Looking to Understand the Arc of Women's Sports? Here's a Primer
Those who know sports tourism know that each year, women play an ever-increasing role in not just the sports themselves, but in the business end of th...
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World Series Loss Still Financial Windfall for Cleveland
You can lose and still win. Just ask Cleveland, whose loss in Game Seven of the great Cubs/Indians World Series still managed to make an economic impa...
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...
London Retains Title of World’s Top Sports Destination
There’s plenty of negative press about hosting the Olympics. But London, which continues its reign as the Top Global Sports City, isn’t complaining. T...