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...
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2016 Awards Feature: Economic Impact of Sports Tourism
In presenting our annual awards, Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism, we reflect on our approaches to economic impact. To help understand a...
2016 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism
In each issue of SDM, we examine the unique relationship between event organizer and host city. In this issue, we celebrate it. Our Champions of Econo...
Best Practices for Recurring Events
In hosting events that return to a destination year after year, it’s tempting to rely on the practices that previously brought success. But how do you...
Saddle Up
The summer Games in Rio showcased equestrian sports, with the FEI’s “two hearts” social media campaign celebrating the relationship between horse and ...
Fitness Competitions: How the CrossFit Games Come Together
The annual CrossFit Games, the competition to find “the world’s fittest,” has experienced year-over-year growth, and now has television coverage. It’s...
Sports in America’s Heartland
The Midwest is America’s heartland, but there’s more to it than just wide-open space. There are plenty of communities offering venues both natural and...
Serving Up Tennis for Everyone
In 2017, the U.S. Tennis Association’s “New Home of American Tennis” at Lake Nona in Orlando, Florida, is expected to be fully operational and ready t...
Negotiating With Hotels
Negotiating a hotel contract can be nerve-wracking for those who don’t do it regularly. This article can give you a starting point, and can help you l...
U.S. Figure Skating: An Interview with Bob Dunlop, Senior Director of Events
One of the perennial favorite spectator sports of the Winter Olympics sees action throughout the year, in a variety of destinations. It also adapts to...