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NASCAR is partnering with HotelPlanner as its official online booking partner with its travel hotel booking platform now available for NASCAR’s corporate offices and to serve as a resource for the industry and its fans. As a key part of the partnership, HotelPlanner will have a customized hotel booking platform on NASCAR’s website that searches […]
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The Seattle Mariners will try to get more fans to T-Mobile Park by offering more flexibility to create a season-ticket package for consumers than ever before in Major League Baseball. The “fully flexible” membership option will allow fans to pick how many tickets they want to buy, plus the seat locations and for how many […]
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The home of the ECHL Kelly Cup champions Cincinnati Cyclones has a new name, with the facility’s naming rights purchased by Heritage Bank. The Heritage Bank Center’s naming rights have been up for bid since the summer. Heritage Bank Chairman Chris Caddell said at a press conference that the contract is a 10-year deal but […]
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In a stunning move that will upend auto racing, the Penske Corporation has purchased the NTT IndyCar Series, the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IMS Productions from the Hulman & Company group, ending 74 years of family ownership of the home of the Indianapolis 500. The Hulman family bought the track in 1945 and restarted […]
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Adaptive Sports USA has announced that Denver will host its 2020 Junior Nationals. The event, scheduled for July 19–24 at venues across the city, will feature more than 300 athletes as well as their coaches and family members. Athletes up to age 22 will compete in six sports: Archery, paratriathlon, powerlifting, shooting, swimming, and track […]
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Major League Fishing has announced its schedule for the 2020 Bass Pro Tour, the new league’s second season of professional bass fishing. “This schedule is stocked with great fisheries and destinations,” said Michael Mulone, senior director of events of Major League Fishing. “Working with the MLF angler advisory board and these outstanding community hosts, we […]
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Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, has announced a proposed $300 million worth of improvements to the legendary home of the Kentucky Derby, including permanent seating in the venue, a 156-room hotel and renovations to the Millionaires Row area. The covered stadium seating would be for 4,700 spectators, replacing the 3,300 temporary seats usually constructed for the […]
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U.S. Figure Skating has named San Jose, California, as the host of the 2021 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships, and Nashville as the host for the 2022 event. The 2021 championships will be staged January 11–17, and will be held in San Jose for the fourth time. The 2022 championships will take place January 3–9 […]
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One year after damage from Hurricane Michael forced Ironman to relocate Ironman Florida, the event will return November 2 to its original host city of Panama City Beach. The city’s flat and fast course has been one of the longest-standing stops on the Ironman circuit and features a swim portion in the Gulf of Mexico. […]
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The Los Angeles Lakers have extended their partnership with Delta Airlines and added a new promotion that allows fans who are unable to go to games and donate the tickets to a local nonprofit to then have that gesture of kindness rewarded with a flight voucher. The Showtime Seat Exchange will allow fans unable to […]
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