Author: Jason Gewirtz

Jason Gewirtz is the editor and publisher of SportsTravel. He has worked at the magazine in various roles since 2008, including as managing editor and editor. He is a former member of the Sports ETA board of directors.
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Pittsburgh Proceeds with NCAA Frozen Four Plans

SportsPittsburgh and Robert Morris University are moving ahead with plans to host the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Frozen Four at PPG Paints Arena. The event, scheduled April 8 and 10, will be one of the first NCAA championships hosted since events were paused in March 2020. No decision has been made yet on spectators […]

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Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organizing Committee speaks during the Tokyo 2020 Executive Board meeting in Tokyo. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)

Seiko Hashimoto Appointed President of Tokyo 2020

Less than six months before the start of the Olympic Summer Games, Tokyo 2020 has announced a new president, Seiko Hashimoto, who will succeed Yoshiro Mori. Mori, a former Japanese prime minister, stepped down from the post following controversial comments about women and their role in leadership positions. Hashimoto is an Olympian who competed in […]

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Visit Mesa Names Lance Fite as Director of Sports Sales

Visit Mesa in Arizona has named Lance Fite as its director of sports sales. The city near Phoenix has several significant sports projects in the works, including Legacy Sports Park, which will be a 320-acre multisport complex opening in 2022. Fite joins the convention and visitors bureaus with a background in hotel sales and management, […]

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Sacramento to Host World’s Strongest Man

Sacramento, California, will host The World’s Strongest Man Competition in 2021, 2022 and a future year to be determined. The 2021 event will be staged June 15–20. “The Visit Sacramento Sports Commission is thrilled to welcome World’s Strongest Man to our city,” said Visit Sacramento President and CEO Mike Testa. “In a moment when so […]

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BioSteel Becomes Official Sports Drink of U.S. Soccer

Sports drink BioSteel will become a multiyear partner of U.S. Soccer, starting their agreement at the SheBelieves Cup event in Orlando. Under terms of the deal, BioSteel, a zero-sugar sports drink, will be made available to all of U.S. Soccer’s National Teams, including the Women’s National Team, Men’s National Team, Youth National Teams and Extended […]

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Sports ETA Reschedules Symposium to October

The Sports Events & Tourism Association has announced new October dates for its Annual Symposium and two other events, rescheduling from April dates in Birmingham, Alabama. The 2021 Sports ETA symposium will still be held in Birmingham, shifting to October 25–29. In conjunction with that event, the trade association for the sports events and tourism […]

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Mandalay Bay Venue to be Named Michelob ULTRA Arena

Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas has signed a multiyear naming rights agreement with Anheuser-Busch to rename its 12,000-seat sports and entertainment venue the Michelob ULTRA Arena. The deal was negotiated by Mandalay Bay parent company MGM Resorts International. The deal includes assets inside the venue and at select bars and lounges throughout the […]

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Report: Tennis Participation Up 22 Percent in 2020

Participation in tennis has skyrocketed during the pandemic, according to figures released by the U.S. Tennis Association. The national governing body reported that participation in 2020 increased by 22 percent, with 21.64 million reporting they played the sport. The figures were part of the Physical Activity Council’s Participation Report conducted by Sports Markering Surveys, which […]

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