The former player of the France team presented Looking FC, his agency allowing to organize packaged stays around football events.
If the travel agency sector is not really looking good, ultra-specialization can pay off. This is the choice of Eric Cantona who has just launched in the United Kingdom, Looking FC, an agency specializing in the organization of stays around football in partnership with Dharma, a start-up dedicated to travel.
In concrete terms, this involves offering VIP packages including travel, 3 nights’ accommodation and tickets for prestigious matches in Europe and around the world at the best seats.
Looking FC is clearly aiming for the top of the range with packages offered from 1300 euros which will allow groups of 8 to 20 people to travel and thus find themselves with football fans, and to “share the spirit of football”.
Eric Cantona will not be part of the trip
Example with the pack for Barcelona which includes a history lesson on the Camp Nou stadium, a visit to the famous football school Penya Barcelonista Cinc Copes, a master class with local agent Jorge Santome Freire, tapas meals and a ticket for the classico Real de Madrid against FC Barcelona. For the moment, 9 stays are offered including the classico PSG-Marseille.
In a video presentation, the former France and Manchester United striker explains: “For years I have traveled in search of football. The kind of football that makes your heart beat. And that gives life at the stadium. If, like me, you are looking for pure football, I have what you need. Casablanca, Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, Milan, Manchester, Liverpool, Lisbon, Buenos Aires. Welcome to FC The most passionate football journeys on the planet.”
Enthusiasts will therefore be able to organize an all-inclusive stay around major matches but also visit emblematic clubs, meet supporters and local experts…
But Eric Cantona will not be part of the trip, can we read in the site’s frequently asked questions even if “all travel experiences have been inspired by his beliefs, his passion and his philosophy”.
