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Learning From Your Peers

Tim Schneider: Publisher’s Post
As we go about curating sports-specific programming for our live events, we are committed to connecting…

Posted On : April 4, 2017 By : Timothy Schneider

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A Stadium’s Shelf Life

Bob Latham: Winners And Losers
The announcement by Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers that they would be leaving Globe Life Park, which…

Posted On : April 4, 2017 By : Bob Latham

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Ask The Event Doctor

Frank Supovitz
SportsTravel’s Event Doctor discusses How to create a manual for your event and working with tight venue spaces…

Posted On : April 4, 2017 By : Frank Supovitz

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Esports

Nick Horbaczewski learned a number of things about growing a sport and building a loyal fan base at Tough Mudder from 2013–2015, serving in roles that included chief revenue officer and senior vice-president of revenue and business development. But in 2015, he took those skills and turned his attention to drones, founding the Drone Racing League. The league features pilots controlling drones at 80 mph on courses that wind their way through checkpoints in some considerably nontraditional venues. And quickly, the league and the sport have taken off. The first season of five races aired on ESPN in 2016 and the next season begins in June…

Posted On : April 4, 2017 By : Jason Gewirtz

Photo courtesy of Steve Seixeiro/SeixeiroPhotography.com

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SportsTravel Archives

USA Curling Nationals

If you walk around Everett, Washington, these days and ask residents about the sport of curling, chances are they’ll be able to tell you a thing or two. That wasn’t necessarily the case before the USA Curling National Championships came to Xfinity Arena for seven days of competition. More than 5,000 residents, visitors and…

Posted On : April 4, 2017 By : Neal Reid

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SportsTravel Archives

Golf Tours Drive Major Events By Neal Reid With strong momentum from a record-setting 2016 season and a stellar start to this year’s campaigns, golf’s biggest events are poised for another memorable year. Optimism abounds among the sport’s top executives, who are thrilled about what the recent past has produced and what the future may […]

Posted On : April 4, 2017 By : Staff

Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah, is home to an annual stop on the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, including the most recent event, which was staged in February. Photo courtesy of Matthew Stockman/Getty Images

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SportsTravel Archives

Soaring High In the Mountains

The Rocky Mountains span 3,000 miles, stretching from British Columbia to New Mexico—and, along the way, they lend their soaring peaks and sweeping vistas to five states: Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah. In the Mountain West, organizers will find Big Sky Country, vast mountain ranges and passionate sports communities. Whether it’s for youth and […]

Posted On : April 4, 2017 By : Rachel Carter

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Feature Story

Smash Hit

Impressed by the crowd size at the February 2016 Fed Cup competition in Maui, Ben Goldsmith picked up the phone and called Hawaii’s United States Tennis Association representative. Goldsmith, who has promoted Women’s Tennis Association events in California and Texas, knew an opportunity when he saw it. Considering the good crowd in Maui, he wondered […]

Posted On : April 4, 2017 By : John Conroy

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National Governing Body

Water Polo Scoring Big in Participation

While some sports may be struggling with participation and membership, water polo is not one of them, according to recent data released by USA Water Polo and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). The national governing body, based in Huntington Beach, California, has seen membership grow 25 percent in the last five […]

Posted On : April 1, 2017 By : Jason Gewirtz