The leading online source for news, analysis, events and trends in sports-related travel and event management. Serving event organizers, destinations, industry suppliers, teams, and travel professionals with expert insights since 1997.
Yolanda Jenkins will be joining the Compete Sports Diversity Council Executive Committee, a committee appointed by Compete Sports Diversity, which represents individuals from different community sports groups. Jenkins is the co-founder and chief executive officer of TNSTP Kickball. Jenkins is also the founder and chief executive officer of Women Major League Kickball, an initiative aimed […]
Continue Reading
The Harris County–Houston Sports Authority has named two new hires with Senior Director Daniel Gotera and Senior Director of Operations John Coppins. Gotera has spent the past 17 years as a sports anchor/reporter and most recently was with KHOU television station. He is a five-time Emmy Award winner and six-time Associated Press Award winner. He has […]
Continue Reading
The Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority board of directors has approved a five-year contract renewal for ASM Global as its venue-management company. The new agreement will begin December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2028. SMG, which was subsequently rebranded to ASM Global following the 2019 merger of AEG Facilities and SMG, initially won the contract for […]
Continue Reading
Ahead of hosting the Association of Chief Executives for Sport Conference next week, the West Michigan Sports Commission has announced it will also host three other sporting events over the next year-plus between a Spartan Race plus the Professional Disc Golf Association 2024 Amateur World Championships and 108th Professional Golfers’ Association Annual Meeting in 2024. […]
Continue Reading
BASE Sports Group, a sponsorship sales agency in the youth and amateur sports space, has named Will Wister as its new director of sales. Wister has more than a decade of experience in the sports industry and most recently was the senior manager of media sales at Cast Iron Media. “I’ve been fortunate in my […]
Continue Reading
The Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced Jennifer Nagle as vice president of special projects charged with leading initiatives related to the bureau’s focus on sporting events such as the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2026 MLB All-Star Game. “Jen knows the PHLCVB well and her deep-rooted connection to the city makes her the […]
Continue Reading
Perfect Game has announced a housing and technology multi-year partnership with EventConnect to become Perfect Game’s official housing bureau starting in 2024. “As Perfect Game continues to schedule events featuring the top youth baseball and softball players on a weekly basis all over the country, we knew it was vital to be partnered with a […]
Continue Reading
USA BMX and Visit Austin have announced a five-year partnership that will see the Texas Nationals hosted at Capital City BMX in nearby Pflugerville for the next five years, with the first national race slated for October 2024. “The Austin Sports Commission is proud to welcome the USA BMX Texas Nationals, its competitors and fans […]
Continue Reading
The Huddle Up Group of Phoenix and Canadian-based EventConnect have finalized a technology partnership to support sport event organizers. The partnership will integrate Huddle Up Grou’s’s Sports Tourism Index + Scout, a tool developed to help destinations evaluate their position in the sports tourism market, with EventConnect’s travel platform focused on team sports. “We have […]
Continue Reading
Sports Alabama has released its 2022 annual report, saying more than 28.6 million travelers came to the state and spent $22.4 billion, resulting in an estimated economic impact of $235.45 million among its 12 member destinations. “Alabama’s sports tourism efforts continue to spotlight our expansive capabilities to event rights holders and national governing bodies across […]
Continue Reading
Don’t miss out on our featured stories of the week. Subscribe to the weekly SportsTravel newsletter to keep up with the latest news in the sports-event industry. To subscribe, click here.
Since 1997, SportsTravel magazine has served the sports‐related travel and event industry. It is the only publication written and designed to serve the people who organize, manage and host sporting events of all types at all levels.
Copyright © 2026 by Northstar Travel Media LLC. All Rights Reserved. 301 Route 17 N, Suite 1150, Rutherford, NJ 07070 USA | Telephone: (201) 902-2000
