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ARTICLE Mar 13, 2025
Survey Shows More Players Nationwide, Meaning More Business for Events
With more Americans active than ever before, and with participation numbers higher than even 2019, the outlook is very good for the sports tourism industry. That’s the takeaway from the recently publi...

ARTICLE Mar 13, 2025
From Ice to Grass: Fort Wayne Curling Club Debuts Lawn Bowls
It took the Olympics, some guys in crazy pants and a bunch of underdog gold medalists to get America behind curling. Now, the Fort Wayne Curling Club is hoping to bring the sport of lawn bowls (a litt...

ARTICLE Mar 01, 2025
Peak Performances
Even before Yellowstone became the nation’s first national park in 1872, the U.S. mountains have drawn attention to themselves with their dramatic canyons, lush forests, alpine rivers and sweeping vis...

ARTICLE Jan 31, 2025
Better By Design: Sports Complexes, States Working to Increase Safety for Refs
Officials are needed in sports at all levels and they are an integral part of the sports tourism landscape; in fact, the presence of secure meeting rooms for officials is a selling point for many spor...

ARTICLE Jan 30, 2025
Outdoor Ice Hockey Moving into the Sunshine State – But How?
Here’s a headline nobody could have anticipated: NHL Plans to Host Two Outdoor Games in Florida in 2026. That unlikely news included the fact that both LoanDepot Park and Raymond James Stadium would b...

ARTICLE Jan 16, 2025
The Ultimate Outdoor Winter Team Event: Pond Hockey Championships
Soon, two organizations will host national pond hockey championships. First, the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships (Slogan: “Hockey. The Way Nature Intended”) will be held on Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis....

ARTICLE Jan 16, 2025
New Year’s Resolution: More Youth Sports Coaches
This year could be a landmark one for youth sports, and that includes sports tourism. The Million Coaches Challenge seeks to train one million new youth coaches in 2025, a monumental task that could s...

ARTICLE Jan 16, 2025
Sturgeon Comeback, Better Conditions Could Bolster Ice Fishing Tourism
With lake sturgeon fishing season approaching (it opens in early February in most states), many anglers will face harvest limitations. But at least they’ll still be allowed to fish and ice conditions...

ARTICLE Jan 02, 2025
Rising Costs, More Travel Have Some Parents Reconsidering Youth Sports
Back in 2019, SDM covered the issue of parents taking out loans, acquiring second jobs and going into debt in order to finance their children’s sports. One pandemic and a reset of the economy later, a...

ARTICLE Jan 01, 2025
Notable Venues in the Northeast
The northeast region is filled with notable historical and cultural landmarks. From Cape Cod to Coney Island, the roads that lead to these iconic destinations are the same as those traveled for weeken...
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