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The board of directors at the National Senior Games Association, Inc. has named Susan Hlavacek as president and chief executive officer. Hlavacek has served as the NSGA’s interim president and chief executive officer since October 2022 and previously held the role of chief operating officer. She is the first woman to lead the organization in […]
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Sand Mountain Park & Amphitheater, managed by Sports Facilities Companies, has appointed Brent Boatwright as its new general manager. Boatwright brings sports and hospitality experience to the role. After college graduation from Jacksonville State University, he coached numerous sports at the high school level. He then transitioned into the hospitality industry, where he served at […]
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The Huddle Up Group of Phoenix and Canadian-based EventConnect have finalized a technology partnership to support sport event organizers. The partnership will integrate Huddle Up Grou’s’s Sports Tourism Index + Scout, a tool developed to help destinations evaluate their position in the sports tourism market, with EventConnect’s travel platform focused on team sports. “We have […]
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Alliance Reservations Network, a travel technology company, has launched a suite of new features for its Group Productivity Solution software to creates an all-in-one solution for organizers throughout youth sports markets. The sports management and travel software combine tools for team registration, multi-venue scheduling, scoring and bracketing, roster management, communications, marketing, housing, analytics and reporting […]
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The Sports & Fitness Industry Association and Pickleheads have released a State of Pickleball: Participation & Infrastructure Report, which provides analysis of pickleball participation and facility and court data in the United States. SFIA conducts an annual survey of Americans ages 6 and older and tracks participation in 124 sports, fitness and outdoor activities. This […]
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ASM Global has named Paul Bowles as general manager of Mountain Health Arena and Convention Center in Huntington, West Virginia. Mountain Health Arena and Convention Center, which overlooks the Ohio River, is a 7,000-plus-seat, multipurpose arena hosts numerous concerts, family shows, trade shows and athletic competitions. The venue was the site in 2011 for the […]
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Sports Alabama has released its 2022 annual report, saying more than 28.6 million travelers came to the state and spent $22.4 billion, resulting in an estimated economic impact of $235.45 million among its 12 member destinations. “Alabama’s sports tourism efforts continue to spotlight our expansive capabilities to event rights holders and national governing bodies across […]
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The Department of Defense Warrior Games will return to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida, in June 2024. First held in 2010, the annual event will feature hundreds of athletes, including those from international allied nations, who will compete in adaptive sporting events such as wheelchair […]
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World Triathlon and the Professional Triathletes Organization have announced a partnership that will recognise the PTO Tour as the official World Championship Tour of long distance triathlon, using the 100km distance. The agreement will see the two organisations working closely as the key point of the partnership includes a points-based competition with professional men’s and […]
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HotelPlanner, a travel technology platform and hotel booking engine, has acquired Lucid Travel, a travel management software company that serves universities, sports teams and event directors. Lucid has a suite of software products designed to increase conversion and automate manual tasks that HotelPlanner will implement at a broader scale. The strongest synergy is with sports […]
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