Sharing Economy, Including Uber, Lyft and Airbnb, Continue Making Inroads into Sports Tourism
First, Airbnb moved into the sports travel space with Airbnb for Business. Vacation Rentals By Owner (VRBO) was next, marketing to event owners in re...
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New Year’s Resolutions Result in Big Returns for Planners of Sports Events
A popular meme shows before and after shots of a gym around New Year’s, with one side deserted and the other a mob scene. It would be funny if it were...
Concerns Over Qatar’s 2022 Winter World Cup Could be Cooling Down
Heat has long been one of the biggest objections about using Qatar as the site of the 2022 World Cup. But the recent announcement of an outdoor field-...
Inside Events: The Blind Judo Foundation
An organization in which blind athletes can compete against those without such challenges, using the same rules? It’s happening across the U.S, thanks...
NHL’s Threatened Pullout of the Olympics Could Put Sports Events on Ice in 2018
There just might be a different face on the Olympic hockey teams in 2018, thanks (or no thanks) to disagreements between the NHL and the IOC. And it’s...
Travel Agents Team with Athletes to Market Destinations, Events
The destination marathon, one of the hottest trends in sports travel, is on the radar of savvy travel agents these days. And if planners of applicable...
Parks Officials Marketing Facilities as Pokemon Go Destinations
If you thought the Pokémon Go craze was over, think again. Park officials across the U.S. are helping players divide into teams, then use their facili...
World Health Organization: Fighting Zika is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
That buzzing sound? It’s not just mosquitoes. It’s the chatter people are starting to tune out about Zika. WHO says a quick fix isn’t on the horizon, ...
The Expanding Market of Events Designed for Athletes with Physical Challenges Proves Room to Grow and Need for Specialization
As the Paralympics and National Veterans Wheelchair Games have demonstrated, there’s a strong market for events designed for athletes with physical ch...
It's Official: The 'Greenest Stadium on Earth' is Going Up
There is earth-friendly construction, there’s green building and then there’s this: The British National League soccer team in Nailsworth, Gloucesters...