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The Collective Best sports tourism consultancy has launched the Sports Executive & Strategy Incubator, a program aimed for professionals leading the sports strategy efforts within their organizations. The program is designed for executive directors, senior leaders, sports commission managers, event strategists and department heads responsible for growth and impact in their organizations. Under the program, […]
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YouGov has released its latest multi-country report on “Sports tourism: Measuring fan appetite,” examining who is traveling for sport, their motivating factors and the barriers that stand in their way. The survey that fed the insights in the report was conducted from November 14, 2025 to December 12, 2025, and spans 17 different global markets: […]
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Venue partner and sports and entertainment provider Levy has announced the acquisition of international sports marketing agency The iLUKA Collective. The strategic partnership will combine the two companies’ expertise in strategy, design and live event execution at a time when global demand for immersive brand experiences is accelerating. By integrating iLUKA’s specialized expertise, Levy wants […]
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San Diego has been selected as the location for the New Zealand Men’s National Soccer Team’s official team base camp training site during the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States. New Zealand Football has confirmed that the All Whites will train at the University of San Diego’s Torero Stadium and […]
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Iran’s participation in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be held in North America, is in doubt after the president of the country’s soccer federation admitted that he was unsure if the men’s national team would be able to fulfill matches at this summer’s tournament, following its missile attacks in the Middle East over the […]
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The Japan Football Association has officially announced that its Men’s National Soccer Team will use Nashville SC’s Training Center in Antioch, Tennessee, as its team base camp and training site during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. When they are not traveling to matches, the team will stay in Nashville at a hotel that is yet […]
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The Ghanaian Men’s National Soccer Team will utilize Bryant University in Providence, Rhode Island, as its team base camp training site for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Although it has not yet been announced, it is believed that the team will stay at The Graduate by Hilton in downtown Providence between training sessions and matches. […]
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The Organizing Committee of the French Alps 2030 Olympic Winter Games, known as Cojop, has lost another key team member after Chief Executive Cyril Linette resigned from his role following a dispute with President Edgar Grospiron. A statement by the Games organizers revealed that Linette had quit at a board meeting on February 22 in […]
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A number of soccer matches were recently cancelled in Mexico after the killing of a high-profile Mexican drug lord close to the 2026 FIFA World Cup host city of Guadalajara led to cartel violence in at least 20 states across the country. But FIFA officials have said they are not concerned about the turn of […]
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The Olympic Flame at the Winter Games in Milan Cortina may have just been extinguished, but attention is already turning to the next edition: The 2030 Olympic Winter Games in the French Alps. The 2026 event broke new ground in multiple ways. From a social perspective, Olympic digital platforms surpassed 100 million users for the […]
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