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ARTICLE Jun 11, 2026
Nominate Now: SDM’s Champions of Economic Impact Awards Program
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...
ARTICLE Jun 11, 2026
#GOALS: Adult Sports Club Offering Its Own Version of the World Cup
Recently, SDM profiled the Sport & Social Industry Association, a nonprofit trade organization for businesses that operate adult sports leagues, tournaments and social events. Now, one of those opera...
ARTICLE Jun 01, 2026
The Sport & Social Industry Association
There’s a fast-growing sector in the sports events market and it isn’t youth, although it’s made up of athletes who used to fall into that category: Adult leagues with regular programming in everythin...
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...
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...
ARTICLE May 01, 2026
Versatile Venues with a Side of History
The Mid-Atlantic region boasts a wide range of venues, all supported by strong infrastructure and hospitality. Beyond fields, courts, pools, tracks and more, the surrounding communities add depth to e...
ARTICLE Apr 30, 2026
Where Can Fans Tailgate for the World Cup? Find Out Here
The World Cup is set to bring star power and drama, much of which has played out before the first athlete sets foot on American soil. In Boston (yes, the same city that threatened to cancel all seven ...
ARTICLE Apr 16, 2026
As World Cup Nears, Scammers Kick Off Efforts to Target Unwitting Travelers
With only months remaining until the World Cup takes the field, interest is at an all-time high. Unfortunately, scammers are just as active, and more than 10 percent of all U.S. internet users having ...
ARTICLE Apr 02, 2026
World Cup Set to Redefine North American Travel Patterns
The countdown to June 11 has begun, with the World Cup poised to trigger one of the largest coordinated movements of people for a sporting event in history. Here is a look at how, with 16 host cities ...
ARTICLE Mar 19, 2026
Gyms Are Removing Basketball Courts. Where are the “Basketmalls?”
The ongoing conversion of big-box stores to what have become known as “picklemalls,” or franchise pickleball clubs, has escaped nobody’s attention. At the same time, though, basketball courts are disa...
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