The risky business of sports travel

A SOCCER trip organiser had to pay almost €30,000 of his own money when the English match ticket agent he was dealing with ran off with the proceeds.

Thu, 03 Apr, 2003 - 01:00
Dan Buckley

Tour operator Tony Bernie might have deep pockets but they are not so cavernous that he relishes the notion of forking out a hat-full of money, even if it is good business to keep his customers happy.

Yet that is exactly what he did when the agent in England did a runner with 100 tickets for next Saturday’s clash between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford.

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