Special Focus: Esports
Esports are evolving to the point where new venues are being built for competition. The May/June issue of SportsTravel includes a special focus on esports.
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Special Focus: Venues
Cities everywhere are building new sports complexes or fixing old ones. The March/April issue of SportsTravel includes a special focus on sports venues worth watching.
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The Iowa Hawkeyes take on Penn State Friday, January 20, 2017 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)
Iowa Builds on Wrestling Tradition
One of the country’s top wrestling venues is set to host eight of the sport’s best teams when the Freestyle World Cup comes to Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, this month. “It’s a very unique opportunity to see the best wrestlers on the planet participate in an event that means a lot for their countries,” said Rich…
Continue ReadingA Look Inside USA House in Pyeongchang
At past Olympic Games, USA House has traditionally been a refuge of sorts for athletes and their families and an area for the U.S. Olympic Committee to cater to its corporate sponsors in a safe atmosphere with cuisine they all recognize from home. In Rio de Janeiro, the venture was an enormous operation with the […]
Continue ReadingAlibaba Highlights Technology for Host Cities
The Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba became an International Olympic Committee sponsor in January and is using its first Olympic Winter Games to paint the picture of how cloud technology may make the Games easier on host cities in the future. At its showcase building in the Gangneung Olympic Park, the company takes Olympics fans on […]
Continue ReadingOlympics Transportation With Some Flair
By and large, transportation has been running smoothly at the Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, which is no easy task given the remote locations of the mountain events. In total, organizers are operating 2,200 shuttle buses for Olympics participants, which includes 6,500 athletes and officials, 55,000 workers and an estimated 11.8 million spectators. In addition, […]
Continue ReadingSigns, Signs, Everywhere are Signs
At an event as widespread as the Olympic Winter Games, signage for participants, spectators, media and volunteers is essential. Each venue has its own quirks and each experience is different for people just coming across them for the first time. And as you could imagine, that lends itself to some interesting signs in themselves directing […]
Continue ReadingTeam Korea House Highlights Travel and Tourism
One of the key ways South Korea is hoping to take advantage of its showcase in hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games is the Team Korea House located in the heart of the Olympic Village in the coastal city of Gangneung. Inside the venue, which is open for free for anyone visiting the park, […]
Continue ReadingTourism Perspective: Naksansa Temple
There are few parts of the world that can boast of a 1,300-year-old tourist attraction. South Korea is one of them. And the Pyeongchang Organizing Committee is hoping to attract some of the spectators at the Olympic Winter Games to come see the spectacular Naksansa Buddhist Temple, which was built in 671. An estimated 15 […]
Continue ReadingOlympics Merchandise Covers a Wide Ground
It’s hard to go all the way to the Olympics and not come back with something. Organizers of course know this, which is why there are a few merchandise superstores around Pyeongchang, namely in the Olympic Parks. The official mascot, Soohorang the white tiger, and the Paralympics mascot, Bandabi the black bear, are basically everywhere […]
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The IOC’s Coordination Commission was in Los Angeles this week for a three-day visit to review selected venues and track the progress of the @LA28 Games. The tours included the Rose Bowl, Intuit Dome and several venues in Long Beach.
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