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Representatives from eight Major League Baseball teams and their host destinations announced a collaboration titled “More Than a Ballpark,” with the goal of expanding the utilization of their venues for meetings, events, private concerts and numerous other non-baseball gatherings throughout the year. The announcement was made at a press conference at the 2024 IMEX America […]
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It’s raining on this Saturday evening — and raining hard, the air so thick with humidity the past few days on this mid-May weekend the skies could not handle the intensity of the heat. The referee’s whistle blows and a free kick is given to the home team, Inter Miami. It’s starting to rain sideways […]
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TEAMS Europe attendees were able to hear from experts on a wide range of topics throughout the sports-event industry from this year’s biggest sporting event in the world to what is to come on various continents around the world in the future. The third annual TEAMS Europe was held at the ExCeL in London in […]
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The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau has named Amanda Ford sports and entertainment tourism manager. Ford will be responsible for supporting sales and marketing efforts for sporting events with an added focus on attracting film and television production. Greater Miami and Miami Beach plays host to an extensive lineup of sporting events including Formula […]
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The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau has appointed Mathew Ratner as director of sports and entertainment tourism after 10 years as the associate director of the sports and entertainment tourism department. As associate director of the sports and entertainment tourism department, Ratner worked with the Miami Super Bowl Host Committee and the College Football […]
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup has been billed as the biggest yet with 48 teams, three countries and more host cities than ever before. And throughout the process from FIFA’s visiting host city candidates, to the day of the announcement last July of which cities will host games and an inside view of what it […]
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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.
The @HCHSA has appointed Ryan Walsh as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Janis Burke. Walsh is currently the chief executive officer and executive director of the Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation, a position he has held since 2018.
The USA Lacrosse Women’s Collegiate Lacrosse Associates national championship is returning for the second straight year to @VisitWichita from May 7–10, 2025, at the Scheels Stryker Sports Complex.
NEW PODCAST: Leonard Hoops of @VisitIndy and Patrick Talty of @IndSportsCorp discuss the Big Ten Conference, look back at some of 2024’s biggest events and look ahead to 2025 while also talking about how they work together on events.
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