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CityConnect

EventConnect Unveils CityConnect Platform

EventConnect has announced the launch of its CityConnect platform in partnership with SportsPittsburgh, Sports Salt Lake and Visit Mesa to become the preferred housing provider for each destination in addition to providing data and insights. “I see SportsPittsburgh’s alliance with EventConnect as a game-changer,” said Jennifer Hawkins, executive director of SportsPittsburgh. “Their combined services cater […]

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Caitlin Clark
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark celebrates after an overtime win against Nebraska in the final of the Big Ten women's tournament on March 10, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

2024 NCAA Tournament: How Host Cities Benefit From March Madness

The NCAA Tournament is what makes March mad, with its history of upsets and moments captured and shared throughout the country with both men’s and women’s play turning weekends into long weekends that turn busy offices into quiet, lonely spots with everybody instead watching on their phone or with friends. The time frame from Selection […]

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Jump Rope

National Jump Rope Championship Coming to Salt Lake City

The American Jump Rope national championship in 2024 will head to Zions Bank Training Center in Herriman, Utah, from June 25-29, 2024. Hosted by the American Jump Rope Federation, the event will be jump rope’s first national tournament in Utah. Many of the athletes that will attempt to qualify for the event were part of […]

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2023 ST Awards

Winners of the 2023 SportsTravel Awards Announced at TEAMS ’23 in The Palm Beaches

SportsTravel announced the winners of the 2023 SportsTravel Awards during the TEAMS ’23 Conference & Expo in The Palm Beaches of Florida, honoring the best events, venue and host city in the sports-event industry. TEAMS: Travel, Events And Management in Sports, is the world’s largest gathering of event organizers and travel planners from the sports […]

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Caryn Bradshaw Award
(From left) Krista Parry, chief development officer of Visit Salt Lake; Caryn Bradshaw, managing director of Sports Salt Lake; and Clay Partain, executive director of Sports Salt Lake.

Sports Salt Lake’s Caryn Bradshaw Presented with Award

Caryn Bradshaw, managing director of Sports Salt Lake, was recently presented with the Vasilios Priskos Honor Award by Salt Lake’s Downtown Alliance. Each year, the Alliance recognizes contributions to downtown’s vitality, safety and livability at its annual State of Downtown event. The Vasilios Priskos Honors are presented to a downtown creator who typically works behind […]

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NBA All-Star Game
The NBA All-Star Game was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, this month for the first time in 30 years. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

Salt Lake Shows Growth During NBA All-Star Weekend

The growth of both the All-Star Weekend and Salt Lake City since 1993 is evident. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said during the recent NBA All-Star Weekend festivities that the league occupied 33,000 hotel nights during the event, dwarfing the number from 30 years ago when the city last hosted. NBA Crossover, the fan festival at […]

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USAGymnasticsSLC

Salt Lake City Named 2022 USA Gymnastics Classic Host

The Salt Lake City region will host the 2022 U.S. Classic gymnastics event from July 28–31 at the Maverik Center in West Valley City, home of the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games ice hockey competition. The USA Gymnastics event will bring together the country’s top elite gymnasts. Held since 1983 as a showcase for […]

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