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The New Trend: Running Events Marketing Other Running Events
ARTICLE Jul 09, 2026

The New Trend: Running Events Marketing Other Running Events

A hyper-local race trend involving running events spinning off other running events or programs is picking up pace and creating new and exciting events with a built-in brand while also increasing regi...
Strongman competitor "Bosman" strains while pulling a thick yellow rope in front of a crowded boat.
ARTICLE Jul 01, 2026

Playing Outside the Lines

Baseball, softball, basketball, lacrosse — they’re all great. But many destinations have been rolling out the welcome mat for other sports. Some of these you’ll have heard of (like Strongman and dock ...
Men play a game of flag football on a grassy field with trees and a stadium light pole in the background.
ARTICLE Jul 01, 2026

Field Trips: These Venues Can Host a Multitude of Sports and Activities

From soccer, football and lacrosse, to rugby, Ultimate, quadball and more, rectangular sports fields can host nearly anything event owners need, while accommodating hundreds, possibly thousands, of sp...
High-rise buildings form a city skyline on a coastline with a blue sky and clouds above a body of water.
ARTICLE Jul 01, 2026

Factors to Consider When Selecting a Host City

The selection of a host city requires the alignment of a number of forces with the priorities of the rights holder; these forces include infrastructure, financial capacity and political support. This ...
Nominate Now: SDM’s Champions of Economic Impact Awards Program is Open
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...
The Sport & Social Industry Association: An Interview with Galen Beers, Executive Director
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...
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...
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 in the Rush Toward Collegiate 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...
Where Can Fans Tailgate for the World Cup? Find Out Here: Sponsor Names Scrubbed from Venues, Transit Prices Soar as Tournament Nears
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 ...

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The New Trend: Running Events Marketing Other Running Events

The New Trend: Running Events Marketing Other Running Events

Article Jul 09, 2026

A hyper-local race trend involving running events spinning off other running events or programs is picking up pace and creating new and exciting event...

Strongman competitor "Bosman" strains while pulling a thick yellow rope in front of a crowded boat.
Playing Outside the Lines
Article Jul 01, 2026
Men play a game of flag football on a grassy field with trees and a stadium light pole in the background.
Field Trips: These Venues Can Host a Multitude of Sports and Activities
Article Jul 01, 2026
High-rise buildings form a city skyline on a coastline with a blue sky and clouds above a body of water.
Factors to Consider When Selecting a Host City
Article Jul 01, 2026
Nominate Now: SDM’s Champions of Economic Impact Awards Program is Open
Nominate Now: SDM’s Champions of Economic Impact Awards Program
Article Jun 11, 2026
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