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SportsTravel Podcast Geoff Freeman

Geoff Freeman: How U.S. Travel Views the Sports Market

As president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, Geoff Freeman is the leading advocate for the more than $1 trillion U.S. travel and hospitality industry. In this role, he is charged with positioning the industry to seize emerging opportunities and further establishing travel as a vital economic force in the United States. Before taking over […]

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Paris Paralympics Closing Ceremony
A French paralympic athlete extinguishes the lantern after passing the Olympic flame on to the U.S. during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paralympics on September 8, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Paris Tourism Office Releases Preliminary Paralympic Report

Paris je t’aime, the city’s tourism bureau, released its preliminary report on the Paralympic Summer Games impact saying  North America was the leading international market during the competition. The report says North America had 105,000 tourists visit Paris during the Paralympic Games, more than all of Europe with 87,000. The total number of international air […]

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Paris Paralympics Opening Ceremony
The United States athletes parade during the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Paralympics and Olympics Together? Debate Within Movement Has Nuance

When the Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics & Paralympics released a report about the state of the Olympic movement, much of the immediate focus was centered around the future of the U.S. Center for SafeSport. But within the report was a potentially interesting subject when it comes to Paralympic Sport: The Committee said […]

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SportsTravel Podcast Susannah Scaroni

Susannah Scaroni: On the Paralympics, Marathons and Improving Adaptive Sports Events

Like many Olympians and Paralympians, Susannah Scaroni has had to overcome her share of challenges. In her case, a car accident at the age of 5 caused her to need a wheelchair for mobility, a journey that led her to adaptive sports. Her initial experience was not positive. But when she discovered a welcoming adaptive […]

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Julie Dussliere

Julie Dussliere Named President/CEO of Purdue for Life Foundation

Julie Dussliere, a longtime executive with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, has been named president and chief executive officer of the Purdue for Life Foundation and will start her new role on October 1, shortly after the completion of the Paralympic Summer Games in Paris. Dussliere has been with the USOPC since 2003, […]

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ParalympicsParis
Paris' plans for the 2024 Paralympic Summer Games include the Opening Ceremony at la Place de Concorde. Rendering via Paris 2024
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Global Awareness for Summer Paralympics Growing Rapidly

More attention than ever. More commercial endorsements than ever. Integrating sport into some of the historic venues and spaces around Paris. No, it’s not the 2024 Olympic Summer Games — it’s the 2024 Paralympic Summer Games, which start August 28 with the Paralympic Opening Ceremony not in a traditional stadium setting but instead on the […]

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Los Angeles 2028 Olympics
Delta, as the USOPC's partner, is responsible for the majority of travel for Paralympians getting to Paris for the 2024 Paralympic Summer Games. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

For Paralympians, Travel Can Be An Obstacle

Perhaps the biggest legacy of the Paris Paralympics will be the changes made to the city through its hosting of the event. The Olympic and Paralympic Village has accessible buildings, multisensory signage and zones for assistance dogs. The city has increased the number of bus areas and wheelchair-accessible taxies ahead of the Paralympics as well. […]

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