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Posted on Jun 25, 2007 02:07 PM by chrisbernier
Time to don your whites for celebrity spying and strawberry gobbling. What does Wimbledon mean to travel? Tennis is all about travel, boasting as wide an international appeal as any sport. ATP tour professionals are the most-traveled atheletes in all the sports world, grinding through a demanding schedule that includes stops in Australia, Monaco, Paris, England, NYC, Tokyo, Bangkok, Dubai and Las Vegas. Tough life.
Wimbledon, the grandaddy of Grand Slams, kicks off today, celebrating it’s 130th year of competitive play. With an expected attendance of around 500,000 for the two-week event, plenty of travellers are soaking in the All England Club fun (and rain).
