Breaking News, Podcasts and Analysis Serving People who Organize, Manage and Host Sports Events
The Sports Events & Tourism Association and SearchWide Global have released the “2023 Sports Destination Leaders Salary, Compensation and Benefits Report,” which sets a new benchmark to study compensation levels for professionals in sports-related travel. The report was led by researchers from Stoll Strategies and sponsored by the Northstar Meetings Group. The benchmark study provides […]
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The Winter X Games concluded in late January in Aspen, Colorado, to renewed fanfare. The event seemed to be re-energized after post-pandemic hiccups under a new owner’s group that took over in the fall of 2022. The Over-the-Air Distribution remains with ESPN, the event’s originator 27 years ago. The compact set of four venues at […]
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Adam Andrasko was outside his house on a recent weekend in Colorado Springs when the father of a local high school wrestling star ran by on a jog. Andrasko, the chief executive officer of USA Artistic Swimming, was wearing a Team USA hoodie, the kind many national governing body leaders tend to have multitudes of […]
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Chris Overholt has resigned as chief executive officer of OverActive Media but will stay on as a strategic advisor for 30 days as the Toronto-based esports organization searches for a permanent leader. Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer Adam Adamou will serve as interim chief executive officer for the group that owns several professional esports teams […]
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The 2023 U.S. Open Taekwondo Hammadang will be staged at Ed Robson Arena in Colorado Springs, July 28–29. The event, part of the Rocky Mountain State Games, allows children, adults and families to compete on an international stage with athletes ranging in age from 4 to 90. Organizers expect up to 1,500 athletes to compete […]
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USA Triathlon will launch USA Kids Tri Dallas, a six-event youth and junior race series that will serve as the next program of the USA Kids Tri initiative, a financial commitment to supporting grassroots programming to grow youth triathlon and multisport. The program’s goal is to introduce triathlon and its lifelong health benefits to kids in […]
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Sports tourism consultancy Huddle Up Group has promoted Cole McKeel to vice president of partnerships. McKeel joined the company as director of partnerships in January 2021 and has overseen the company’s business development efforts, including the expansion of the Sports Tourism Index & Scout, the company’s business development platform. In his new role, McKeel will […]
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Cedar Point Sports Center in Sandusky, Ohio, has announced details for the first phase of a planned competitive gaming development at the sports complex. The project is expected to open in May. The new gaming venture will be called Cedar Point Esports and the first phase calls for a 1,000-square-foot space that will house a […]
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Gary Hernbroth spent 17 successful and colorful years in the luxury hotel business in sales and operations leadership, including stints with Westin, Fairmont and Park Lane Hotels. It was there, especially in Northern California where he lives now, that Hernbroth discovered the power of sports-related travel at a time when it took some convincing to […]
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Northstar Travel Group has named Nick Powell as managing director, EMEA, to oversee the company’s UK and European portfolio, which includes TEAMS Europe. Powell succeeds David Chapple, managing director of the group since its acquisition in 2019, who is moving on to pursue other endeavors. “Nick Powell has an extensive media background, having launched and […]
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Fraser Bullock was officially named executive chair and president for the Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City while former Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson was named as chief executive officer.
The @MountainWest Conference, in partnership with the Arizona Sports and Entertainment Commission, will host the 2025 Credit Union 1 Baseball Championship at Sloan Park in @VisitMesa, Arizona, May 21–24.
.@usavolleyball has announced that Denver will host the 2025 ParaVolley Pan America Sitting Volleyball Zonal Championships on May 24–28, an event which will run alongside the 2025 USA Volleyball Open National Championship.
The Sports Facilities Companies has been selected to operate Destination KP, a new youth sports venue located on Long Island, New York, withTim O’Connell appointed as general manager.
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