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The TEAMS Conference was at the Anaheim Convention Center in California for 2024. (Photo by Jared Wickerham)

TEAMS Conference & Expo Announces Hosts for 2030, 2031

Northstar Meetings Group has announced two future sites for the TEAMS Conference & Expo, the world’s largest gathering of sports-event organizers, taking the annual event to a pair of markets that reflect the vitality of the sports-related travel market. Along with previously announced host cities, the conference has now announced its host locations through 2031. […]

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2024 US Trail Running Conference Heads to Knoxville

The US Trail Running Conference will head to Knoxville, Tennessee, for the first time for its 2024 show, organizers Active at Altitude have announced. Registration for the event, set to take place from October 23 to 25, will open in January 2024. The 12th anniversary show will bring together trail running race organizers, enthusiasts, industry […]

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Winners of the 2023 SportsTravel Awards Announced at TEAMS ’23 in The Palm Beaches

SportsTravel announced the winners of the 2023 SportsTravel Awards during the TEAMS ’23 Conference & Expo in The Palm Beaches of Florida, honoring the best events, venue and host city in the sports-event industry. TEAMS: Travel, Events And Management in Sports, is the world’s largest gathering of event organizers and travel planners from the sports […]

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Knoxville to Host the 2023 USA Diving Winter National Championships

USA Diving has announced the 2023 USA Diving Winter National Championships, including a Winter Nationals Qualifier, will be held November 27 through December 6 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Allan Jones Aquatic Center at the University of Tennessee will host the competition. The same facility will host the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, with the winter nationals […]

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2023 Bassmaster Classic Creates $35.5M Economic Impact for Knoxville

According to numbers released by Visit Knoxville, the 2023 Bassmaster Classic generated an estimated economic impact of more than $35.5 million for the Tennessee community. The 2023 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Toyota saw a crowd of 163,914 fans descend on Knoxville for Classic Week activities. The March 24–26 event also broke […]

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Alabama fans cheer before a game against LSU at Bryant-Denny Stadium, in Tuscaloosa. The SEC is set to get two new teams when Oklahoma and Texas join the mix. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Why College Conference Realignment
Reshapes the Sports Tourism Landscape

College sports is amid revolutionary change that may not be surpassed in its long and sometimes controversial history. The ability of athletes — sorry, student-athletes — to earn money off name, image and likeness has turned the traditional college sponsorship model upside down. The NCAA recently adopted a new constitution that may see further changes […]

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Knoxville Selected to Host 2023 Bassmaster Classic

Knoxville, Tennessee, has been selected to host the 2023 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk, which will be staged four years after the city hosted the most well-attended event in the series’ history. The 2023 event, hosted by the Visit Knoxville Sports Commission, will be held March 24–26. Competition will be on […]

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Sports ETA Announces Annual Award Winners

The Sports Events & Tourism Association has announced the winners of its annual awards, given in categories that include organizations of the year, marketing campaigns and locally created events. The awards are typically announced at the organization’s annual symposium, but were revealed after Sports ETA was forced to cancel this year’s event because of the […]

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