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Dragon Sport News - Emagazine “The Independent Voice of Dragon Boat Sport” December 2017 Winter Edition<br />
Do you remember Simi, the mascot of the 2013 World<br />
Nations Champs in Szeged, Hungary ? Well, Simi is back<br />
and happy to welcome IDBF Members’ Crews to Szeged<br />
again but this time for the 11 th IDBF Club Crews World<br />
Championships.<br />
Racing will take place on River Tisza in the centre of Szeged<br />
and at the Maty-ér National Olympic Water Sports Centre, on<br />
the outskirts of the town, from 17-22 July 2018. All Entry<br />
Conditions, Entry Forms, details of all fees, Competition<br />
Classes and the outline World Championship’s Week<br />
programme will be published by the Organising Committee &<br />
the IDBF, through Information Bulletins and Newsletters<br />
issued from now on until July 2018.<br />
Accommodation & Transfers: A record number of Club<br />
Crews are expected for the 2018 Szeged Championships but<br />
the hotel capacity in Szeged is limited, so if you intend to go<br />
to the event book your accommodation early and please<br />
reserve rooms only for those that you know will be going to<br />
Szeged as to block book extra rooms ‘on spec’ may affect<br />
the accommodation available for other Club Crews..<br />
It is recommended that crews book their accommodation and<br />
transfers through the Organizing Committee, via<br />
szeged2018@holiday55.hu as soon as possible. Teams<br />
booking accommodation through the Org Com, will be<br />
entitled to use the shuttle service in Szeged, on race days,<br />
free of charge.<br />
Crews staying in Szeged but not booking any<br />
accommodations through the Org Com can use the shuttle<br />
service at a charge or book their own transport.<br />
Lufthansa – Airline Partner: Lufthansa Group Partner Airlines<br />
are offering special prices and conditions to participants at<br />
Szeged 2018. Club Crews flying with Lufthansa to the<br />
Championships, can enjoy a discount of 5% -10% or even 15%<br />
when booking their individual or group air ticket on flights with<br />
the Lufthansa Group.<br />
To book a flight, click onto www.lh.com/event-flight-booking<br />
and enter the access code shown HUZJXPJ in the "Access<br />
to Your Special Lufthansa Offer" area. This will open an online<br />
booking platform that will automatically calculate the discount<br />
offered or provide you with an even better offer if another<br />
promotional fare is available. NOTE: Pop-ups must be enabled<br />
otherwise the booking platform window will not open.<br />
These promotional fares are also available through your IATA/<br />
ARC travel agent. Travel agents can obtain ticketing instructions<br />
by sending an email to lufthansa.mobility@dlh.de and<br />
providing the access code as a reference.<br />
Soon to be launched, the Szeged 2018 Championship<br />
website at (szeged2018.dragonboat.hu) where all event<br />
information will be available and also check out the Facebook<br />
page (www.facebook.com/DragonboatHungary) as useful<br />
information will be posted here on a regular basis too. Should you<br />
have any further questions or inquiries please feel free to contact<br />
the Szged 2018 Championships Organising Committee, as<br />
shown below.<br />
Visa, Administration issues:<br />
Accommodation, Transfers,<br />
Other issues:<br />
registration@dragonboat.hu<br />
szeged2018@holiday55.hu<br />
assist@dragonboat.hu<br />
Dragon Boating. " More than a Sport – a Tradition " 13.
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