FTC’s “Made in America" Crackdown Could Impact Event Owners
The pressure has been building for event owners to offer only tournament merchandise, including shirts and ball caps (as well as anything else), that ...
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The World of Sports is Not Only Wide, It’s Downright Weird
If the concept of Olympic breakdancing has made many in the USA take a step back and scratch their heads, it’s time to put things in perspective with ...
How an Invasive Insect Pest Is Disrupting Sports Tourism This Summer
A few years ago, it was the cicadas. Every year, mosquitos are a bother. This year, the spotted lantern fly, an invasive pest, is disrupting tourism, ...
CrowdStrike Outage Makes Travelers Face the Need for Trip Insurance
The CrowdStrike software glitch that stranded airline passengers (as well as crashied computers and caused problems in hospitals coast to coast) also ...
Upping the Sustainability Game by Outlawing Mini Bottles of Toiletries
Increasingly, hotels are eliminating small plastic bottles of shampoo, lotion, body wash and conditioner in favor of larger containers affixed to coun...
Birdies and Birdwatching: Golf Courses are the New Home of Protected Species
Where can you score a birdie and birdwatch at the same time? Golf courses. Many facilities are becoming known as safe habitats not just for local and ...
DEADLINE IS TODAY: Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism
Sports tourism is a global phenomenon, and you’ve played a part in its growth. And if you act NOW, you have a chance to enjoy some well-deserved time ...
Out with the Bang: A Sports Summer Staple, Fireworks Fall Out of Favor
Summer baseball in many cities includes a fireworks display at the end of the game. Big tournaments and football games also like to use pyrotechnics t...
Battling Lifeguard Shortages, Cities Turn to A.I. to Boost Water Safety
In the last issue of the SDM Blitz, we heard that drownings are on the rise, a consequence of the heat wave that is driving many, even those without s...
If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Regulate ‘Em: Ebikes Grow in Popularity (and Scrutiny)
It’s a sign of the times: Mackinac Island, Michigan (that famously car-free town that was the setting of the 1979 cult classic, “Somewhere in Time”), ...