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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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As Milwaukee prepares to host the 2020 Ryder Cup at nearby Whistling Straits, Visit Milwaukee has named Marcus Hotels & Resorts executive Peggy Williams-Smith as its new chief executive officer. Williams-Smith is the first woman to lead the organization. She was selected from a national field of candidates in a search led by Omar Shaikh, […]
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When you have the World Series in your backyard for the first time since before World War II, you pull out all the stops. So as Juan Soto led the Washington Nationals to a 5-4 victory against the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the Fall Classic on October 22 in Houston, Destination DC was […]
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A new streaming platform has been created with the goal of streaming more than 60,000 youth hockey games at various levels to target the recreational market for parents who want to watch their child play but cannot attend the game. The HockeyTV Community Network last year streamed more than 27,000 games from 30 leagues, and […]
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The inaugural Player Omega esports festival in Ponoma, California, continues to take shape with the addition of the Electronic Gaming Federation planning tournaments at the event as well as a tournament hosted by Nerd Street Gamers. Nerd Street Gamers will host a national championship series minor event for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. It will feature a […]
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The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians will become a sponsor of the Raiders starting with the 2020 season—the NFL franchise’s first season in Las Vegas—and will become a founding partner of the new Allegiant Stadium on the Las Vegas Strip. San Manuel Casino is located outside of downtown Los Angeles. The casino also has […]
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EventConnect, a cloud-based event and tournament management system for the sports tourism industry, has announced the creation of an advisory board for its Sportology Conference. The London, Ontario-based company partnered with Huddle Up Group to assemble the board’s members. EventConnect launched in 2013 and has developed digital tools to streamline the coordination, management, tracking and […]
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