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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 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 08, 2025
Theft of Copper Wiring Leaves Youth Fields in the Dark
File this one under “How low can someone go?” Thieves are targeting youth athletic fields for copper wiring, leaving teams without lighting to play night games. It’s a phenomenon that has been seen in...

ARTICLE May 08, 2025
Black Rodeo Culture Surging Around the Country
In the mid-1800s, Black cowboys accounted for about one-quarter of all cowboys who were part of the ranching movement in the American West, but in mainstream narratives, their contribution to history ...

ARTICLE Mar 27, 2025
Live Rays, Dead Birds and Other Offbeat MLB Factoids
Want a sure sign of spring to distract you from your busted bracket? Major League Baseball has stepped up to the plate. This comes on the heels of an extremely lucrative and well attended spring train...

ARTICLE Mar 02, 2025
Hotel Construction is Up. Sports Tourism Should Take a Bow
Hotel construction is up and sports tourism is a big reason. Interesting trends included an uptick in the construction of newer brands and extended-stay properties. But overall, what is being called a...

ARTICLE Mar 01, 2025
Need a Go-To? Here’s Who’s Who
Sometimes, what an event owner needs is a fresh start: A new destination and, of course, a new partner to help out with everything. On the next few pages, SDM has compiled the definitive go-to guide w...

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 Mar 01, 2025
Watch the Birdie
There were nearly 16,000 golf courses at 14,000 golf facilities in the U.S. at the end of 2023, according to the National Golf Foundation. The organization also reports about 75 percent of facilities ...

ARTICLE Jan 30, 2025
US Police & Fire Championships
The 58th Annual US Police & Fire Championships will be held this summer near the Marriott Mission Valley San Diego. Athletes will compete in 50 sports across 35 venues in the San Diego County area. Sp...
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