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Visit York County (South Carolina) President and Chief Executive Officer Billy Dunlap has announced that he will be stepping down for a new role with Visit Greenville as their Director of Sports Tourism. A release from Visit York County said the move allows Dunlap to be closer to family. Dunlap has served as president and […]
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With the support of the San Diego Tourism Authority and Tourism Marketing District, SDCCU Holiday Bowl officials have announced the formation of Sports San Diego to serve as the primary organization responsible for marketing San Diego as a sports destination and driving visitor demand through recruiting, supporting and hosting world-class events. Sports San Diego is […]
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Indiana Esports Development LLC has announced a partnership with the Horizon League to bring The Esports Combine to their annual basketball tournament at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum and Event Center in March. The Esports Combine is a collegiate recruiting event for esports athletes and will be March 7-8 in conjuction with the Horizon League’s championship […]
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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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