memorable sporting occasion in a fantastic holiday destination.”
The 2013 NatWest Island Games will feature teams from 24 islands competing in 14 sports. At the last Island Games, held in the Isle of Wight in 2011, Team Isle of Man won 68 medals including 26 golds and the team is hoping to maintain its status as one of the most successful nations at the Games in the 2013 event. Mann Link Travel and Richmond Travel are offering an eight night bed and breakfast package at the four-star Grotto Bay Beach Resort with flights from Ronaldsway to Gatwick and then on to a British Airways direct flight to Bermuda.
Mann Link Travel and Richmond Travel are part of the Online Regional Travel Group Ltd (ORTG) which is the largest offshore travel group in the UK and includes Bellingham Travel in Jersey and Wayfarers Travel in Guernsey. ORTG first began taking fans to the Island Games in 2005 when the group organised travel packages to the event in Shetland and has also organised trips to the 2007 Games in Rhodes, 2009 Games in Aland, and the 2011 Games in the Isle of Wight.