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3 in 4 Singapore football fans plan their holidays around sporting events: poll

Fans are willing to change travel plans, skip birthdays, weddings, family dinners for the Beautiful Game

Published Wed, May 22, 2019 · 09:50 PM

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OUT of 500 Singapore football fans surveyed, 76 per cent have planned holidays around sporting events, and nearly half (46 per cent) admitted to changing travel plans to ensure that they don't miss a football match.

Some 94 per cent of Singapore football fans have travelled overseas to watch football, visiting an average of 2.7 countries per person, research commissioned by Expedia Group has shown.

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3 in 4 Singapore football fans plan their holidays around sporting events: poll

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