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Louisville Sports Commission President and Chief Executive Officer Karl F. Schmitt Jr. has announced that he will retire in February 2023 after leading the organization for the past 12 years. “It’s been a great run, a labor of love,” Schmitt said. “Our team is amazing. I look forward to working with them for another 12 […]
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Carlos Deliz has been promoted to senior sports sales manager at Discover Puerto Rico, the island’s official tourism organization. Deliz is a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico and has been part of the Discover Puerto Rico organization since August 2017, when he was named regional sales manager for sports tourism. He previously worked […]
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The US Quidditch Southwest Regional Tournaments for both the club and collegiate divisions will be held at LaGrange Soccer Park in Lake Charles, Louisiana, from February 19–20 with approximately a dozen teams competing. The event will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day with more than 200 participants in total competing for the […]
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The second annual Black College World Series will be hosted by the Montgomery Biscuits in coordination with the city of Montgomery, Alabama, as well as the the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce and the Central Alabama Sports Commission. The tournament will be at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, home of the Tampa Bay Rays’ Double-A affiliate, […]
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North Carolina’s Triangle and Triad regions, along with South Korea’s Chungcheong Megacity, have been named as the finalists in the bidding to host the 2027 Summer World University Games. North Carolina’s regional bid includes the cities of Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary and Greensboro. The staging of the Games in North Carolina would be within […]
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The Sports Events and Tourism Association, in collaboration with the Northstar Meetings Group, has engaged Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics company, to conduct an update of the 2019 State of the Industry Report that will look at the industry’s performance in 2020 and 2021. The study will provide strategic insights on market size, economic impact, […]
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VisitErie has promoted Erie Sports Commission Marketing and Communications Director Emily Biddle to the newly created position of director of marketing and research. Biddle starts her new role on February 7. Biddle has been with the Erie Sports Commission, a division of VisitErie, since 2014 as the organization’s first communications manager after previously serving as […]
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The Sports Events & Tourism Association has named Bonny Bernat as director of learning and development, a position that will see her responsible for the growth and development of the association’s Sports Tourism Learning Institute. “We are excited to have Bonny join as a valuable member of our Sports ETA team,” said Al Kidd, president and […]
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Louisville will host the African American Golf Expo & Forum scheduled for August 25-30, 2023, becoming the focal point for a week-long event featuring a golf scramble, education sessions, networking events and professional job opportunities in the golf industry. Louisville will be the third city to host an estimated 1,000 event attendees. The primary goal […]
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Visit Salt Lake has hired Evan Bauerle to oversee sports, tourism and event sales for the west region of Salt Lake County. As part of a collaborative new partnership with ChamberWest, Bauerle will help attract new and retain existing sporting events for venues and hotels in West Valley, Kearns, Taylorsville and West Jordan. Bauerle will […]
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