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Sean Dixon will be the next president and CEO of Visit Colorado Springs, the organization announced this week. Dixon has been the president of Visit Topeka since 2020, where he led destination marketing and tourism development. Before that he was the marketing director for the Springfield, Missouri Convention & Visitors Bureau. He will assume his […]
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For more than a decade, Jake Fehling and 12 of his friends, most of them college buddies from the University of North Carolina, have found a special way to get together. Once a year they go to a different city together, but their travel isn’t centered around weddings or reunions or even Tar Heel games. […]
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It might be stating the obvious to say that Borough Hall, Greenwich, in London, is a world away from Japan. But on a sweltering summer’s night in the capital, the site was transformed into a sumo wrestling venue that would not have looked out of place alongside the arenas in Tokyo, Osaka, or Nagoya that […]
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To capitalize on the booming sports tourism trend and the success of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America, adventure tour operator G Adventures is launching Away Games, a new series of premium trips designed to bring football/soccer enthusiasts together to celebrate the community, traditions and passion that come with the sport’s culture. The […]
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USA Gymnastics’ 2027 U.S. Classic will take place July 23-24 at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, the 10th time the event has taken place in the Chicago area. This will be the final women’s qualifying event for next year’s U.S. Gymnastics Championships at a yet-to-be-announced location. NOW Arena hosted the U.S. Classic the last […]
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The NFL is going global like never before this season — and wasting no time in doing so. The first game of the league’s 107th season kicks off with a rare Wednesday game, a Super Bowl rematch between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots at Lumen Field. The next day — in the league’s […]
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The Greater Seattle Korean Association will hold its first sustainability-focused walk and community conservation event on Saturday, September 19, at Boxcar Park in Everett, Washington. The Eco-Run 5K Walk for Sustainability and Conservation will take place from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and is free and open to the public. It will bring more than […]
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Each summer for nearly two decades, the most popular team in America’s most popular sport has packed up its operations and traveled nearly 1,500 miles away to start its quest for a championship. In that time, the Dallas Cowboys have not won the Super Bowl. But they have managed to make the seaside city of […]
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One of the largest youth sports organizations in the United States is setting its sights globally with a plan to expand its baseball and softball brand in new locations. Perfect Game, which organizes nearly 10,000 events in the United States and oversees a significant scouting service for college coaches, has launched a Country Partner Program, […]
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Andrew Schmidt has been named executive director of the North Carolina Sports Association. Schmidt has spent more than three decades years in local government and tourism positions. The industry veteran will lead the NCSA after retiring in June after 11 years as president and CEO of Visit Greenville, NC. In addition to his work at that organization, […]
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