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Wyndham Teams with Groups360

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, with approximately 9,100 hotels spanning more than 95 countries, has announced a new agreement with Groups360 to bring instant online multi-room bookings to Wyndham hotels in 2023. Powered by GroupSync, Wyndham hotels will have the opportunity to integrate the platform with their hotel reservation systems, providing travel planners the ability to […]

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L.A. Clippers, Starlux Announce International Partnership

Starlux Airlines, a Taiwan-based luxury carrier, has established an partnership with the Los Angeles Clippers that will see the airline designated as the Clippers as its official international airline partner. The partnership was announced as Starlux will begin five weekly flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Taipei with Starlux also opening a U.S. office […]

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Glen Allen Named VP for Sports & Entertainment at Visit Lauderdale

Visit Lauderdale, the official destination marketing organization for Greater Fort Lauderdale, has hired Glen Allen as the vice president of sports and entertainment. Visit Lauderdale serves as the tourism department for Broward County, Florida. Allen previously served as the director of sports development for the Palm Beach County Sports Commission from 2015-2023. Allen will be […]

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This rendering shows what the Jackalope Fest will look like at Virginia Beach this June.

Virginia Beach to Host Action Sports Jackalope Festival

The Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau will be hosting Jackalope Fest, an action sports festival made famous in Montreal, from June 2–4, 2023. The main venue for all competitions will be on the beach at Neptune’s Park at 31st Street. Legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk will offer a demonstration on June 3, with several stars […]

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Florida State and Georgia Tech Football Headed to Ireland in 2024

Florida State and Georgia Tech will open the 2024 college football season in Dublin, Ireland, in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. The Atlantic Coast Conference announced the game, which will be the conference opener for both schools, will take place August 24, 2024, at Aviva Stadium with Georgia Tech serving as the home team. […]

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USA Wrestling to Host Final X on June 10 in New York

USA Wrestling and Beat the Streets New York will present the Final X tournament on June 10 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Final X, presented by Tezos, will determine the 2023 U.S. Senior World Teams in men’s and women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman. There will be 30 weight classes contested, 10 in each discipline. […]

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Sports ETA Releases Landmark Compensation Survey

The Sports Events & Tourism Association and SearchWide Global have released the “2023 Sports Destination Leaders Salary, Compensation and Benefits Report,” which sets a new benchmark to study compensation levels for professionals in sports-related travel. The report was led by researchers from Stoll Strategies and sponsored by the Northstar Meetings Group. The benchmark study provides […]

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Rich Austin of Yakima Valley Sports Commission Honored

The Greater Yakima (Washington) Chamber of Commerce has announced three community members who will be recognized as the 2023 Ted Robertson Community Service Award recipients for their contributions to the Greater Yakima area. Among them is Rich Austin, director of sports development for the Yakima Valley Sports Commission. Austin is known for working closely with […]

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Fireworks explode before the Italian Super Cup final soccer match between AC Milan and Inter Milan at the King Saud University Stadium, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Italian Supercoppa Expanding as Part of Saudi Arabian Partnership

The annual Supercoppa, matching winners from Italy’s Serie A and the Coppa Italia, will be expanded into a four-team tournament next year that will be played in Saudi Arabia as part of a six-year deal approved by the league this week. Four out of the next six Supercoppas will be in Saudi Arabia, including the […]

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PGA of America Partners with NJCAA

The National Junior College Athletic Association has announced a partnership agreement with the PGA of America which will see the PGA of America and the NJCAA working together to grow the game by sharing professional and career opportunities with two-year collegiate golfers. The PGA of America will collaborate with NJCAA golf programs to offer athletes […]

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