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Report: Hotel Challenges in Attracting Visitors for World Cup Stays
ARTICLE Dec 04, 2025

Report: Hotel Challenges in Attracting Visitors for World Cup Stays

As the 2026 World Cup approaches, the U.S. hotel sector is seeing soaring rates but also challenges from declining international travel and new visa fees. Hotel occupancy remains low as many fans wait...
Get Your BID On: NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships
ARTICLE Dec 04, 2025

Get Your BID On: NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships

Want to host an event where it’s possible to get a sneak peek at the athletes in America’s talent pipeline? Here’s your chance. The NAIA is looking for a host for its 2027 and 2028 Indoor Track & Fiel...
Equine Virus Upending Events
ARTICLE Nov 22, 2025

Equine Virus Upending Events

An outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus-1, a highly contagious and often deadly infection affecting horses, is taking a toll on competitive events. Some rodeos have been cancelled and others have moved to e...
New Survey Data Illustrates Challenges Faced by Road Race Directors
ARTICLE Nov 20, 2025

New Survey Data Illustrates Budgeting Challenges Faced by Event Owners

Recently, potential runners at the Lululemon SeaWheeze Half Marathon gaped in open-mouthed shock at the registration price of $320 Canadian (about $235 in the U.S.), making it one of the most expensiv...
World’s First Pickleball Stadium Opens, In Florida, Naturally
ARTICLE Nov 06, 2025

World’s First Pickleball Stadium Opens, In Florida, Naturally

If you need more proof that pickleball has taken over the country, look no further than Fort Lauderdale, where The Fort recently opened and is being called the “world’s first pickleball stadium, with ...
USA Artistic Swimming
ARTICLE Nov 01, 2025

USA Artistic Swimming

USA Artistic Swimming, the national governing body, has had much to celebrate. The USA won the silver medal in the team artistic swimming event at the Paris 2024 Olympics, ending a two-decade-long med...
Flint & Genesee has hosted the Gaines Rodeo for more than 20 years
ARTICLE Nov 01, 2025

Horse Sense

Equine sports are as varied as the horses and riders who participate, and as multitudinous as the crowds who come to watch. From the uniquely American sport of rodeo to the power and beauty of discipl...
Meet the Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism
ARTICLE Oct 29, 2025

Meet the 2025 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism

Each year, SDM’s awards program, Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism, is a tribute to the power of an industry. This year was no exception. Communities that hosted these events reaped a sha...
Anger Kicking In Over High World Cup Ticket Prices
ARTICLE Oct 23, 2025

Anger Kicking In Over High World Cup Ticket Prices

When 2026 FIFA World Cup tickets went on sale, many U.S.-based fans no doubt felt penalty-kicked in the gut by the prices. While FIFA had originally claimed seats would cost as little as $60, fans fou...
Ghoul, Please: A List of the Top 25 Most Haunted (and Historic) Hotels
ARTICLE Oct 23, 2025

Ghoul, Please: A List of the Top 25 Most Haunted (and Historic) Hotels

Here’s news you don’t see every day (and it is oh, so suited to Halloween on Friday): A list of the top 25 most haunted hotels. Best news: Many are in sports cities (for those who want to book a stay ...

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Report: Hotel Challenges in Attracting Visitors for World Cup Stays

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Article Dec 04, 2025

As the 2026 World Cup approaches, the U.S. hotel sector is seeing soaring rates but also challenges from declining international travel and new visa f...

Get Your BID On: NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships
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Article Dec 04, 2025
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