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Coming Soon: SDM's Awards Program
ARTICLE May 28, 2026

Coming Soon: SDM’s 2026 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism Awards

We already know that sports tourism is a nearly $275 billion industry. We also know that everyone reading this has helped build that number. Don’t you want some recognition for your part in it? SDM is...
Flag Football Outpaces Even Beach Volleyball, Close to Championship Status
ARTICLE May 28, 2026

Flag Football Outpaces Even Beach Volleyball, Close to Championship Status

When NCAA announced that women’s flag football had received a formal recommendation to become a championship sport, the reaction was an open-mouthed stare because, well, flag was just added to the Eme...
New NCAA Ice Hockey Throat Protection Rule Could Hit Events As Soon As Fall
ARTICLE May 28, 2026

New NCAA Ice Hockey Throat Protection Rule Could Hit Events As Soon As Fall

The wheels of college sports rules turn slowly but they do, in fact, turn. NCAA ice hockey rules committee members representing DI and DIII men and women are considering a requirement for cut-resistan...
The World Cup as a Hospitality Cure-All? It’s Looking Iffier by the Day
ARTICLE May 28, 2026

The World Cup as a Hospitality Cure-All? It’s Looking Iffier by the Day

The likelihood that the FIFA World Cup 2026 will be a cure-all for the U.S. hospitality industry, as once believed, is looking iffier by the day. From ticketing fiascos to tailgating issues and sponso...
Forget the Bounce. The USA Has Unprecedented Pregame Soccer Growth
ARTICLE May 14, 2026

Forget the Bounce. The USA Has Unprecedented Pregame Soccer Growth

Usually, high-profile sports events see growth that comes in their wake, almost like an aftershock. (A prime example is the interest in gymnastics following the Summer Olympics.) But soccer has flippe...
Sounds Like GAME OVER for Olympic Esports
ARTICLE May 14, 2026

Sounds Like GAME OVER for Olympic Esports

The question of when, how (or even if) the IOC will sanction esports events may have been answered. Earlier this month, IOC President Kirsty Coventry suspended the Esports Commission’s activities, put...
How Youth Events Have Led Right to “Spikes Under the Lights”
ARTICLE May 14, 2026

How Youth Events Have Led Right to “Spikes Under the Lights”

A college women’s tournaments with more than $1 million at stake. Sounds like March Madness, right? Nope, it’s Spikes Under the Lights, a college volleyball showcase, and it’s coming to AT&T Stadium ...
What Does NCAA’s New 76-Team March Madness Field Mean to Host Cities?
ARTICLE May 14, 2026

What Does NCAA’s New 76-Team March Madness Field Mean to Host Cities?

The Division I Men's and Women's Basketball Championships will increase from 68 teams to 76 starting in 2027. NCAA is trumpeting the increased opportunities for championship participation but in the w...
If you’re looking for the all-American sports experience, it’s hard to turn away from all that a college town can offer.
ARTICLE May 01, 2026

Destinations That Go to the Head of the Class

If you’re looking for the all-American sports experience, it’s hard to turn away from all that a college town can offer, like excellent venues, plentiful accommodations, a variety of restaurants, fun,...
Each semester, the Communications and Marketing team selects three to four interns from Auburn University.
ARTICLE May 01, 2026

Crafting Internships: A Case Study

Want to start an internship program but don’t have a blueprint? Here is a case study from a sports destination eager to share its experiences. At Auburn-Opelika Tourism, internships are not observatio...

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