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[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”BODY – Introduction” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”_initial” global_colors_info=”%91%93″]We are proud to have been selected as the exclusive international travel partner of World Curling<\/a> \u2013 the governing body of the thrilling Olympic winter sport.<\/strong><\/p>\n With origins in a 16th-century game involving skimming stones across a frozen lake or pond, curling is a game that requires immense skill and precision. World Curling has been at the heart of both curling and wheelchair curling since 1966 (when it was known as the International Curling Federation) and has spent decades developing the sport to become the spectacle it is today.<\/p>\n Gray Dawes Travel is thrilled to have secured a two-year contract with World Curling and a deal to become\u00a0the official sponsor of both the 2026 and 2027 World Junior Curling Championships. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/World-Curling-PRIMARY.png” title_text=”World-Curling-PRIMARY” url=”https:\/\/worldcurling.org\/” url_new_window=”on” align=”center” admin_label=”IMAGE – E1 Logo” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”65%” width_tablet=”66%” width_phone=”66%” width_last_edited=”on|tablet” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”100%” max_width_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”BODY – Factfile” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”21px” background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.68)” custom_margin=”13%||13%||true|false” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”21px” text_font_size_phone=”16px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Founded<\/strong>: 1966 (as the International Curling Federation)<\/p>\n World Men 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Confirmed Events 2025<\/h2>\n
World Wheelchair Curling Championships<\/h3>\n
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\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ admin_label=”ROW – Quotes & Conclusion (2)” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” width_tablet=”80%” width_phone=”80%” width_last_edited=”on|tablet” max_width=”1420px” max_width_tablet=”1420px” max_width_phone=”1420px” max_width_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_padding=”0px|||||” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]World Curling Commercial Strategy Lead, James Beatt<\/strong> said: \u201cWorld Curling are excited to welcome Gray Dawes as a new partner. Our World Junior Curling Championships are an important pathway for our athletes, so we are thankful for their support. The team are looking forward to working with Gray Dawes across all our travel requirements in the coming years.\u201d<\/p>\nLET’S TALK<\/span><\/h3>\n
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