Tag: Foley Sports Tourism

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How Collegiate Sports Tourism Drives Economic Impact in Alabama

Alabama’s location in the South is synonymous with religion – the religion of collegiate athletics. Celebrating state pride through college sports is a deep-seeded tradition that both unites and divides families but also lends itself to a “welcome wagon” for families, fans and student-athletes traveling to events in destinations across the Yellowhammer State. College football […]

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Don Staley Given Alabama Hospitality Lifetime Achievement Award

Longtime sports tourism executive Don Staley recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award during the Alabama Restaurant and Hospitality Association’s 2022 Stars of the Industry Awards event. Staley helped form the Tuscaloosa Sports Foundation in 2007, becoming the commission’s Executive Director of Sports from 2010 to 2014. He brought the Super Six High School Football Championships […]

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Three Sun Belt Conference Championships Headed to Foley, Alabama

Three Sun Belt Conference Championships are heading to Foley, Alabama, in the next three weeks. Foley Sports Tourism will be welcoming the cross country, women’s soccer, and volleyball championships, as well as four new teams in their inaugural seasons with the Sun Belt. The cross country championships kick things off October 29 at Graham Creek […]

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Foley, Alabama, Hosts Sun Belt Volleyball Championship

Despite a challenging year that has included navigating the pandemic as well as a hurricane, Foley, Alabama, is set to host the Sun Belt Conference Women’s Volleyball Championship, November 18–22. It will mark the first collegiate volleyball tournament hosted by Foley Sports Tourism at the Foley Event Center. “It has been an unprecedented year in […]

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