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ARTICLE Jun 11, 2025
Coming Soon: SDM’s 2025 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism Awards
We already know that sports tourism is a $114 billion-plus industry and everyone reading this has helped build that number. Don’t you want some recognition for your part in it? SDM is gearing up for i...

ARTICLE Jun 05, 2025
Boost in Sports Equipment Sales Heralds Positive Forecast for Industry
The overused term is “perfect storm,” a confluence of factors that creates a rare outcome. And right now, that’s what’s going on with sales of sports equipment. Racquet and golf equipment manufacturer...

ARTICLE Jun 05, 2025
Everything Brown is Green Again: Changing Industrial Sites into Sports Venues
The benefits of youth sports facilities are well-known. However, as communities become increasingly landlocked, finding space for them continues to be difficult. One solution has been the repurposing ...

ARTICLE May 23, 2025
Travel Sports Score Big Win with Precedent-Setting Right to Play Act
The travel sports industry just scored a major victory. In Illinois, high school student athletes, who previously were unable to participate in non-school sports programs during the playing season, wi...

ARTICLE May 22, 2025
Sports Venues, Hotels Could be Affected by Visa Worker Shortage
Memorial Day, the great dividing line between spring and summer, is behind us. Now, as sports venues and others in the industry seek to fill gaps in their labor force, they are looking to visa program...

ARTICLE May 01, 2025
From Day to Stay: How Event Owners Can Extend Visitor Engagement
Americans may drive three to four hours to and from an event in a single day to fulfill their basic entertainment expectations. However, savvy organizers of sports and live entertainment have huge opp...

ARTICLE May 01, 2025
The Coast with the Most
With a passionate fan base and diverse sporting venues for all activities, the Mid-Atlantic delivers a thrilling sports experience. The region’s enviable combination of diverse landscapes, rich histor...

ARTICLE May 01, 2025
Back to School
The term, “back to school,” might bring up thoughts of shopping for new three-ring binders and notebooks with superhero character themes designed to make kids feel cool. But as an adult, and as a memb...

ARTICLE May 01, 2025
Riding the Wave of Popularity
Surfing really burst into American popular culture in the 1960s when the Beach Boys sang about it, and when surf-themed movies like “Endless Summer” started being produced; however, the sport had been...

ARTICLE Apr 24, 2025
Takeaways for Event Owners from the New Olympic Mixed Team Golf
The IOC’s addition of Mixed Team Golf to the Olympic program at Los Angeles in 2028 has created the first Olympic golf team competition since the 1904 games. Golf is now one of six sports (along with ...
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