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With the Olympic movement at an inflection point in the minds of many experts, the 2024 Summer Games in Paris were vital for the International Olympic Committee to prove to the world that it is still relevant and attractive for major worldwide cities to have an interest in hosting. Based on SportsTravel’s experience in Paris […]
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Throughout SportsTravel‘s time in Paris for the Olympic Summer Games, we have reported on behind-the-scenes observations about how the event is organized. For previous takes: Eiffel Tower Shines Above All Olympic Venues Being the Scenes at the Summer Games Here is our final installment of what we saw, heard and felt during a memorable Olympic […]
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The growth of international club soccer friendlies has increased dramatically in recent years with the formation of unofficial tournaments and multi-city tours, spreading international sports tourism throughout destinations across the United States. All are in the name of branding — for the clubs, the leagues and the chance to work name recognition into the U.S. […]
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As the parade of bowlers make their way onto the lanes for their session, “This is the Greatest Show” is blasting from the speakers. It’s an appropriate choice, because in the world of bowling and sports events in general, the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships are one of the biggest shows around. Close to […]
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Several years back, my son opted to purchase EA’s FIFA video game. The decision intrigued me because he wasn’t much of a soccer fan at that point. But he thought the game looked cool and you could play as just about any team in the world — in their virtual home stadium no less. I […]
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The growing momentum around women’s sports as a whole is exemplified within volleyball. Who can forget the scene in September, when 92,003 people packed Memorial Stadium to watch Nebraska volleyball sweep in-state rival Omaha? Or the gigantic numbers of those waiting outside Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay ahead of the NCAA championship between the Cornhuskers […]
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It’s raining on this Saturday evening — and raining hard, the air so thick with humidity the past few days on this mid-May weekend the skies could not handle the intensity of the heat. The referee’s whistle blows and a free kick is given to the home team, Inter Miami. It’s starting to rain sideways […]
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The scene at the Raleigh/Durham International Airport on June 17 told the story. Even at 6 a.m., the security lines were hundreds deep and TSA Precheck was about four times longer than usual. People were sunburned and tired from an incredible weekend at the U.S. Open in Pinehurst, North Carolina, which sits about 80 minutes […]
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TEAMS Europe attendees were able to hear from experts on a wide range of topics throughout the sports-event industry from this year’s biggest sporting event in the world to what is to come on various continents around the world in the future. The third annual TEAMS Europe was held at the ExCeL in London in […]
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There’s something for everybody in Rock Hill, South Carolina, which sits about 20 miles south of Charlotte. At the same time it was hosting 3,500 riders at the 2024 UCI BMX Racing World Championships at the local BMX Supercross Track, there was a youth basketball tournament across town at the Rock Hill Sports and Event […]
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