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MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., will host the championship game for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Tammy Murphy Named Board Chair for FIFA 2026 World Cup New York/New Jersey Host Committee

New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy has been named Chair of the 2026 FIFA World Cup New York/New Jersey Host Committee’s Board of Directors and Alex Lasry has been named chief executive officer to lead the committee on a day-to-day basis. MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, will host eight matches in the 2026 […]

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Birmingham City FC Partners with Greater Birmingham CVB

Birmingham City Football Club, an English football club in League One, has announced a partnership with the Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau, the official tourism and marketing organization for the Alabama destination. The GBCVB logo will be featured on the back of Birmingham City uniforms until the end of the 2026–2027 season. The partnership […]

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Rocket City Softball Showcase Requires Innovation, Risk

As Garrett Fahrmann and Joel Lamp walked the grounds of Toyota Field in October 2022, they had completed a transformation of the Madison, Alabama, baseball stadium. Fahrmann, general manager of the Rocket City Trash Pandas — the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels — and Lamp, sports development manager for the Huntsville/Madison County CVB, […]

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Visit Indy Celebrates Record Year for Tourism in 2024

The NFL Combine brought in more than 27,000 people to the city of Indianapolis, part of a record 2024 that Visit Indy celebrated last week at its State of Tourism event. More than 1,000 people attended the event at the Indiana Convention Center. Executives touted 10 million passengers coming through the Indianapolis International Airport with […]

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SportsTravel Webinar Discusses 2025 Storylines to Watch

The SportsTravel Webinar titled Trends in Sports-Related Travel, sponsored by Memphis Travel, featured three leaders from across the sports-events industry discussing what organizations need to be aware of in the coming year. Brian Gainor, Melany Hugo and Heidi Weber all had insightful comments on the state of the industry as we continue into 2025. Gainor […]

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Visit Baltimore President/CEO Al Hutchinson Leaving in June

Visit Baltimore has announced that President and CEO Al Hutchinson will leave the organization when his contract expires on June 30. Hutchinson helped Baltimore become the host city for the CIAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament, which generated $32.5 million in economic impact in 2024. CIAA will return to Baltimore this February 25 through March […]

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Phoenix Marathon

Inaugural Phoenix Marathon Debuting in December

The inaugural Phoenix Marathon will launch December 13, 2025 with three distances for runners all within the city’s limits. Endurance event production and technology company Brooksee, an event production company within the endurance space, announced the race launch this week. There will be a 26.2-mile marathon, a 13.1-mile half marathon and a 10K with an […]

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2026 Bassmaster Classic Headed to Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee, will host the 2026 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Under Armour from March 13–15, the city’s third time hosting the “Super Bowl of Fishing.” Knoxville hosted the Bassmaster Classic in 2019 and 2023, which generated an estimated economic impact of more than $35.5 million for the community. The 2023 event was […]

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Greater Orlando Sports Commission Unveils New Logo

The Greater Orlando Sports Commission has announced the launch of its new logo. GO Sports selected branding agency Joe Bosack & Co — which has worked with the NCAA, Nike, Turner Sports, Fox Sports, university athletic departments and NFL teams — to lead the transformation. “With the announcement of today’s rebrand, we’re excited to embrace […]

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Morocco to Host 2025 FIFCO World Corporate Champions Cup

The International Federation of Corporate Football will hold its seventh edition of the FIFCO World Corporate Champions Cup in Fez, Morocco, from October 22–26. The tournament features 16 companies from 16 nations with two age categories: 25 and over and 35 and over. FIFCO will introduce a women’s championship for the first time, which will […]

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