Author: Matt Traub

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Novak Djokovic kisses the winners trophy as he celebrates after beating Nick Kyrgios to win the men's final at Wimbledon in London. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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Sports and COVID-19: The Impact on the Sports-Event Industry

Editor’s Note: The pandemic that started in early 2020 upended the world order and sports was not exempt; in fact, when the NBA announced that it was pausing its season in the wake of Rudy Gobert’s positive test for COVID-19, our staff was gathered for dinner at an industry event in Colorado Springs, Colorado. From […]

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2024 Olympic Organizers Inaugurate Olympic Village, Announce More Ticket Sales

On a day where the Olympic Village was officially handed over to organizers for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games, a venue that Paris has touted as having a positive long-term impact on the city, French President Emmanuel Macron also drew attention to another long-term project when he promised to swim in the River Seine that […]

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In this February 8, 2002, file photo, fireworks burst over the athlete tribune at the Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium in Salt Lake City during the Opening Ceremonies for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Salt Lake City is in line to host the Games again in 2034. (AP Photo/Frank Gunn, File)

SLC-Utah 2034 Olympic Organizers Submit Bid to International Olympic Committee

The Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games officially submitted its bid to host the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games on Thursday to the International Olympic Committee with an eye toward being officially announced as the host for a future Games on July 24. The International Olympic Committee’s Future Host Commission invited Salt Lake […]

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Bloomington Convention and Visitors Bureau Launches New Brand Identity

The Bloomington Convention and Visitors Bureau in Minnesota has announced a new brand for the city’s official destination marketing organization – Bloomington, Minnesota Travel & Tourism, a new name and brand expression which will be implemented in strategic phases over the next several months. Bloomington will, along with Minneapolis and Saint Paul, host the Big […]

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Record Number of Broadcasters to Cover Paris 2024 Paralympics

Media Rights Holders in more than 160 countries and territories have committed to broadcasting the 2024 Paralympic Summer Games in Paris, a record for the event with six months to go before the Opening Ceremony on August 28. Paris will make history as the first Paralympic Games to offer some live coverage from each of […]

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Christian Pulisic, right, jumps in front of fans after scoring a goal against Panama during the first half of a FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer match in March 2022, in Orlando, Florida. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

U.S. Men’s National Team to Face Brazil in Orlando

The U.S. men’s national soccer team will face Brazil on June 12 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, in the second edition of the Allstate Continental Clásico, which will also serve as a pre-tournament test for the United States ahead of this summer’s Copa América. Currently ranked No. 5 in the FIFA World Rankings, […]

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Since it opened in 1997, the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex has hosted athletes from more than 70 countries with dozens of sports organized across the venue, which spans more than 220 acres. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

Sports and Resorts: A Weekend at ESPN Wide World of Sports

The name is an icon around the world. Between its various locations, there could be a creditable claim that every country in the world has had at least one person visit one of its parks. It is Disney, and one of its flagships is Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Within Walt Disney World, big […]

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2023 TOUR Championship East Lake Atlanta NetJets First 1st Tee Bleachers
The TOUR Championship at East Lake Atlanta NetJets First Tee Bleachers will be one of the premium hospitality spots for the Tour Championship this year.

Tour Championship Debuts New Shared Hospitality Option for 2024

The Georgian will be a new upscale shared hospitality option to round out the full hospitality program for the PGA Tour’s 2024 Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta from August 28 through September 1. Alongside East Lake Golf Club’s full-scale course renovation, the tournament will have a reimagined hospitality program with the […]

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PGA Tour, Omni Hotels & Resorts Extend Partnership

The PGA Tour and Omni Hotels & Resorts have extended its official marketing partnership designating Omni as the official hotel and resort of the Tour and Champions Tour, both through 2028. “Omni Hotels & Resorts is proud to continue our partnership with the PGA Tour,” said Dan Surette, chief sales officer at Omni. “Our growing […]

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Mexico vs Germany Soccer Game at Lincoln Financial Field
Mexico plays Germany in front of a near sellout crowd at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia in 2023. The venue will host a Premier League friendly in the summer of 2024 between Liverpool and Arsenal. Photo courtesy Philadelphia Soccer 2026

Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal to Tour United States for 2024 Summer Friendlies

Three of the biggest names in the Premier League have announced a series of games in the United States this summer as part of their respective preseason training. Arsenal and Manchester United will play on July 27 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, followed by Arsenal facing Liverpool on July 31 in Philadelphia at Lincoln […]

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