Our annual awards program, Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism, is exceeding its pre-pandemic numbers. This year alone, the economic impact of all award winners was more than $2.42 billion,...
Tennis and pickleball have been experiencing tremendous growth over the last two years, and with courts back in session, players are enrolling in tournaments in record numbers, and spectators are floc...
As the pandemic continues to ease, equestrian and rodeo athletes are eagerly getting back on their mounts, which is great news for destinations that host an ever-broadening array of horse-centric even...
One of the sports on the grow (and in a big way) at the youth level is volleyball. Not only is the sport achieving record numbers in the indoor and beach disciplines, but it is making gains in the gra...
Want to host an expansion event of one of the hottest tournament series around? Copa Rayados West is a large youth soccer tournament presented in partnership with Mexican professional club, CF Monterr...
The “eatertainment” venue, coupled with sports, is a growing trend nationwide. From golf (Topgolf, Puttshack) to ping-pong (Spin, Ace Eat Serve) to axe throwing (Bury the Hatchet, Urban Axes), consume...
One of the sports that got up and running quickly in 2020 was BMX, and in the intervening three years, it has not slowed down at all. In fact, the last three-year period was the most exciting and chal...
If the pandemic taught us nothing else, it was the importance of being flexible and remaining open to new ideas, not the least of which was that of venue selection. Even now, with travel sports surgin...
Rounding third and heading for the plate, softball is poised for an enormous comeback. Like most team sports, softball (both slow-pitch and fast-pitch) took a hit in in 2020. But now, with players ret...
The states that form an uppercase “L” along the Pacific Coast and into the American Southwest offer a plethora of sports tournament and event options — from Quidditch (now known as quadball) to ice ho...
Our annual awards program, Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism, is exceeding its pre-pandemic numbers. This year alone, the economic impact...
The rankings of America’s best bass fisheries can surge or ebb, and this year’s Bassmaster Magazine 100 Best Bass Lakes list is a true reflection of those fluctuations.
Pelican Bay Aquatic Center, a seasonal pool in Edmond, Oklahoma, has been chosen by local families as a favorite place to swim for the second year in a row.
