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Top Tech Trends: What Sports Planners Should Know

Top Tech Trends: What Sports Planners Should Know

The intersection of sports and technology just gets tighter, closer and more essential. As planners embrace the Internet of Things and the connectivit...

Zika and Birth Defects: What it Means to Sports

Zika and Birth Defects: What it Means to Sports

The recent release of a report by The Centers for Disease Control on Zika-caused birth defects and pregnancy losses in the United States has brought u...

Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and 5Ks: The 4th and Sports

Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and 5Ks: The 4th and Sports

Red, white and blue. Oh, and a whole lot of green, particularly for sports event planners. The Fourth of July has patriotic festivities but there’s al...

Sports Tourism Still Driving Car Rentals, Even in the Age of Uber

Sports Tourism Still Driving Car Rentals, Even in the Age of Uber

In this summer of sports, rental car companies are enjoying a bump in business (even over Uber and Lyft) and hoping it continues.

Youth Sports Parents Turn to RVs to Keep Travel Expenses Down

Youth Sports Parents Turn to RVs to Keep Travel Expenses Down

Straddling the line between camping and hotel use, RV rentals are on the uptick among parents of youth on travel teams. And as more kids are able to t...

Soccer Star’s Proposed Stadium in Florida is Banking on Rail Line

Soccer Star’s Proposed Stadium in Florida is Banking on Rail Line

There’s no stopping this train. Or at least, there’s no stopping the optimism of its fan, soccer luminary David Beckham, who has seen rail transit tha...

Casa Grande, Arizona, to Welcome World-Class Motorsports Facility

Casa Grande, Arizona, to Welcome World-Class Motorsports Facility

Casa Grande, Arizona, is getting residents’ engines revving for a 2,360-acre motorsports park. Developers say the park will be a magnet for entertainm...

Rio Games are Bucking Travel Insurance Trends

Rio Games are Bucking Travel Insurance Trends

The Olympics is a bucket-list item, but this year, some might be putting their plans on hold, with Zika, political and economic unrest and reports of ...

In an Era of ‘Resort Fees,’ FTC Steps into the Breach

In an Era of ‘Resort Fees,’ FTC Steps into the Breach

Last year, the FCC put several major hotel chains, sports facilities, convention centers and management companies on notice after consumers complained...

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Inside Events: World T.E.A.M. Sports

Since 1987, World T.E.A.M. Sports has organized athletic events for disabled and able-bodied citizens, including mountain climbing, whitewater rafting...