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From the Managing Editor: Remembering 9/11, 25 Years Later

This essay is recalls one person’s relationship with the events of September 11, but reflects a commonality shared by millions, even for those who did not have direct connections to the terrorist attacks of the day. From their birth in 1973 to their death 28 years later, the twin towers of the World Trade Center […]

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‘On the Way to Everywhere’: Lincoln, Nebraska, Builds A New Era

On a drizzly summer afternoon, what might be the third-largest city in Nebraska is quiet. All that is moving inside Memorial Stadium are the memories, which give visitors ample time to use their imaginations and picture what a 103-year-old shrine to football greatness looks like when it’s engulfed by a sea of red. On seven […]

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From the Publisher: Leeds United, ‘The Chief’ and the Joy of Sports-Related Travel

I can’t wait for the English Premier League season to start. That’s a sentence I’ve never uttered in my life until just now. Even seeing it there has my head shaking as to how this came to be. But my interest in soccer, while certainly piqued by the World Cup, isn’t necessarily related to the […]

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From the Publisher: A World Cup on the Rocks

Journalists have written entire internet volumes about the 2026 FIFA World Cup and its impact, including thousands of words right here by our own team at SportsTravel. But has anyone written about the rocks yet? Here’s a World Cup angle you won’t see anywhere else because I’m not sure what family would be as willing […]

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Letter from Birmingham: TEAMS Europe, Aston Villa and DreamHack Confirm the Power of Sports

  During hundreds of trips in the name of sports-related travel over the past 18 years, it’s rare that I’ve been gone more than a week at a time, let alone two weeks. But after a recent fortnight in England in and around Birmingham and London for our TEAMS Europe conference with industry leaders, two […]

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The Drive From Milan to Cortina: A Journey of Tolls, Ink and Ice

MILAN — I’m usually up for an adventure. But when it came to navigating the roughly 250 miles from Milan to Cortina for the Olympic Winter Games, that sense of adventure got hit with a dose of reality. As credentialed media, the IOC assigned SportsTravel a hotel in Milan as well as one in Cortina. […]

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The Blended Esports Event: Optimizing Venues for Live and Digital Audiences

Esports isn’t simply about filling seats — it’s about creating content that fills screens. While live fans bring an undeniable energy to an arena, the majority of the audience watches online. Today’s venues must evolve beyond hosting spectators; they need to function as high-performance media production hubs that deliver broadcast-quality experiences for both in-person attendees […]

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The Next Generation Esports Fan Experience: Beyond the Screen

When fans commit to traveling to an esports event — often crossing borders or spending entire weekends on site — they’re not just buying a ticket to watch competition on a big screen, they’re investing in an experience. For venue operators and event managers, that distinction opens a major opportunity: transforming esports from a one-day […]

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Bananas on the Rocks: Five Things the Savannah Bananas Get Right

I grew up playing, following and loving baseball. The 15-year-old me could name just about any starting nine across Major League Baseball, especially my hometown New York Mets and Yankees. I was all in. In many ways, I’m still all in. I still love the game. But as an adult living in Denver — and […]

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