About Us
Tourisports is a sports tourism digital magazine, covering sports-related destinations, events, and stories from around the world. We provide articles, guides, tips, events calendar and insights, designed for sports fans, participants, athletes, and travellers in general.
Tourisports was conceived based on a simple fact. As more people travel to watch or participate in sporting events, the demand for reliable, independent sports travel information has never been higher.
Our mission is to inspire our readers’ sports travel dreams, providing fresh ideas and insights, to help turn their visions into reality, through relevant and timely information.
Our stories are designed to deliver rich content on exciting sports destinations and events, showcasing the exhilarating possibilities that this rapidly growing tourism sector has to offer.
We base our content on thorough research and reliable sources, including but not limited to, official event organizers, sports and travel agencies, mainstream media, direct interviews and onsite correspondents.
At Tourisports, our editorial team remains independent and impartial, with a strong commitment to unbiased journalism.
Tourisports was founded by Benny Hakak, who currently serves as the editor-in-chief of the publication. Originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Mr. Hakak has been in Canada since 2005. He brings over 25 years of international experience in sports marketing, digital media, communications, tourism, and special events.
He has worked with companies and brands such as Nike, Ironman Triathlon, Manchester United Soccer Schools, Ayrton Senna Racing Day, Sportv/Globo, Unlimited Sports, Track & Field Run Series, MS Society, MS Bike Tours, MS Walk, Global University Systems (LSBF), BAM Advertising, Xmart Luxury Travel, and others.
Mr. Hakak is currently a marketing faculty member at Douglas College, the largest college in British Columbia, Canada, where he has been teaching multiple courses for the past decade. Benny holds a Master of Digital Media from Ryerson University (now known as Toronto Metropolitan University) and a Post-Graduate diploma in Sport and Event Marketing from George Brown College in Toronto, Canada, along with several other relevant qualifications.
Tourisports is published by Marketing DNA, based in Vancouver, Canada. Our parent company oversees multiple projects in marketing, media and tourism.