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Beemok Sports is asking the city of Charlotte to contribute roughly $130 million toward a four-stadium tennis campus at the River District. The Charleston, South Carolina, firm is looking for a new home for the Western & Southern Open. The rights to the tournament, which is currently organized in the Cincinnati area, were acquired by […]
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A new PGA Tour tournament, the Myrtle Beach Classic sponsored by Visit Myrtle Beach, will debut in 2024 as part of a four-year agreement establishing the event was announced May 10 during a ceremony at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club. The Myrtle Beach Classic will be part of the PGA Tour’s 2024 FedExCup regular […]
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Vist Norman in Oklahoma will be able to set up a standalone sports commission after voters in the destination on Tuesday night approved raising the city hotel room tax to eight percent from the previous five percent, according to unofficial results from the Oklahoma Election Board. The city’s hotel room tax applies to hotels, Airbnb […]
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3STEP Sports has announced a strategic partnership with Playeasy that designates Playeasy as 3STEP Sports’ official sports tourism technology platform to address all facets of the industry, from site selection to event promotion. The partnership connects 3STEP’s more than 1,000 annual events with Playeasy’s clientele of more than 300 destinations and 12,000 facilities during the […]
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USA Pickleball, in conjunction with the Atlantic City Sports Commission and Visit Atlantic City, has announced the third annual USA Pickleball Indoor National Championships will be held September 19-23 at the Atlantic City Convention Center. The event will be hosted by the Atlantic City Pickleball Open and include five days of competition featuring singles, doubles […]
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Virginia Beach will host the Festival of Champions May 11–13 at Mount Trashmore Park, which will feature the Firefighter Challenge, an event that showcases the strongest and toughest firefighters on the east coast, competing alongside the best lumberjack athletes in the nation. Members of the Firefighter Challenge League from around the country will compete in […]
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The city of Westfield, Indiana, has announced the new Westfield Sports Commission to work alongside city and community sports organizations to lead the continued development of Westfield in the sports tourism industry. The Westfield Sports Commission will operate independently of the city to promote Westfield as a destination for sports tourism and serve as the […]
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The International Olympic Committee and the Singapore National Olympic Council have released the event details and ticketing information for the inaugural Olympic Esports Week, taking place in Singapore’s Suntec Centre from June 22–25. It includes Olympic Esports Finals action across 10 events with sport shooting joining the lineup, with the International Shooting Sport Federation’s challenge […]
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The Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and Soccer United Marketing have announced the 20th edition of the MexTour in the U.S. will kick off on June 10 when the Mexican Men’s National Team takes on 2022 World Cup qualifier Cameroon at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego. Mexico and Cameroon have met twice previously, with Mexico winning […]
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Sport Oregon has announced the promotion of Matt Reed to chief operating officer for the organization. Previously serving as Sport Oregon’s director of sports tourism after joining the organization in January 2020, Reed has led Sport Oregon’s bid process for hosted events and has managed key relationships throughout the state to support those events. In […]
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