Author: Justin Shaw

Prince Edward Island NHL

NHL Partners with Tourism Prince Edward Island

Tourism Prince Edward Island and the National Hockey League have announced a multi-year North American partnership, naming the Canadian destination as the official travel destination partner of the NHL. The collaboration provides Tourism Prince Edward Island with broadcast exposure during tentpole NHL events through the league’s dasherboard advertising. The partnership will also bring a league […]

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Volleyball Nations League to Expand to 18 Teams in 2025

The Volleyball Nations League will expand to 18 national teams starting in 2025, alongside format changes aimed at elevating the experience for athletes, fans and stakeholders. The revised Nations League structure involves dividing 18 teams into three groups of six for each of the three competition weeks. In this new format of the women’s and […]

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New Orleans Hand Off
From left: Steve Hill, LVCVA; Sam Joffray, Las Vegas Host Committee; NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell; Jay Cicero, New Orleans Host Committee; Gayle Benson, New Orleans Saints owner; Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser; New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and Marcus Brown, New Orleans Host Committee. Photo by New Orleans Host Committee

New Orleans Takes Super Bowl Handoff From Las Vegas

Hours after the confetti fell on Super Bowl 58 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, members of the NFL, the Las Vegas Super Bowl Host Committee, the New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee and others gathered at a press conference early on February 12. The event was a handoff from one committee to the next, […]

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Sydney Dietz

Erie Sports Commission Hires Sydney Dietz

The Erie Sports Commission has announced the hiring of Sydney Dietz as the organization’s events and marketing manager, tasking her with overseeing the marketing and brand image of the organization. “We are extremely happy to have Sydney as a member of our team as our new events and marketing manager,” said Mark Jeanneret, executive director […]

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USA Cycling Launches Event Organizer Advancement Fund

USA Cycling has announced this year’s launch of the Event Organizer Advancement Fund, a grant program designed to support cycling events across the United States. The fund is open to all USA Cycling-sanctioned events. USA Cycling will provide funding to initiatives that have the potential to impact the cycling community through innovation and participant growth. […]

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Delaware Tourism Office Unveils Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund

The Delaware Tourism Office has revealed details of its Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund, which provides support to new or existing sports facilities to bring in out-of-state visitors to sporting events. The fund is established through the state government’s Bond and Capital Improvements Act. To be eligible, it must be a facility within the state […]

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NFL Madrid

NFL Continues Expansion with Spain Hosting a Game in 2025

The National Football League will play its first-ever regular season game in Madrid in 2025 at the Santiago Bernabéu, home to world soccer superpower Real Madrid. The league announced Friday at the Super Bowl that its international slate of games for the 2025 season will feature a game at Real Madrid’s iconic Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. […]

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Allegiant Stadium Super Bowl
The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will square off on February 11 at Allegiant Stadium, which is operated by ASM Global. Photo by Justin Shaw/SportsTravel
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ASM Global’s Fingerprints Are All Over Super Bowl 58

Doug Thornton has been in the sports and events industry for nearly three decades. Based in New Orleans, he’s been through the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina and was there when the lights went out in the Superdome in the middle of the 2013 Super Bowl. There may be no better person to talk about the […]

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Opening Night Mahomes Purdy
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes shake hands during Super Bowl 58 Opening Night on February 5 at Allegiant Stadium. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Chiefs, 49ers, Fans Settle in for Las Vegas Super Bowl

Las Vegas is a vacation destination that millions of people travel to annually. For Super Bowl 58, there are two types of travel — the players are here for business and fans have followed to enjoy Vegas hospitality. Both the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers are familiar with Las Vegas. The Chiefs play […]

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Super Bowl Allegiant
Las Vegas has partnered with the NFL for several events in the past few years, including Super Bowl 58 on February 11, 2024. (Photo by Justin Shaw/SportsTravel)

Las Vegas is Ready for its Super Bowl Close-Up

Las Vegas is known as a place where people play the odds. The city raises the bar when it comes to hospitality, restaurants, shops and gambling. The Las Vegas Strip took the global stage in November when Formula 1 used the iconic stretch of asphalt for its first event in Las Vegas since the 1980s. […]

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