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ARTICLE Mar 02, 2025
Hotel Construction is Up. Sports Tourism Should Take a Bow
Hotel construction is up and sports tourism is a big reason. Interesting trends included an uptick in the construction of newer brands and extended-stay properties. But overall, what is being called a...

ARTICLE Mar 01, 2025
Watch the Birdie
There were nearly 16,000 golf courses at 14,000 golf facilities in the U.S. at the end of 2023, according to the National Golf Foundation. The organization also reports about 75 percent of facilities ...

ARTICLE Mar 01, 2025
Need a Go-To? Here’s Who’s Who
Sometimes, what an event owner needs is a fresh start: A new destination and, of course, a new partner to help out with everything. On the next few pages, SDM has compiled the definitive go-to guide w...

ARTICLE Mar 01, 2025
Soccer Steps Up Its Game
An estimated 265 million people in more than 200 countries play soccer, making it the most popular sport in the world. And because the number of events offered each year continues to grow, the need fo...

ARTICLE Mar 01, 2025
Water Supply
Swimming is contested at multiple levels, from youth to masters, from Olympic races to rec meets and from high school to college (and everywhere in between). The one commonality is the need for aquati...

ARTICLE Apr 10, 2025
FIFA Women’s World Cup to Make a Return Trip to the USA in 2031
The Women’s World Cup is on its way back to the United States. FIFA has confirmed that the USA will host the event in 2031, with the United Kingdom hosting in 2035. Is it a lock? Well, the USA’s was t...

ARTICLE Apr 10, 2025
2025 Atlantic Hurricane Forecast Has Big News for Events, Destinations
Last year, AccuWeather delivered a particularly accurate forecast for the Atlantic hurricane season, with its meteorologists’ prediction of an above average number of forms with direct impacts to the ...

ARTICLE Mar 27, 2025
Live Rays, Dead Birds and Other Offbeat MLB Factoids
Want a sure sign of spring to distract you from your busted bracket? Major League Baseball has stepped up to the plate. This comes on the heels of an extremely lucrative and well attended spring train...

ARTICLE Mar 27, 2025
State of Stock: The Delicate Balance of Repopulating Fisheries
Fishing tournaments rely on a strong population of aquatic species not only to make tournaments sustainable but to attract amateur anglers and keep them engaged. Stocking, the practice of introducing ...

ARTICLE Mar 13, 2025
Four Different Approaches to Funding Sports Facilities
The difference between the sports facility that welcomes sports events and the one that languishes on the drawing board is all too often a matter of funding. Recently, four destinations made news with...

ARTICLE Mar 02, 2025
Hotel Construction is Up. Sports Tourism Should Take a Bow
Hotel construction is up and sports tourism is a big reason. Interesting trends included an uptick in the construction of newer brands and extended-stay properties. But overall, what is being called a...

ARTICLE Mar 01, 2025
Watch the Birdie
There were nearly 16,000 golf courses at 14,000 golf facilities in the U.S. at the end of 2023, according to the National Golf Foundation. The organization also reports about 75 percent of facilities ...

ARTICLE Mar 01, 2025
Need a Go-To? Here’s Who’s Who
Sometimes, what an event owner needs is a fresh start: A new destination and, of course, a new partner to help out with everything. On the next few pages, SDM has compiled the definitive go-to guide w...

ARTICLE Mar 01, 2025
Soccer Steps Up Its Game
An estimated 265 million people in more than 200 countries play soccer, making it the most popular sport in the world. And because the number of events offered each year continues to grow, the need fo...

ARTICLE Mar 01, 2025
Water Supply
Swimming is contested at multiple levels, from youth to masters, from Olympic races to rec meets and from high school to college (and everywhere in between). The one commonality is the need for aquati...

ARTICLE Apr 10, 2025
FIFA Women’s World Cup to Make a Return Trip to the USA in 2031
The Women’s World Cup is on its way back to the United States. FIFA has confirmed that the USA will host the event in 2031, with the United Kingdom hosting in 2035. Is it a lock? Well, the USA’s was t...

ARTICLE Apr 10, 2025
2025 Atlantic Hurricane Forecast Has Big News for Events, Destinations
Last year, AccuWeather delivered a particularly accurate forecast for the Atlantic hurricane season, with its meteorologists’ prediction of an above average number of forms with direct impacts to the ...

ARTICLE Mar 27, 2025
Live Rays, Dead Birds and Other Offbeat MLB Factoids
Want a sure sign of spring to distract you from your busted bracket? Major League Baseball has stepped up to the plate. This comes on the heels of an extremely lucrative and well attended spring train...

ARTICLE Mar 27, 2025
State of Stock: The Delicate Balance of Repopulating Fisheries
Fishing tournaments rely on a strong population of aquatic species not only to make tournaments sustainable but to attract amateur anglers and keep them engaged. Stocking, the practice of introducing ...

ARTICLE Mar 13, 2025
Four Different Approaches to Funding Sports Facilities
The difference between the sports facility that welcomes sports events and the one that languishes on the drawing board is all too often a matter of funding. Recently, four destinations made news with...