Call of Duty League Franchises Awarded to Los Angeles, Florida
Activision Blizzard Esports has sold two new franchise slots for its city-based Call of Duty esports league to Los Angeles...
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St. Louis Awarded MLS Expansion Team
Major League Soccer officially unveiled its 28th franchise, awarding an expansion team to St. Louis, with a target of starting...
Las Vegas Named 2020 Triple-A Championship Game Host
The battle for supremacy in the highest level of Minor League Baseball will be coming to the new Las Vegas...
Pac-12, ACC to Meet in 2020 Holiday Bowl
The Atlantic Coast Conference will replace the Big Ten as one of the two conference affiliations with the San Diego...
Sports Village Ready to Open in Florida
The Feltrim Sports Village's grand opening has been scheduled for October 2019 at the Balmoral Resort in Haines City, Florida,...
Richmond Earns Hosting Duties for 2020 World Cup of Quidditch
The World Cup of Quidditch will return to the United States in 2020 and be hosted by Richmond, Virginia, after...
USA Bobsled/Skeleton Cuts Ties With CEO Darrin Steele
The USA Bobsled/Skeleton Board of Directors has voted to end its contract with CEO Darrin Steele, effective September 13, 2019....
NFL Signs Jay-Z’s Roc Nation To Super Bowl Production
The National Football League has signed a long-term deal with Jay-Z's Roc Nation to pick artists for Super Bowl halftime...
DreamHack Announces 2020 Event in Anaheim
DreamHack will come to the West Coast for the first time in 2020 as the esports festival announced Anaheim, California,...
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
Olympic Sports Update
August 19–25, 2019
SportsTravel is proud to partner with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee to provide this update on Team USA events taking place this week....
SportsTravel Podcast
BMX is one of the fastest-growing sports by participation, according to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association. And that's in part due to the work of USA BMX, which has been working with destinations to develop new venues and encouraging entry-level riders to give the sport a try. In this podcast, the national governing body's chief operating officer, John David, discusses the organization's approach to growth and how USA BMX has seen success in recent years encouraging more participants and host cities to be part of the action.
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Milwaukee: Attractive. Affordable. Sports Friendly.
No matter who scores the most points or who’s the fastest, nobody loses when you spend time in Milwaukee. Home to the Bucks’ All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Brewers’ National League MVP Christian Yelich, Milwaukee was named the No. 10 Outdoor Adventure Sports Spot by Sports Event Magazine. It’s an attractive, affordable,...
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
A Turning Point for Lacrosse
Lacrosse is one of the fastest-growing sports in the United States, and it’s making gains internationally as well. On the...
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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