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Playeasy will continue its Innovators Summit in 2026, with Ann Arbor, Michigan, hosting the event June 15–17 at the Vanguard Ann Arbor. The Ann Arbor Sports Commission will serve as host for the summit, which will enter its second year after debuting in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, in 2025. “Ann Arbor has been a trusted, forward-thinking […]
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The Wilmington and Beaches Convention & Visitors Bureau in North Carolina has hired Genia Artis as its new senior sales manager for corporate and sports markets. A native of Wilmington, Artis has more than 20 years of hospitality sales and event planning experience across various markets. Previously, she worked as sales manager at Lumina on […]
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DistiNCtly Fayetteville was recognized with two honors at the 2025 North Carolina Travel Industry Association Tourism Achievement Awards, which celebrate innovation, creativity and excellence across the state’s tourism industry. The awards included recognition for Sierra Robbins, sports development manager for DistiNCtly Fayetteville, who was named the 2025 Rising Star. The award is given annually to […]
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Fastbreak AI, an AI-driven sports operations software company, has secured $40 million in Series A funding. Investors in the round include Greycroft and GTMfund, with participation from the NBA, NHL and TMRW Sports, as well as professional athletes including PGA Tour golfers Patrick Cantlay and Kurt Kitayama, and former NFL players Larry Fitzgerald Jr. and […]
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Team Travel Source has hired Alisa Burch as its new director of operations. Burch brings over 16 years of leadership experience from Varsity Spirit, where she most recently served as general manager for the Midwest Region. At Team Travel Source, which provides tournament housing for youth sports, she will oversee operational strategies for the hotel […]
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Adapted and para sport-related events in the United States generated an estimated economic impact of $163.97 million in 2024, according to a study conducted by All In Sport Consulting in partnership with Stitch Marketing Research and Huddle Up Group. The figure, presented at the annual Adapted Sport Leadership & Business Symposium (LABS), marks an increase of 14 percent over the previous […]
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Between the House settlement and evolving funding models, collegiate athletics are realizing a drastic change. As a result, the pathways that traditionally developed future Olympians and Paralympians are also shifting. At the TEAMS Conference & Expo, held October 13–16 in Columbus, Ohio, a panel of experts delved into this new narrative and how organizations can […]
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Athletes from five countries will join Team USA in conducting their 2028 Pre-Games Training in Mission Viejo, California, in the leadup to the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. Through a strategic effort, Mission Viejo in Orange County has positioned itself as a training hub for the Games, including the signing of a multiyear […]
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A study published by the Lausanne-based International Academy of Sport Science and Technology (AISTS) has pulled back the curtain on some of the challenges facing the sports event bidding world. The report, commissioned by the Northstar Meetings Group, reveals the shared ground for rights holders and prospective hosts when it comes to the bidding process […]
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SportsEngine has announced a new, white-label service for reserving hotel room blocks for tournaments and events, working with HotelPlanner on the project as its official travel partner. The multiyear agreement will integrate HotelPlanner’s hotel booking technology into SportsEngine’s platform to create a new room-block feature. The feature will also be available to customer organizations using […]
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