Tag: Richmond Region Tourism

2022 Myrtle Beach Bowl
The Myrtle Beach Bowl is one of the many collegiate sports the South Carolina destination puts on each year. Photo courtesy Visit Myrtle Beach
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Destinations Give Insight into Building Relationships with Rights Holders

The session “Unlocking the Power of Partnership: Navigating Partnership with DMOs” explored best practices for rights holders when developing relationships with destinations during the annual Sports ETA Symposium in Tulsa. Moderated by Sports ETA’s Glen Schorr, the panel included Ben Snyder, executive director, Greater Grand Junction Sports Commission; Jonathan Paris, executive director of sports tourism, […]

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Richmond Tempe
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Richmond Region Tourism and Tempe Tourism to Co-sponsor All in Sport Consulting’s Adapted Sports: Economic Impact Study

Richmond Region Tourism in Virginia and Tempe Tourism in Arizona have announced a co-sponsorship of All in Sport Consulting’s annual Adapted Sports: Economic Impact Study. The study analyzes the economic contributions of adaptive sports events while shedding light on the broader social impact these events have on communities. One of the goals of providing economic […]

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Survey Open for 2024 Adapted Sports Industry Economic Impact Study

All In Sport Consulting, in partnership with Stitch Marketing Research and Huddle Up Group, is conducting the fourth edition of the Adapted Sports Industry Economic Impact Study to capture and project the economic power of the national adapted sports industry. The first study was conducted in 2020 and has since become an economic impact research […]

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Posted On : By : Justin Shaw
Richmond Region Tourism
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Richmond Region Tourism Foundation to Offer Grants

The Richmond Region Tourism Foundation in Virginia will begin providing grants to further expand sports tourism in the area and help local sports organizations grow and enhance their tournaments and events. The Sports Grant program aims to bring in visitors from outside the region, including teams, participants, spectators and families. Grant recipients can use the […]

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A-10 Women’s Basketball
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A-10 Women’s Basketball Championships headed to Virginia in 2024, 2025

The Atlantic 10 Conference has announced a partnership with the Henrico Sports & Entertainment Authority in Virginia to bring the 2024 and 2025 A-10 Women’s Basketball Championships to the 3,500-seat Henrico Sports & Events Center. The A-10 is one of seven conferences where the women’s basketball championship operates at a neutral site as a standalone […]

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Chesterfield County Hires J.C. Poma as Executive Director of Sports

Chesterfield County in Virgina has hired J.C. Poma as its first-ever executive director of sports, visitation and entertainment effective May 1. Poma comes to Chesterfield from Richmond Region Tourism, where he has worked for seven years. He currently serves as vice president of community relations for the region’s official destination marketing and tourism organization. “I […]

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Move United
Research published in the Journal of Leisure Studies highlighted the importance of physical activity and adaptive sports for people with disabilities.
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Study: Adapted Sport Events Total Nearly $78 Million Annually

The total economic impact of adapted and para sport-related events nationwide totals approximately $77.8 million annually, nearly reaching pre-COVID levels, according to a benchmark economic impact study released at the Adapted Sport Leadership & Business Symposium presented by All In Sport Consulting on October 19–20. The study showed that the economic impact of the 34 […]

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Richmond Region Tourism Promotes Jerrine Lee to Vice President of Sales

Richmond Region Tourism in Virginia has promoted Jerrine Lee to vice president of sales, overseeing the city’s meetings and convention sales as well as sports. The promotion comes just months after Lee was promoted in August to oversee the region’s sports sales as vice president of sports. “Jerrine leads teams with passion, collaboration and innovation,” […]

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Richmond Area Mall Redevelopment Has Hockey Arena in Plans

Officials in the Richmond Region have unveiled plans to have a two-rink indoor hockey facility as part of its overall plans for a 100,000-square-foot mixed-use district on the site of a former mall in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The venue, built on the site of the former Spring Rock Green shopping area, would house two National […]

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