Tournament travel for teams and athletes

Minor hockey, soccer and baseball associations, club coaches, school teams, running clubs and parents who pay per family.

A per-person or per-team fee, or commissions and negotiated group rates from hotels and transport providers, often paid in instalments before the trip.

• Strong planning and budgeting
• Clear communication with coaches and parents
• Comfortable handling group payments and deadlines

• Provincial travel seller registration or licensing may apply, so check your provincial regulator
• Work with minors: clubs often expect police record checks and clear safeguarding rules, so check what is needed
• Winter weather can disrupt trips, so plan flexible bookings and check travel and cancellation insurance
• Commercial general liability and errors and omissions insurance
• Heavy seasonality around tournament calendars, so plan cash flow carefully

Startup costs are typically estimated at around $1,500 to $7,000, depending on your setup, insurance and how you find clubs and teams to work with. Commercial general liability and errors and omissions insurance are worth pricing early.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $1,000 to $5,000, depending on how many teams, clubs and families you handle. It is heavily seasonal around tournament calendars, so plan your cash flow carefully.

Check with your provincial regulator whether travel seller registration or licensing applies. If you work with minors, clubs often expect police record checks and clear safeguarding rules, so check what is needed, plus travel and cancellation insurance.