As well as offering British fans the chance to purchase seats at next year’s Paralympics, which run from September 7 to 18, they will provide information for supporters on flights to the Brazilian city and will sell a range of accommodation packages for individuals, families and groups.

Travel Places are also due to be the official travel provider for Britain’s team for the Paralympic Games, where they will help transport the athletes from their preparation camp in Belo Horizonte and also directly into Rio for the Games.

The company have a longstanding partnership with the British Paralympic Association (BPA) after they were also the authorised ticket reseller for Beijing 2008 and Sochi 2014.

“It’s incredibly exciting that supporters of the team can now start making their travel plans to Rio for the Paralympic Games next year,” Britain’s Paralympic Games Chef de Mission Penny Briscoe said.

“It promises to be an exciting festival of sport and I’m sure it will prove to be an unforgettable event for athletes and fans alike.

“We are proud of the support that we enjoy from our fans - I’m sure that the other nations will envy the backing that we receive both from the crowds in Brazil and from those watching back at home, and it will provide added motivation for our athletes on the field of play.”

Travel Places offer a range of options including standard event tickets, family tickets and Follow My Team packages, which enable fans to buy seats for all matches for one particular team.

This is available for 7-a-side football, goalball, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby.

British fans will be hoping to see their Paralympians better the haul which they achieved at London 2012, where they finished third on the medals table behind China and Russia on a total of 120, including 34 golds.

The development follows Rio 2016 putting 3.3 million tickets on sale across 23 sports for the Paralympic Games worldwide.

Prices will range from BRL10 (£2/$3/€2.50) for the cheapest seats to BRL1,200 (£215/$340/€300) for the most expensive, which is for the Opening Ceremony.

Two million tickets are priced at BRL30 (£6/$9/€7.50) and if all 3.3 million are sold, Rio 2016 will surpass the 2.8 million which were sold at London 2012.

Travel Places will, however, add a 15 per cent handling fee for all British residents keen to purchase seats for the Paralympics.

Those interested can download the Rio 2016 Paralympic event ticket request form here.

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