Get a bib for him new york marathon cost €595. The average cost per participant is €3,500. Spanish agencies offer ‘sports tourism’ which guarantees registration. Marathons have become a great attraction. Nine out of ten requests are for New York.
The ‘finisher’ medal, the one that hangs from you when you cross the finish line of a marathon, is one of the most precious metals for all famous runners, but within the mystique of the distance there are races that are iconic because of their prestige, their history or simply because of where they grow.
One of them is the new york marathon. It was held for the first time in 1970 with only 127 participants and is currently exceeding 50,000 numbers. Getting one yourself is not easy as the demand is very high and you have to sign up for a draw which is sometimes almost like a lottery.
The only surefire way to get it right the first time is to hire a tour package with one of the many companies that organize custom trips for runners.
One of those companies is sporttravelwhich every year moves hundreds of runners around the world with organized trips so that the client does not have to worry about anything, especially transfers.
the of New York This is the most demanding marathon prices between 2100 and 3255 euros depending on the hotel category and the room size. Of course, the dorsals are separate. Its price is 595 euros.
“Nine out of ten requests for marathons we receive are for New York. This is the star marathon and the gateway to the others. This year we got 150 runners, but since almost all of them have companions, family or friends, we can say that the trip is 300″, he declared. Frank Boydirector of sporttravela company that also transports runners to other marathons.
“With the ten percent remaining in the petitions afterwards New York next on the list is London. Then berlinwhich is the cheapest of the ‘majors’, Chicago, tokyowho have trouble getting one of the few numbers the organization gives to foreigners, and Bostonwhere you have to sort by brand”, he recalls.
The experience of these marathons is usually lived by runners with a partner, where there is a different price for those who don’t want to wear a shirt, shorts and running shoes. For them, in some cases, a tourist visit plan is offered that allows them to get to know the cities in a traditional way.
The new way of doing sports tourism has generated in a few years an industry that generates thousands of euros, as experienced in the marathon itself New York. “The average cost of a participant, between the trip and the consumption he makes on those days, is not usually less €3,500, but the client profile is not specified. It is from the person who saves for years to fulfill a dream to the executive who does not deprive himself of anything”, he underlined Frank Boy.
The same experience of marathons around the world can also be seen in cities like Madrid or Valenciarecognized worldwide.
In Madridthis 2022, with 30,000 runners participating in Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Serieswhich includes marathon, half marathon and 10k, 5,455 are foreigners from 86 countries. The event generated an impact of about €40 million in the city, according to organizers.
Valencia, with one of the fastest marathons in the world and collecting records, is becoming one of the most frequented by runners from all over the world. The next edition, on December 4, which is as normal after considering the pandemic, is on the starting line 30,000 athletesof which 49% are foreigners.
The last edition without restrictions, which was in 2019, the marathon of Valencia generated tourist spending close to €23 millionas reported in EFE by the organization.
The industry was built around it ‘running’ Popularly a global phenomenon for many years that suffered during the pandemic but the speed of travel has increased again based on the tourist experience. A new way of identifying cities with more and more sports clients.
Source: La Verdad
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