Some periods in the calendar make the scale and diversity of sports tourism particularly visible.

For Move Sports, June and the beginning of July were exactly that: a concentrated period of international tournaments, sports tours, different age groups, different sports and teams travelling to Portugal from across the world.

For many years, sports tourism was often associated with youth teams, elite training camps or professional clubs preparing for the season ahead. Young athletes travelled to compete internationally, academies searched for new experiences, and senior professional teams looked for high-quality facilities in favourable conditions.