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NWHL’s Boston Franchise Sold to Private Investor
The Boston Pride, one of the founding four franchises in the National Women’s Hockey League, has been bought by a...
Scott Beck Named President and CEO of Tourism Toronto
Tourism Toronto has named industry veteran Scott Beck as its new president and CEO after an international search. Beck has...
Rowan University Developing Esports Program and Venue
A 7,500-square-foot facility dedicated to esports will be built in Glassboro, New Jersey, as part of a partnership between Rowan...
Rams, Chargers to Play at SoFi Stadium
The future home of the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers — well, less a home and more a...
Penn State to Host Olympic Wrestling Trials
The U.S. Wrestling Olympic Team Trials will be hosted by Penn State University at the Bryce Jordan Center on the...
Jamie Reigle Named Formula E CEO
A former executive with Manchester United and the Los Angeles Rams will be the new CEO at Formula E starting...
US Club Soccer Regional Heading to Snohomish County
US Club Soccer will start a four-year partnership with Snohomish Youth Soccer Club and Snohomish County, Washington, to bring the...
USA Diving to Move to Colorado Springs
USA Diving has announced that it will be move its headquarters from its longtime home in Indianapolis to Colorado Springs,...
Perspectives
Mascot Free Agency In all of the news in the last few weeks regarding contractual issues in sports—the MLB trade deadline, holdouts in NFL training camps and the… Continue Reading
Letter From Lanzhou: Running and the Power of Sports At SportsTravel, we’re always excited to visit destinations and attend events and conferences to discuss the state of sports-related travel and tourism. Some of those… Continue Reading
Being There Without Being There In today’s world, access to content when and where you want it is proving to be king—and nothing embodies that more than the sports industry.… Continue Reading
SportsTravel Podcast
Sports fans expect more today from the live-event experience than they did in years past. And companies like Xperiel are leading the new wave of spectator engagement, creating predictive games for fans in the arena and stadium and using augmented reality to help them play their own games within a game using the venue’s scoreboard. In this episode of the SportsTravel Podcast, Xperiel Co-Founder and CEO Alex Hertel explains how his company is changing the landscape for fans, what the future holds for the live-event experience and how you can catch a virtual T-shirt shot from a virtual cannon on the scoreboard—and get a real shirt delivered to you for your accomplishment.
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Virginia Beach: A New Sports Facility Enhances This Team-Driven Destination
Where the Chesapeake Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean, Virginia Beach may be all about soft sands and ocean waves but planning your sporting events here will put you right on solid ground. You will have the support of the best team in the business with the track record to prove...
Technology in Sports
HomeCourt App Brings New AI to the NBA
Whether it’s social issues, fashion or branding, the NBA has been at the forefront of much of what’s new, innovative...
3-Pointer
Karate Steps Into the Spotlight
At a time when MMA-style fighting dominates the martial arts landscape, karate is working to expand its own patch of...
Esports Downloadable Guide
Guide to Hosting Esports Tournaments & Events
Esports is booming worldwide. It’s the fastest growing sector in the live-events industry in the U.S. right now, growing at double-digit year-over-year rates, at destinations and venues of all sizes and types. Download this handbook to learn all you...
Sustainability Downloadable Guide
Green Your Game
Sporting events in the United States bring more than 200 million people together every year. Unfortunately, they also produce huge amounts of waste. But there are steps that sports organizations, venues and destinations can take to ensure a more sustainable...
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