Homefans

Homefans is an online-only marketplace for small-group sports-travel experiences, selling hosted trips to see live football, basketball, cycling and other fixtures in 40-plus cities worldwide. Inventory ranges from single-match weekend packages (budget, roughly £300-£500 excluding flights) to week-long “derby double” or European away tours (mid-range £800-£1,200) and premium VIP Champions League or Masters-hospitality itineraries that can exceed £2,000. All bookings are made through the brand’s own website and mobile app; no third-party retail distribution is used. The company’s stock-in-trade is access to hard-to-get tickets sold in combination with host-led cultural immersion: pre-match city walks, stadium tours, meals with local ultras and post-game debriefs. Every trip is capped at 12-15 travelers, guides are verified “super-fans,” and Homefans guarantees official face-value tickets purchased through club channels rather than secondary markets. This positioning has produced a flagship “Derby Days” collection—Milan, Glasgow, Buenos Aires, Istanbul—that regularly sells out within 48 hours. Core customers are 25-45-year-old, city-based professionals who already attend games at home and want authentic, low-friction access to iconic sporting rituals abroad without generic tour-bus trappings. They value independent travel, local storytelling and ethical ticket sourcing, and are willing to pay a 15-20% premium over DIY costs for logistical security and like-minded company. Homefans competes with OTAs selling stadium-ticket add-ons, fan-to-fan ticket forums and high-street sports-holiday operators. It differentiates by bundling only officially sourced tickets, limiting group size, employing local fan hosts and donating 1% of revenue to community sports projects—elements mass-market travel sites cannot replicate at the same experiential depth.