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TEAMS ’22, the biggest TEAMS Conference & Expo ever presented by SportsTravel and hosted this year by the Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau, showcased how the sports-event industry has led the travel and tourism rebound in the post-pandemic era. The annual SportsTravel Awards showcased the best events and organizations in the past year while […]
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Not even the National Football League drives as much revenue throughout the country as youth sports — but challenges remain. Whether it be keeping children safe at events or getting them engaged in the first place, panelists detailed how policies are being put in place in the TEAMS Educational Session “The Evolving Landscape of Youth […]
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Northstar Meetings Group has announced two future sites for the TEAMS Conference & Expo, the world’s largest gathering of sports-event organizers, taking its annual event to a pair of markets that reflect the vitality of the sports-related travel market. Along with previously announced host cities, the conference has now announced its host locations through 2029. […]
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One way that cities can capitalize on hosting events is to host several at once. The concept of an Olympic and Paralympic sport series is one where NGBs can combine resources by hosting several of their championships in one location, adding overall prestige to the events and increasing community interest in a variety of sports. […]
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Volunteer help is the lifeline for any destination hosting a major event and for the event organizer bringing their event to a destination. Without volunteers, there may not be a sports event in the country that could go off without a hitch. But in some places around the country, what was a vast volunteer database […]
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The revitalization of the Oklahoma River is a case study in how a destination can rethink its entire sports landscape with creative thinking and community goodwill. And thanks to Riversport OKC, Oklahoma City became the center of rowing and canoe/kayak, showcasing how a citywide vision can help put a destination on the Olympic and Paralympic […]
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Most motorsports events are confined to a specific venue suitable for the competition but one organization has embraced the multi-city concept to spread the benefit across multiple destinations and how those destinations have taken advantage of the spotlight in return as panelists detailed in the TEAMS Conference & Expo Educational Session “Case Study: How the […]
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The 2023 USA Gymnastics Men’s and Women’s Development Program National Championships will be held May 9–14, 2023, at the Oklahoma City Convention Center. USA Gymnastics legend Bart Conner made the announcement Tuesday at the annual TEAMS Conference & Expo in Oklahoma City. The championships draw more than 1,700 athletes annually and serve as the […]
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You may not consider gravel roads an asset when it comes to sports events, but some of the biggest events in cycling are happening on those roads in some of the most remote destinations, as panelists detailed in the TEAMS Educational Session “Pay Dirt: How Gravel Racing Has Changed the View of Dirt Roads.” Several […]
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The TEAMS Conference & Expo, presented by SportsTravel and hosted by the Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau, will convene the sports-events industry at a time when sports events are leading the travel and tourism comeback. TEAMS ’22 at the Oklahoma City Convention Center will also feature educational programming from leaders in the industry, including […]
Continue Reading.@USATF will hold a new Grand Prix series with events in New York and Los Angeles, part of the national governing body's long-term strategy to grow the sport ahead of #LA28. https://wp.me/paJznw-cQE
.@Waynewings has hired Rob Wells as executive director. Wells previously served as the executive director of @SavannahSports for five years, leading the sports tourism efforts and managing events.
https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/rob-wells-tabbed-as-new-executive-director-for-wayne-county-convention-and-visitors-bureau/
.@The_NCBA World Series has announced it will take place in Alton, Illinois, in 2023 and 2024 at Lloyd Hopkins Field at Gordon Moore Park. @RiversAndRoutes and the @PLRiverDragons — a collegiate summer baseball team — have partnered for the event.
https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/national-club-baseball-association-world-series-coming-to-alton-illinois/
.@MichaelRPayne1, former Director of the International Olympic Committee and longtime Olympic commentator, has been awarded the Pierre de Coubertin Medal by the @iocmedia at a special ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland.
https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/michael-payne-awarded-iocs-pierre-de-coubertin-medal/
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