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Destination Esports, a new agency aimed at bridging the gap between destination marketing organizations and esports event organizers, has announced its formation. The San Juan Capistrano, California-based company was founded by CEO Kim Meltzer and CFO Jamie Oakley, veterans of the hospitality and esports industries. Dorothy Ferguson has also joined as chief marketing officer. The […]
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Atlanta Motor Speedway President Ed Clark will retire following the 2020 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, culminating 27 years at the NASCAR track. Clark has more than four decades of experience in the auto racing industry overall, starting in 1981 with Speedway Motorsports in the Charlotte Motor Speedway public relations department. He moved up to […]
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Sports fans enjoy the chance to stay near the stadium when they travel, but European soccer fans will have the chance to spend the night in the stadium at the upcoming UEFA Euro 2020, thanks to Booking.com, the official accommodation and attractions booking partner of the prestigious soccer tournament. Fans from Great Britain, Denmark, Germany, […]
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Visit Oakland has promoted Rhanee Palma to the position of chief sales officer. In the new role, Palma will continue to lead the sales initiatives of Visit Oakland and will focus on strengthening partnerships to drive more hotel development to the Northern California city. She is the first Filipina- American to hold a C-Suite position at Visit […]
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Visit Winston-Salem in North Carolina has named Justin Parrillo as its new sports sales manager, responsible for booking recreational and amateur sports competitions and events. Parrillo most recently served as athletics sales manager at High Point University in High Point, North Carolina. There, he implemented and developed a new ticket campaign and worked with the […]
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Maryland Sports Executive Director Terry Hasseltine was honored with the Maryland Association of Destination Marketing Organizations Partner of the Year Award recently at the 39th annual Maryland Travel & Tourism Summit. Hasseltine was recognized for efforts that have generated over $1.7 billion in direct spending in the state. Hasseltine also was recognized for being named […]
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Six Southern California destinations announced at the TEAMS ’19 Conference & Expo that they will partner to form the Orange County Sports Commission to pursue and attract amateur and professional sporting opportunities regionally, nationally and internationally to improve the Orange County economy. The commission’s board will consist of sports and business leaders in the area […]
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The Bass Anglers Sportsman Society, better known as B.A.S.S., has announced an expanded national schedule for 2020 with five regional competitions instead of three for qualifying to November’s TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship. There will be qualifying events in the Southeast, Western, Central, Northeast and Northern regions. Qualifiers from all five regions, plus international qualifiers […]
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway will host a two-year, $1 million competition culminating in a race on October 23, 2021, that will be contested by autonomous vehicles driving around the legendary 2.5-mile oval that hosts the Indiananpolis 500. The Indy Autonomous Challenge builds on the track’s interest in autonomous driving and will be a competition among universities […]
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NASCAR is partnering with HotelPlanner as its official online booking partner with its travel hotel booking platform now available for NASCAR’s corporate offices and to serve as a resource for the industry and its fans. As a key part of the partnership, HotelPlanner will have a customized hotel booking platform on NASCAR’s website that searches […]
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