Let’s do lunch. We can have it in dining room 3B, overlooking the gasworks. Or I know an outdoor restaurant at a Cape Town winery. We might see some whales on the way there, and we can fit in a trip to the cricket test and watch Freddie Flintoff biffing boundaries. Which would you prefer?
The increasing promotion of worldwide sporting events means an ever broader range of opportunities for spectators to combine business and pleasure. The Olympics have gone biennial; international cricket and rugby schedules expand at warp speed; scarcely a year passes without a World Cup in something; and there is always soccer.


